Bruce’s Shorts | 4.23 - How Many Standards Does It Take To View A Movie? November 1^st 2017 - 12:01 PM

How many SMPTE standards does it actually take to make, post-produce, distribute, broadcast and stream a movie? In this Bruce’s Short, Bruce Devlin takes a wry look at the sheer number of standards that are needed to get from the camera to the viewer.

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.22 — Will AI Take Over the World? October 18^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Will AI lead us to a dystopian nightmare or is it a useful tool for the Media Industry to add value? Bruce Devlin looks at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.21 – Your Virtual Machines are Cattle Not Pets October 4^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

For good security you should treat your virtual infrastructure like cattle not pets, or maybe crops instead of gardens. In this latest episdoe of Bruce’s Shorts, Bruce Devlin looks at the benefits of good security.

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.20 – How to Choose a Video Codec August 30^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Choosing a professional video codec is tricky. Whether you want H.264, JPEG2000 or Perseus you need to understand the complex commercial and business compromises involved. In this short video Bruce Devlin highlights some of the issues that you need to consider..

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.18 - Why MAM is Rarely Trending But Always Needed June 14^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

If you read Devoncroft Industry reports you will notice that what is trending is rarely what people spend money on. Ever wondered why? In this latest Bruce’s Short, Bruce Devlin looks at why MAM doesn’t have a buzz like UHD, but forms an essential part of a modern

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.17 – Get Started with Component Media Workflows May 24^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Splitting your media into individual components improves automation, reduces costs and increases the volume of media you can process. So how do you switch to componentized working when all of your workflows use interleaved media? In this continuing series of educational video clips, Bruce Devlin explains the technology behind automated

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.16 — The Cloud Makes Advanced Image Processing Accessible May 17^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Ever wanted to see the difference between a free 30fps to 25fps conversion and the best that money can buy? By using the cloud you no longer have to spend hundreds of thousands to get the best results. Bruce Devlin talks about what, why and how in this latest “Bruce’

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.15 - Domain Specific Languages for Quality Control May 10^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Smart cloud based QC makes MXF a great delivery format and using a Domain Specific Language hides the complexity from users. In the latest “Bruce’s Short”, Bruce Devlin looks at metadata, QC, and air-ready masters.

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.14 - Media Components Are the New Hotness May 3^rd 2017 - 12:00 PM

Gone are the days of tape and having everything in a single file. In this latest from Bruce’s Shorts take a lesson from the cabinet makers and prepare all your media content in a standardised form to make as many versions as quickly and cheaply as possible but without

Bruce’s Shorts | 4.13 - Does IMF Alter Your Visual Quality Metrics? April 5^th 2017 - 12:00 PM

Master once and use forever should strike fear in the heart of anyone why hasn’t got their quality pipeline correct. What does this mean for IMF?

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