It is common to find 4K and other high end video formats on phones, drones and video cameras. These files are very large and include so much information that they put a real on an editing computer and slow it down. So we work with proxies, or proxy files which are...
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Changing Faces
Today you can download software that uses machine learning to perform a convincing digital video face-swap. The video is called a deepfake. It can stitch the eyes of one person onto the face of another person doing lip-sync karaoke. It isn’t perfect yet, but it could...
How To Check the Health of Hard Drives
My video editing computer has 4 internal drives. Two of them were for backup, but I stored some other large video projects on those two. The transfer business was requiring more space. I keep customer jobs for 30 days, but delete them after that. So I needed a new...
QuickTime for Windows Vulnerable to Exploit
Trend Micro, the software security company, warns there are two “critical vulnerabilities” in QuickTime for Windows and advises users to uninstall this program immediately. The Homeland Security Department also posted a warning...
Sony Catalyst Production Suite Editing 4K HD color, Cross Platform
Edit in 4K HD color, Cross Platform Streamlines the file path from camera to post Sony's Catalyst Production Suite is a brand new editing suite created from the ground up. It's entirely different from Sony Vegas. This one is cross-platform - Mac and Windows and is...
Search For Images You Can Legally Use In A Video
Still photos can be very useful elements in videos. While certainly not the first, Ken Burns's use of still photos in videos set a new watermark for what stills could accomplish. There are tons of stock photo houses where you can search millions of images. Flickr...
OS X Better Than Windows For Video Editing?
This Video May Surprise You Which is Faster OS X or Windows? There's more to the story than simply the speed of the operating system for video editing, rendering and more, but this test did a good job of equalizing the variables to make it a valid test comparing just...
A Standing Desk For Video Editing
In video much of our work is done at our computers. Everything in post production encourages us to sit. As Oscar-winning editor, Walter Murch, says "I would encourage anyone who is an editor to stand while you edit." There are some good health reasons to do so. Many...
Upgrading Video Card Drivers
Most manufacturers offer automatic updates and upgrades for your computer's video card driver and display, or you may want to manually upgrade your PCs video card driver. Keeping your video card driver up to date will ensure you can enjoy the latest features, or help...
My New Editing Computer
I just built a new video editing computer as outlined by VideoGuys. I was planning to build it myself after watching a couple of YouTube videos on the subject. While speaking to a local IT guy, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. It probably would have taken me a...
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