We've got a new article on the Support site, Exporting a High Quality Source File Using Final Cut Pro, that covers our recommended best practices for using Apple's Final Cut Pro to create high quality source files for the video you upload into your Brightcove account. The article, written by Mikey Carreiro from Brightcove Customer Support, describes the basic export settings as well as some tips and best practices to avoid any issues when you upload your exported file.

The series so far:
Introduction - http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-series
The Beginning -http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-beginning
The Problem Number 1 - http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-problem-number-1

The series so far:

Introduction - http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-series
The Beginning -http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-beginning

The series so far:

Introduction - http://blog.brightcove.com/en/2009/10/video-encoding-101-series

So to start any discussion we need to begin with the fundamentals.   Specifically what is the process of video encoding?   Or even more generally what is encoding and how does it apply to Online Video? 

It seems we've finally hit that critical mass.   The novelty of online video is starting to wear off quickly and we're now left with acceptance and expectation from the the online community that a website must have video as a core component of its design and offering.

Services such as the iPlayer and Hulu have made catch up TV the primary way to view episodic content for many teenagers and young adults.

The iPhone has made consuming the latest video on the move all the rage.

There are clearly some attractive benefits to cloud-based video encoding including a high degree of flexibility and reduced costs. Alliance Partner Encoding.com breaks these down in a new whitepaper “Everything You Wanted To Know About Cloud-Based Video Encoding But Were Afraid To Ask."

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