Entries by Larry Jordan

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Tip #396: Mask Your Microphone

You might know that one thing that’s essential to getting high-quality audio is to get your microphone as close to your subject as possible. This is one of the reasons that Lavalier mics are such a great tool! Here’s how to make a shotgun mic disappear.

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Tip #399: Add Metadata to your Movies

You can embed metadata (labels) into files transcoded using the Apple Devices, Apple ProRes, MP3, MPEG-4, and QuickTime settings in Apple Compressor. Use metadata to annotate a media file with information that’s important for your workflow or for the person viewing your output file. Here’s how.