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Larry Jordan
Part 6: Frame rates, image size and summary. This final section looks at frame rates and why they matter, progressive vs. interlaced scanning, and then summarizes everything with recommendations for the future.
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Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 6: Frame rates, image size and summary. In this final section, I take a look at frame rates and why they matter, the differences between progressive and interlaced scanning, and then summarize everything we've covered with some recommendations for the future.
Larry Jordan
Part 5: Sub-sampling. We use terms like 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1, but what do these numbers mean and when are they important? The answer depends. If you are doing green-screen work, you should care a lot - this explains why.
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Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 5: Sub-sampling. We toss around terms like 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:1:1... but what do these numbers mean and when are they important? Well, the answer depends upon what you are doing. If you are doing green-screen work, you should care a lot - this tutorial explains why.
Larry Jordan
Part 4: Bit-depth. Bit-depth is critical for green screen and compositing, yet very perplexing. Bit-depth determines how accurately we can represent reality. This section explains what it means and which projects need more bit depth.
Price: $9.99 | Explicit? clean
Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 4: Bit-depth. Bit-depth is critical when working with green screen and compositing footage, yet probably nothing perplexes more people more. The easiest way to think of this is that bit-depth determines how accurately we can represent reality in our video image. This section explains what it means and which projects need more bit depth.
Larry Jordan
Part 3: Video Compression. This explains the difference between I-frame and GOP compression, and why it makes a difference. Also, this section details which video formats us GOP compression and which use I-frames -- and when you need to care.
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Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 3: Video Compression. This section explains the difference between I-frame and GOP-based compression, and why it makes a difference when producing live events, or doing lots of complex rendering. This also explains why setting DVD chapter markers is more accurate before your video is compressed. This section also details which video formats us GOP compression and which use I-frames -- and when you need to care.
Larry Jordan
Part 2: Video Formats. This explains basic video formats, NTSC, PAL, and HD. We look at storage required by video format, hard disk speeds, and a reference table of common video formats.
Price: $9.99 | Explicit? clean
Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 2: Explanation of Video Formats. This section explains basic video formats, NTSC, PAL, and HD. We look at how much space is required to store one hour of video, how that space changes by video format, how fast the hard disk needs to be to support the format, what a dropped frame error actually means and what you need to do to avoid them. Plus, we provide a table of comment SD and HD video formats for your reference.
Larry Jordan
Part 1: Introduction to Hard Disks. Why hard disk speed is as important as hard disk storage, significant differences between FireWire 400, 800, and SATA, and FireWire traps to avoid. If you only get one movie - start here.
Price: $9.99 | Explicit? clean
Picking the Right Hard Disk and Video Format The highest-rated and most popular session during our recent Final Cut Studio seminar tour was Larry's discussion of how to pick the right hard disks and video formats for your project. We received dozens and dozens of requests to provide this information in a form that people could refer to after the seminars were over. Thanks to the help of Eric Blum Productions (www.ericblumproductions.com) we did just that. We created a one-hour, six-part series of high-quality video tutorials, designed for download and based on Larry's seminars, that answer key questions such as: * Does it make a difference how I connect my hard drive? * What's the speed difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 and why should I care? * How can I estimate how much storage 10 hours of video will be? * If I'm doing green screen work, is one video format better than another? * If I'm doing projects with very short deadlines, if one video format better than another? * Why do I get dropped-frame errors and how do I fix them? * And dozens and dozens more. This training doesn't name brands, pick models, or assume you are using a specific brand of edit software. Rather, it explains what all this geek stuff means - in Larry's easy-to-understand style - so you can select the right gear that meets your specific needs. If you want to avoid wasting money on the wrong stuff, improve the quality of your projects, or just get a much better understanding of how your gear works, you need to watch this training. - - - Part 1: Introduction to Hard Disks. This section explains why hard disk speed is just as important as hard disk storage, and discusses significant differences between FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and SATA, along with little known speed traps in FireWire than you need to avoid. If you only get one movie - start here.