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The cheat sheets.
Short, practical guides to the technical side of editing — the things everyone has to look up again. Read them here; share them freely (CC BY 4.0).
Codecs: edit smooth, deliver small
H.264, H.265, ProRes, DNxHR — what to shoot, edit and deliver in, and why your timeline stutters.
Read the guide 02Frame rates & shutter
24, 25, 30, 50, 60 — the 180° shutter rule, slow motion, and mixing frame rates without judder.
Read the guide 03Color management for editors (no jargon)
Log, LUTs, Rec.709 and the “my export looks washed out” problem, in plain words.
Read the guide 04Audio levels & loudness
LUFS targets for YouTube, Instagram and TV, a clean dialogue chain, and music under speech.
Read the guide 05Delivery: export settings that just work
Export settings that just work, a pre-export checklist, and what to do after you hit render.
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