I’m pleased to announce a new free course, MA35D & FFmpeg Quick Start: Essential Skills and Expert Tips. As the title suggests, the course will get you up and running quickly and help you configure the MA35D for optimal throughput and quality for your application. The first few lessons describe how to access the MA35D’s hardware options for decoding, encoding, …

When choosing a preset for VOD transcoding, it almost always makes sense to use the highest-quality preset, because any increase in encoding costs will typically be recouped via bandwidth savings delivered by the more efficient encoding. I covered that analysis in detail here. Note that this conclusion assumes that you deliver at a certain quality level and will boost the …

Cloud-based editing is increasingly shaping the future of post-production, enabling creative teams to work from different locations while utilizing a variety of tools and resources. I recently interviewed Simon Green, CEO of Edit Cloud, a cloud-based editing platform that allows production teams to collaborate remotely using various editing software while providing access to accredited talent and integrated storage solutions. During …