This article highlights the importance of using image sequences in post production. Not all workflows will benefit from image sequences, so it pays to understand when you need image sequences and when you ... Read more →
The Lightworks Crash Course for Beginners (Part Three): Exporting
In Part One we looked at the basics of setting up and running Lightworks. In Part Two we looked at the typical workflow and how to import various codecs into Lightworks. In this part we'll look at ... Read more →
The Lightworks Crash Course for Beginners (Part Two): Importing
In Part One we looked at how to set up Lightworks. We also understood some basic terms and what the workspace looked like. In this part we'll look at how Lightworks imports files and deals with ... Read more →
The Edius Pro Crash Course for Beginners (Part Three): Importing
In Part One we looked at how to set up Edius Pro. In Part Two we looked at the workspace and a typical workflow. We also saw how to import (register) video into Edius Pro. In this part we'll look at what ... Read more →
The Sony Vegas Pro Export Guide (Part One): Internal Workflows
This guide explores the export capabilities of Sony Vegas Pro. It is written for the beginner, so you can understand what is possible with Sony Vegas Pro and what isn’t. Hopefully by the end, you should be ... Read more →
The Adobe Prelude Workflow (Part Two): Ingest and Logging
In Part One we looked at XMP and the Adobe Prelude workspace. In this part we'll look at the ingesting and logging workflow. The goal is to discover whether Prelude fits in with the kind of footage you are ... Read more →
What is Blu-ray?
I'm sure there's hardly anyone affiliated with filmmaking who hasn't heard of Blu-ray. This article explains: What is Blu-ray? Is it worth getting into at this point? What you need to get started How to ... Read more →
An Overview of Video Backup and Checksum Verification Software (Part Two): Software
In Part One we understood what checksum software is supposed to do. In short, it ensures data integrity. The other two major functions of a DIT which concern us here are video backup and digital asset ... Read more →
Which is the Best Archive File Format for Video?
In the early stages of the computer race nobody could have predicted its explosive growth. The speed in which information (good or bad, useful or useless) is generated, shared and transmitted is ... Read more →
Understanding MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, AVCHD and H.265
If you're like me, you might have wondered what the difference is between MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, AVCHD and H.265, and how they are related. This article explains exactly this, without going into ... Read more →