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Kumara Velu

Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

Popular Audio Formats : Pros and Cons

<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>When it comes to video production&comma; image quality alone should not be the primary concern&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>Depending on the type of production and the intended audience&comma; audio should be given due importance&period; This is especially so if sounds or <&sol;span>spoken words add to the <span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>overall video-viewing experience&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>That said&comma; […]

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How Does MJPEG Compression Work?

<h3>MJPEG &colon; Individual Frame Compression<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>MJPEG &lpar;Motion JPEG&rpar; codec it <strong>compresses individual frames<&sol;strong> of video&comma; whether it&&num;8217&semi;s progressive video or interlaced video&comma; into JPEG images&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Even the accompanying <strong>video metadata<&sol;strong> like subtitles and closed captions are <strong>individually compressed<&sol;strong> as a JPEG image&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This kind of compression is called <strong>intraframe compression<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The other type of compression&comma; one that’s commonly used […]

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What You Should Know About MP4

<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>These days you often come across &nbsp&semi;MP4 videos&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”> MP4 is popularly used in smartphone videos<&sol;span>&period; Where streaming video download <span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>is available&comma; the MP4 option is always provided&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”> Most HDTVs support video playback in MP4&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;mpeg4-vs-mp4-are-they-the-same&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MP4 should not be confused with MPEG-4<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>MPEG-4&comma; also […]

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What is a DVD RAM Disc?

<p>Many of you may be familiar with the different types of DVD discs but may asking&comma; &&num;8220&semi;What is a DVD-RAM disc&quest;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What is a DVD-RAM Disc&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;”font-weight&colon; 400&semi;”>DVD-RAM is much similar to a<a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;the-difference-between-dvdplusr-and-dvd-dash-r&period;html&sol;amp”> DVD&plus;R and DVD-R<&sol;a> disc&period; But it’s not a disc per se but is housed in a cartridge&period; Because of this you can’t […]

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What’s the Difference Between DVD+R and DVD-R?

<p>DVD&plus;R and DVD-R are blank write-once recordable DVDs&period; The R stands for <strong>Recordable<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Their cousins are DVD&plus;RW and DVD-RW&period; RW stands for Rewritable&period; You can copy digital data to RW discs&comma; erase and write on them again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>DVD&plus;RW and DVD-RW discs are more expensive and are used<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;”wp-block-list”>&NewLine;<li>to test disc copying&sol;burning<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>for temporary data storage or backup&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>This post&comma; […]

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Best VHS to DVD Converters: Choose the Top Software, Capture Devices and DVD Recorders

<p><strong><em>Updated 6&period;11&period;2020<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-why-convert-vhs-to-dvd”>Why Convert VHS to DVD&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If you have a bunch of home video VHS tapes&comma; lying around &comma; now is the time to record them to DVD or digital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you procrastinate on converting your VHS tapes to DVD or digital&comma; you run the risk of losing their contents or being left with a […]

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Ways to Convert 8mm Video to DVD or Any Digital Video File

<p>With 8mm video playback devices becoming rare&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s high time you convert your collection of family 8mm video to DVD or a digital format as soon as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nobody knows when your tapes would suffer water damage or heat damage&comma; not to mention physical damage&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If such an unfortunate situation happens&comma; you would have to fork […]

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Best Free Online Video Converters : No Account Sign Up Needed

<p><em><strong>Updated 31&period;10&period;2020<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you need to quickly convert a video file&comma;&nbsp&semi; the best option would be to use a free online video converter&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Free online video converters are becoming popular among video producers and regular users&comma; especially smartphone users who quickly need to convert and shrink large video files to be shared over their mobile devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The […]

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VHS to DVD via VCR DVD Recorder Combo: Best VHS to DVD Converter Machines

<p><strong><em>Updated 20&period;3&period;2022<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>How to Transfer VHS to DVD without a Capture Device or Computer<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The most common method of converting your VHS to DVD is through the use of a video capture device and a computer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What if you don&&num;8217&semi;t want to go through the hassle of setting up your computer with a video capture card or […]

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What’s the difference between MTS & M2TS? MTS vs M2TS?

<h1 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-difference-between-mts-m2ts-mts-vs-m2ts”>&nbsp&semi;Difference between MTS &amp&semi; M2TS&quest; MTS vs M2TS&quest;<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>If you have been recording video in a AVCHD camcorder&comma; you would have come across these two file extensions &&num;8211&semi; &period;mts and m2ts<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-mts-and-m2ts”>MTS and M2TS<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>MTS and M2TS are the <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;11&sol;whats-the-difference-between-a-video-container-and-a-video-codec&period;html&sol;amp”>video container<&sol;a> formats or wrappers used by the MPEG-4 AVC &sol;H264 <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;11&sol;video-codecs-explained&period;html&sol;amp”>codec <&sol;a>employed […]

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