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Prolost CDL

Free
July 19, 2019 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

v1.0 for After Effects CC

Free

Color, Communicated

Prolost CDL is a free After Effects preset that allows numerical entry of CDL, or Color Decision List, values. The CDL standard was created by the American Society of Cinematographers to facilitate the communication of basic color adjustments between various applications and facilities.

Long ago, I designed a free version of Magic Bullet Colorista that was CDL compatible, in the spirit of the ASC’s open standard. This product has long been discontinued, so I created this free preset to replace it.

Prolost CDL uses two Levels effects and a Color Balance (HLS) effect to recreate the CDL color transforms. If you delete or re-order these effects, the color adjustment will not be accurate. The expressions that link the CDL values to the effects are simple and left un-obfuscated for your perusal.

This preset only works in After Effects. If you need CDL corrections in Premiere Pro, there’s a built-in effect that does it.

To install Prolost CDL, place it in your User Presets folder.

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July 19, 2019 /Stu Maschwitz
Magic Bullet, Color, compositing, Editorial, Free, vfx, Filmmaking
After Effects

Prolost Speedramp

$19
February 17, 2016 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Smooth, customizable speed ramps, as easy as on your iPhone.

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February 17, 2016 /Stu Maschwitz
EDC, Handcrank, Editorial, Retiming, Filmmaking
After Effects

Prolost Handcrank

$19
December 01, 2015 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Give your footage the look and feel of a hand-cranked camera.

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December 01, 2015 /Stu Maschwitz
Editorial, Filmmaking, Retiming, Film, EDC, slog3 looks
After Effects

Prolost Boardo

$29
November 10, 2015 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Intuitive animated storyboards.

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November 10, 2015 /Stu Maschwitz
Filmmaking, Editorial, Previs, VFX, EDC
After Effects

Prolost EDC Presets

Free
October 08, 2015 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Don't stay home without this ever-growing set of After Effects utility presets.

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October 08, 2015 /Stu Maschwitz
compositing, Color, Filmmaking, Editorial, VFX, slog3 looks, Boardo, Free
After Effects

Prolost Stereo Levels

Free
August 30, 2013 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Simplify audio adjustments in After Effects.

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August 30, 2013 /Stu Maschwitz
Editorial, Audio, Filmmaking, Free, Boardo
After Effects

Prolost Burns

$14
July 23, 2013 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

The fastest, easiest, and most powerful way to create the Ken Burns effect.

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July 23, 2013 /Stu Maschwitz
Editorial, Photography, Filmmaking, EDC, Boardo
After Effects

DV Rebel Tools

Free
March 30, 2011 by Stu Maschwitz in After Effects

Turn After Effects into a powerful color grading suite.

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March 30, 2011 /Stu Maschwitz
Filmmaking, Free, Editorial, Color
After Effects

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