Update: Codecs and Trial Director
It’s been quite some time since the original codec write-up, so here’s an update covering MPEG-1 video, GraphEdit, and how Trial Director 6 handles system codecs differently than it used to.
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Notes, how-tos, and gear lists from years on the road as trial technologists, for trial techs and like-minded professionals.
It’s been quite some time since the original codec write-up, so here’s an update covering MPEG-1 video, GraphEdit, and how Trial Director 6 handles system codecs differently than it used to.
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