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Digital Cinema Package
A DCP (Digital Cinema Package) is the industry-standard format for delivering digital movies to theaters.

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Mar 22, 202510 min read


NTSC, PAL and SMPTE
the primary reason different TV broadcast standards (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) were developed was due to technical and political factors.

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Mar 19, 20254 min read


Colour 302 : Quick guide to Opacity, Alpha and Luma.
Alpha is a dedicated transparency channel.Luma is based on brightness and doesn’t store transparency directly.

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Feb 21, 20251 min read


Colour 301: Application of Blending Mode
Blending mode determines how the colors of the blend layer interact with the base layer in terms of hue, saturation, and brightness.

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Feb 20, 20258 min read


Colour 104 : Colour Temperature
A fascinating irony in colour temperature is that hotter objects emit light that appears cooler and vice versa. This is a confusing contradi

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Feb 19, 20259 min read


Colour 201: Basics of Psychology of colour
We all realize that every colour has an unique personality- some seems flamboyant, some sad and some soothing, as if they are individuals.

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Feb 18, 20252 min read


Colour 103: Colour System
A color system is a structured way of organizing, defining, and reproducing colors.

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Feb 17, 20256 min read


Colour 102: Interaction between colours
Colours don't exist in a vacuum, it is dependenton its atmosphere. The visual mood comes from the interaction between colours.

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Feb 16, 20252 min read


Colour 101: Understanding the Basics of Colour.
The color of an object is determined by the wavelengths of visible light that are reflected or transmitted, then perceived by the human eye.

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Feb 15, 20255 min read


How to make Proxies for Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve.
Proxies can be simply made in Permier Pro or Da Vinci Resolve, without so much fanfare.

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May 12, 20241 min read


Conforming and Consolidating in DaVinci Resolve
Consolidating files ensures that all necessary media files are collected in one location or folder structure.

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May 9, 20241 min read


A Simple guide to Post-Production Workflow
Consider this a To-Do list. This is not the only way to do it but this to-do list is followed in many places.

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May 6, 20243 min read


File Formats and Codecs
How a data is structured (organized and formatted), stored and represented (audio, video, image etc) is decided by the Format.

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May 3, 20247 min read


A handy guide to Aspect Ratios and Video resolutions
Aspect ratio : The proportional relationship between the width (Horizontal) and height (vertical) of a frame.

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Apr 30, 20242 min read
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