Blog Posts - Video Production

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Texas Creative Celebrates Creative Catastrophies

True Confessions: TXC’s Seedy Underbelly

By Crystal Smith

This year, as we’re gearing up to celebrate our 40th birthday, our team has been pulling together some of our greatest hits over the years. But like every creative agency, we also have a pretty impressive boneyard – a dark corner of our Google Drive that houses all the ideas that never saw the light of day. Celebrating our wins during our 40th is great. But some of our greatest work has come from our failures. You can imagine after 40 years, the sheer volume of digital, TV, print and radio a
Delivering Professional Audio with LUFS

Mastering for Loudness: Delivering Professional Audio with LUFS

By Marcus Romero

Audio nerd alert! Let’s talk loudness. Mastering to loudness specs may sound like an overly technical endeavor, but it’s essential to deliver usable, high-quality audio. Whether your track is streaming on Spotify, airing on the radio, or playing on YouTube, achieving the right loudness ensures your audio sounds clear, consistent, and professional across all platforms. Loudness is not just volume. It’s all about perception. It’s how much sound pressure a source emits at any given moment ?
Dynamic Comps in After Effects with Split()

Dynamic Comps in After Effects with Split()!

By Marcus Romero

Tell me if you’ve ever been in this situation…you’ve worked your heart out creating a one-off animation, it’s been eased within an inch of its life, and every aspect of the animation has been considered. Now, say, for example, the composition in question is a lower-third for video and, you’ve got a dozen or more unique variations to make for on-screen talent. Maybe lowers aren’t your thing, and you’re making animated banners with unique copy elements for each version. Whichever the
Sometimes, the Most Impressive Stat Is 1

Sometimes, the Most Impressive Stat Is 1

By Marcus Romero

Over the past 35 years, Texas Creative has partnered with a very lengthy and impressive list of clients to successfully market a large variety of products and services. Consistently achieving an elevated level of success requires an understanding of each client’s business on both a macro and a micro level. The process invariably involves a plethora of charts and graphs, statistics, Google Analytics, year-over-year-same-store-sales, industry benchmarks, executive summaries, KPI dashboards, and