AVCHD Essentials: get, play, edit and convert AVCHD video on Mac By WIKI AVCHD is a high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format recording 1080i and 720p signals onto MiniDVD discs, MiniDV tape, Hard Drive, and digital camera Memory Cards. AVCHD recordings made on MiniDVD discs can be played back on some Blu-ray disc players, however, AVCHD with a .M2TS and .MTS file extension can not be played back on standard DVD players and most portable players. This tutorial will explain how to get AVCHD video off HD camcorder to Mac, how to play, edit and convert AVCHD video on Mac, including Snow Leopard. ...Read More »

Working with QuickTime X By Matthew David Snow Leopard, Apple's sixth release of OS X, includes a dramatic upgrade to QuickTime. In one swift move, Apple jumped from QuickTime 7 to X. In this article you will find out why Snow Leopard is worth the upgrade just for QuickTime X, what new features abound throughout QuickTime and how you can take advantage of them. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro: QuickTime By Nate Caplin In this clip, host Nate Caplin talks about QuickTime and MPEG-4. The settings are under the H.264 folder, and he discusses the video codecs available. He adds source files and takes a detailed look at the video compression settings available for MPEG-4 files and details the difference between the older MPEG-4 and h.264. He also covers the audio settings as well as defines hint tracks, options under the h.264 codec, and the choices available. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Sorenson Squeeze 4.5: Workflow automation By Nate Caplin In this clip, host Nate Caplin discusses workflow automation, that is, setting up and working with larger and more complex batches in the batch window, using watch folders, and using the feature to create optional tasks. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro: Output Format Web By Nate Caplin In this clip, host Nate Caplin discusses output formats, what to offer based on the expectations of your audience. He details some websites that employ the various video formats supported by Episode; Flash, Windows Media, and QuickTime. He details the benefits of each format, and what user requirements would be. He also discusses video streaming versus progressive download videos versus real time streaming. He then focuses on Web delivery download formats. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Sorenson Squeeze 4.5: Filters By Nate Caplin In this clip, host Nate Caplin discusses filters, a way to improve the quality of your output video, independent of the format and compression settings that you select. He shows how to set up filters to address specific issues with your source videos and then use them in combination with any particular format or compression setting. ...Read More »

How to Play MTS on Mac for free or Convert MTS Videos to DVD on Mac for watching on TV By WIKI I. What is MTS File ? MTS format is a high-definition MPEG, AVC, H.264 transport stream video file format which commonly used by HD camcorders such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic. .MTS files are used primarily with Sony hardware. Camcorders make use of MTS in the form of AVCHD, a recording format made specifically for camcorders. Some camcorder models from Canon also use MTS files. These files are also present on Blu-ray disc compilations, therefore they are capable of storing quite a large amount of information and data tracks. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro: Flash video By Nate Caplin In this clip, host Nate Caplin discusses the Flash compression settings in Episode Pro. He details what the file formats are for Flash--SWF, and FLV, and details the difference between the two as well as the newer Flash players. He looks at the settings in detail of Flash 8, discusses the Flash output format, video and audio codecs, source files, and more. ...Read More »

Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro: Video and audio preprocessing By Nate Caplin In this clip, you will learn how to use filters intelligently in Episode. Host Nate Caplin takes a look at video and audio preprocessing, a key aspect in getting quality output. He takes a look at some of the sample files and opens a few to show how you can apply Episode Pro filters to tweak clips that have artifacts and other issues. He shows how to apply compression settings as well. ...Read More »

How to broadcast MPEG-4 (H.264) video through Silverlight 3 By Matthew David MPEG Video Support for Silverlight 3 is here, but there is a catch. It is not easy to implement. For this article you are going to dip into the code that runs Silverlight applications: XAML ...Read More »