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HDMI capture in live multi-camera production
Thanks to the new HDMI input interfaces like Blackmagic’s Intensity and Intensity Pro, it is feasible to connect certain...
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Controlling HDV when capturing HDMI or HD-SDI
Most HDV editors are ecstatic when they hear about all of the many benefits of using HDMI capture in...
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Universal HDV deck (almost)
Up until now, post-production facilities that accept HDV footage have confronted a major dilemma: If they bought a JVC...
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Why capture HDV via HDMI?
For many reasons explained in my recent article, it makes a lot of sense to capture your HDV footage...
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Revisiting HDV’s Virtues
Among my clients and friends who are video professionals, many of those who produce commercials, corporate, and music videos...
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Liberating segregated HDTV sets
Unfortunately, many of the latest-generation HDTV sets sold in the USA are segregated, meaning that they cruelly block 50Hz...
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AppleTV, WDTV, or Blu-ray: Which one is best to distribute your HD project?
Even if your HD project isn’t destined to be broadcast over the air, you’ll still want to have your...
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When 25p beats 24p…
There are many times when it makes more sense to shoot and edit video at 25p than at 24p,...
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When to edit native, When hybrid, and When pure i-frame… and Why
Ever since the launch of Final Cut Pro 6.0 (at this writing, we are at 6.04), we have for...
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Encoding web video in the age of the iPhone
The last time I looked, Apple had already sold over six million iPhones after just 13 months since its...