The Intermediate and Delivery Video Formats

The Intermediate and Delivery Video Formats

When you work with video content, it is extremely important to understand the difference between Intermediate Formats (Footage that is used for editing purpose) and Delivery Formats (The final version of the video that is shared with everyone). If you don’t use the proper output/codec, you will be degrading your work and have unwanted results. [...]

Importing your HDV footage

Importing your HDV footage

After capturing your footage with your Canons HV20/HV30/HV40, it is time to import it to your computer and begin some editing. Just before you start, be sure you have enough hard drive space; 1 hour of HDV footage is around 12GB!
One of the easiest way of doing this is by using a free software called HDV [...]