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Bit Rate Calculator

by | Mar 27, 2009 | ,

by Steven Hacker 600 divided by the number of minutes. Then subtract 1.6 if you are using PCM audio or .2 if you are using AC3 audio. For example- if your video is 75 minutes: 600/75-1.6= 6.4 or 6400 kbits/sec (PCM audio) 600/75-.2= 7.8 or 7800 kbits/sec (AC3 audio)...

The Birth of Television

by | Mar 27, 2009 | ,

Adapted by Hal Landen In 1922 a 14-year-old farm boy first sketched his idea for television for his science teacher. The boy's name was Philo T. Farnsworth and he knew very little about electronic theory. Three years earlier his family had moved to a farm in Idaho....

A Short Course in Wedding Audio

by | Mar 27, 2009 | ,

by Doug Graham This is an expanded version of a post originally made in the Video University Wedding Video Forum. It's a very basic look at the practical requirements for audio during a wedding shoot, plus a bit about what to do with your audio during the edit. Ed...

Audio For Video – Part 3 Audio Production Techniques

by | Mar 26, 2009 | ,

By: Hal Robertson Regardless of how polished your finished video is, nothing can influence your viewer's mood and acceptance of that video more than a professional soundtrack. In the past, professional audio could only be produced at major recording studios. With the...

Audio For Video – Part 2 Microphones & Techniques

by | Mar 25, 2009 | ,

By Hal Robertson There are very few things that sound worse than the built-in microphone included with most camcorders. These mics seem to pick up more background noise than good sound. Apparently, manufacturers think buyers don't care because built-in microphones...

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