B&H– Everything You Need to Know About Video Codecs: Part 01

B&H has posted up Part 01 of a new series called Everything You Need to Know About Video Codecs. If you have ever wondered about how codecs work and why they are needed, then this video does a pretty decent job of breaking that down.

Topics Covered:

0:00 What You’ll Learn
1:04 What is a Codec?
2:25 Why Are Codecs Necessary?
3:27 How do Codecs Work?
6:53 Choosing the Right Codec
14:24 Inter vs. Intraframe
17:32 What’s Next?

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 35 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 51 ACS Awards, including six prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.