Q&A — More than you care to know about modern video codecs

Written by Iain Anderson

December 4, 2023

I know this! I just use H.264 for everything! Whoa there. Let’s take a quick step back and take...

After Effects Bootcamp for Avid Editors – Part 2

Written by Kevin P. McAuliffe

February 22, 2017

If you’re a Media Composer editor looking to add Adobe After Effects to your editing toolkit, part two of this two...

Blackmagic 4K Video Assist Review

Written by Brian Hallett

October 26, 2016

I’ll make this quick. The Blackmagic 4K Video Assist is damn useful for URSA Mini shooters if only for...

Updates to Blackmagic Video Assist and DaVinci Resolve

Written by Brian Hallett

February 4, 2016

Blackmagic announces updates to their Video Assist and to DaVinci Resolve. Some of the updates include h265 encoding and...

Codecs, Codecs, Codecs – The most confusing aspect of editing

Written by Kevin P. McAuliffe

September 26, 2015

As the title says, Codecs are probably the single most confusing thing in editing, especially in Media Composer.  Most...