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How To: Use the Color Limit Effect in Final Cut Pro

Posted by on Jun 17, 2011 in blog, Video Tutorials | 0 comments

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to create some pretty cool color effects using the 3-Way-Color-Corrector in Final Cut...

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Check out the “Magnum” Effect!

Posted by on Jun 1, 2011 in Photo Tutorials | 0 comments

This tutorial breaks down how to create the “Magnum” effect in Adobe PhotoShop CS4. This effect allows you to bring out the focus of your photo by creating multiple layers, color effecting each of them, and then using blending modes to wrap it all together. ...

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Hello: I’m Lucas

Posted by on May 31, 2011 in blog, blog | 0 comments

Hello: I’m Lucas

My name is Lucas Stewart and I am the newest addition to PatraCompany. However, this isn’t my first time working with PatraCompany. Last summer Paul offered me a job helping out with shooting and editing videos for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and after a few seconds of getting over the excitement I agreed to take the...

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How to Build a Kick-Butt CSS3 Mega Drop-Down Menu

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in blog, Web Tutorials | 0 comments

Often used on e-commerce or large scale websites, mega menus are becoming more and more popular, as they offer an effective solution to displaying a lot of content while keeping a clean layout. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a cross-browser, awesome CSS-only drop-down mega menu, using nice CSS3 features.

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Canon 7D complete workflow with Final Cut Pro

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in blog, Video Tutorials | 0 comments

  Part 1 :: Converting your Footage Demonstrates how to convert both your 1920×1080 24 frame footage and your 1280×720 60 frame footage shot with your canon 7D. By using mpeg stream clip and converting your footage, it eliminates the rendering process in Final Cut Pro unlike using your original, not converted raw footage.     Part 2...

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P.S.A. Shoot @ Hancock Lumber

Posted by on Oct 18, 2010 in blog | 0 comments

We are in the middle of a project with the Maine Warden Service that will go out to the public as a hunter safety PSA. Along with Colonel Joel Wilkinson, 6th generation land owner Kevin Hancock of Hancock Lumber will stand on screen and advise the public on the importance of hunter/landowner relations. Our local weather forecast for the shoot was downpours and...

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