Category Archives: DIY and Tutorials

Podcast Digital Media Creator MUST Hear

By Kfir Pravda | Published: January 18, 2009
One of my favorite podcasts is Meet The Experts by Pixel Heads Networks. The reason is simple – the value to noise ratio here is huge. Almost every episode taught me about a product or workflow I should know about, and at least once affected my buying decision. So, I took the opportunity to interview [...]
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Book Recommendation – Real World Video Compression

By Kfir Pravda | Published: November 19, 2008
Would you believe that I will find myself reading a book about video compression and enjoying it? Video compression is not the most exciting topic in the world to say the least. Too much technical terms, formats, codecs and applications makes it something I really hate doing. However, video compression has a huge effect on [...]
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Joining The Workbook Project

By Kfir Pravda | Published: January 22, 2008
Last week I had a moment of joy thanks to the Workbook Project The site, started by Lance Weiler, is an open source project for filmmakers, where independent filmmakers and other envelope pushers give tips and advices to filmmakers, analyze the industry, and provide valuable information to the entire industry. I am reading it since [...]
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Why and How the Internet Changed The Concept of Fit To Broadcast And Reminded Us What Good Content REALLY Is

By Kfir Pravda | Published: November 19, 2007
In the past things were clear – broadcast television required a specific level of production. Lighting, sound, camera quality – all were parts of the definition. Not only that “fit to broadcast” affected quality of TV images and videos – it also affected the cost per production minute of TV material. This, coupled with ownership [...]
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Indie creators best (online) Friends – Software Collections for Content Creators

By Kfir Pravda | Published: July 12, 2007
In the last couple of weeks I came across several links with tons of software information for content creators. Let’s start with the best option – free software for filmmakers. FreeGeekery sent me this link, with their best picks. They pretty much covered the main applications out there, with a clear description of each product and [...]
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