How to Understand Your Video Files: A Masterclass

If you don't know how to understand your video files, then you're going to find yourself in a world of pain when you get to the video editing process. In this video, I'm going to break down everything you need to know about your video files, so that you can get a better idea of how far you can push those files in post.

In this video, we'll talk about RAW vs. LOG video, compression, bit depth, chroma subsampling, and why some video files are better for editing than others. Let's take a look!

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Table of Contents
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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - RAW Video
03:54 - LOG Video
07:35 - rec.709 video
08:40 - Video Compression Part 1
09:22 - Puget Systems
10:22 - Video Compression Part2
10:37 - Intraframe Compression
10:50 - Interframe Compression
11:12 - What Compression Type is Better for Video Editing?
11:54 - Why h.265 (HEVC) video files are bad for editing.
12:44 - How cameras record color
13:21 - What is Bit Depth?
14:23 - Chroma Subsampling: What does 420,422, and 444 mean?
15:49 - What video files are best for video editing?
16:49 - Outro
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B&H Photo Article on Video Compression: https://bhpho.to/39Oq78S

Cody Wanner's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rcwninja

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