Part One – The basics
#1 Container formats.
.mov .wmv .mp4 .mp4 .avi . mkv, ect
These are not video formats. Think of these as boxes that can contain any combination of video & audio codecs
#2 codec (coder-decoder)
Example – h.264, ProRes, DV, windows media a/v, mpeg 1/2/4, aac, mp3, (hundreds are available)
Update 9-17-10 : Duende-V2.19.0 x64 Hardware Driver.zip I received a signed driver from Sydec/SSL. Great customer service. This is the latest hardware driver for the 2.x series & to be used with the 2.5.9 plugins.
SSL never released a “microsoft signed” 2.x driver. For those that would like to use the on-board DSP 2.x duende driver on Win 7 x64 systems follow these steps.
I’ve been using triggers for practice while away from the kit & for electric needs for some time. I built a few DIY triggers sometime ago that have worked out well.
Part List
Creating 5.1 wmv’s from 5.1 quicktime’s can be pure frustration from OS X. With the help of Bootcamp/Expression Encoder & this can all be done on a single finalcut system.
