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Charlie Kirby’s Tech Blog provides techie info about Avid, Final Cut, video production, etc..

Still Specs for Scanning Images to use in Video Editing

Posted on April 12, 2012 by CharlieKirby

Still Specs for Scanning Images to use in Video Editing – Scan as close to 4000 pixels in either direction, without going over. For example, if you scan an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper, it should be about 2909w … Continue reading →

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Bitrate Calculator

Posted on July 8, 2011 by CharlieKirby

Here is a link to a helpful tool for those uploading video to YouTube, Vimeo and other websites.  Takes the guesswork out of bitrate settings when encoding.  http://www.3ivx.com/support/calculator/index.html p.s.  Note to self:  When exporting in Avid, use the kiloBits/sec value … Continue reading →

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Final Cut Pro X – Pros and Cons

Posted on June 28, 2011 by CharlieKirby

I’ve taken the time to aggregate some great content which explores the pros and cons of Final Cut Pro X.  Because so much is being written on this topic, I will be adding new articles, videos and radio blogs to … Continue reading →

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