Video bitrate is the amount of data contained within each second of video and plays a big role in a file’s visual fidelity. In general, a higher bitrate equates to a clearer and sharper image regardless of a spots resolution. When a file’s bitrate is set too low there may…
Video bitrate is the amount of data contained within each second of video and plays a big role in a file’s visual fidelity. In general, a higher bitrate equates to a clearer and sharper image regardless of a spots resolution. However, too high a bitrate may have more drawbacks than…
Learn about upload errors related to audio channels such as stereo, mono, surround sound, and more.
The amount of information contained in one second of audio is referred to as its bitrate. In general, the higher a files audio bitrate the more accurately sound is reproduced. Audio compression has made it possible to have a good sounding file using small amounts of data. However, a bitrate…
Learn about upload errors related to audio levels, audio peaks, and audio averages.
The width and height in pixels of a video file determine its dimensions. The most common dimensions for television are 720×480 for standard definition (4:3 aspect ratio) and 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 (16:9 aspect ratio) for high definition. While other video dimensions do exist for a variety…
Variable frame rates allow a video file to play back at different fps speeds throughout the video depending on the source clips it contains. Variable frame rate files are great for the web but less than ideal for broadcast. NTSC Broadcast systems require a specific set frame rate of 29.97…
Master control facilities are constantly moving more and more toward complete file-based workflows (workflows in which media is not dubbed to tape in any part of the process). As this happens, we see an increase in the importance of what is known as metadata—unique identifiers, durations, start of message points,…
Frames per second, or fps for short, can be thought of as how many “still images” are in one second of video. There are many different standards that determine the appropriate fps for a given use. In NTSC standard broadcast systems video playback is delivered as and should be set…
Before diving into this page, please go over the section about the expected video layouts. If your file is cut to length, then the “SOM” or “start of message” field must be set to 00 seconds and 00 frames. The SOM is the position where the actual content starts. If…