For pretty much any film or video project you might work on these days, you’ll spend at least part of the time dealing with compressed material. In order to decide which codec to use, you need to keep in mind what purpose you are using it for and how a particular codec fulfills that purpose. In this entry, I’ll explain some of the techniques I use for evaluating codecs. In later entries I’ll cover some more specific results.

…continue reading Image Evaluation Series: Compression (Pt. 1)

One of my tasks here at Abel is to evaluate new technologies and products so that we can better understand them and better advise our clients. This is the first entry in a series meant to give some insight into how I go about these evaluations. I’ll be concentrating on the process, not the results. Also, I am constantly improving and expanding on my testing techniques, so these will be snapshots into evolving processes. If you will be at NAB this year, feel free to stop by our booth to discuss any of this in person, or if not, make an appointment to see me some time in the office.

…continue reading Image Evaluation Series: Introduction