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Audio & video, explained clearly

Working references on the standards that actually decide whether a mix passes: loudness targets, delivery specs, and the workflows behind them. Written from real sessions, not theory.

The guides are grouped into four paths: making a podcast, video post-production, the craft of editing, and audio post-production. Each path follows the real order of a session, from the rushes or the recording to the delivered file, and each guide gives the numbers that matter: -16 LUFS for a podcast, -23 LUFS and -3 dBTP for a French broadcast (PAD) delivery, up to 42 characters per line for a subtitle. The tools named are the ones I actually use, DaVinci Resolve, Pro Tools and iZotope RX, not a copied software list. Start with the path that matches your project, or open the guide you need.

Complete guide

How to produce a podcast, from recording to publishing

The whole chain in five steps, each a deep-dive guide: capture a clean voice, record remote guests, edit and clean, set the loudness, and publish to every platform.

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Video post-production, from rushes to delivery

The technical backbone of an edit in five steps, each a deep-dive guide: organise your rushes, lock the sound to picture, hand the audio off to the mix, and subtitle to standard.

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The craft of editing

Video editing, from the first cut to the final rhythm

Logging gets you organised; this is what happens next. Four deep-dive guides on the craft of the edit itself: building the first assembly, finding the rhythm, and the specifics of cutting documentary and music video.

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Audio Post-Production: From Recording to Spec-Compliant Delivery

Record, clean, mix, deliver: the whole chain of finished sound, with a detailed guide for each step.

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Audiobook

ACX audio requirements: how to prepare and master an audiobook for Audible

The exact RMS, peak and noise-floor specs, the file structure ACX expects, and a mastering workflow that clears ACX's automated technical check on the first upload.

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Podcast

Podcast microphone and equipment: recording a clean voice

The order that actually matters: room first, mic placement second, the microphone model last. How to record a clean voice without a studio.

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Podcast

How to record a remote podcast with guests

Why a video call is not enough, what the double-ender method fixes, and the settings and gear that get studio-quality tracks from anywhere.

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Podcast

Podcast editing and cleanup: the voice post-production workflow

Editing and processing are two different jobs. Here is the order that gets a clean, consistent episode: cut, clean, EQ, compress, level, normalize, check.

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Podcast

Podcast loudness: what LUFS to target

The right integrated loudness for Apple Podcasts and Spotify, -16 LUFS integrated at -1 dBTP, why a mono file measures about 3 LU higher on the meter, and how to prepare the voice before you set the level.

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Podcast

Publishing a podcast: formats, specs and platforms

You do not send the audio file to the platforms. You host it, the host builds an RSS feed, and you submit that feed once. Here are the exact specs and the steps.

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Audio

What LUFS to master for: streaming loudness targets

What LUFS measures, the right integrated loudness for every platform, how normalization really works, and why -14 LUFS is a reference, not a rule.

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Video editing

Dérushage explained: logging, culling and organising footage in DaVinci Resolve

The French term for logging your footage. What it is, why it decides the edit, and a DaVinci Resolve workflow to do it fast without missing a usable shot.

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Video editing

Subtitle standards explained: Netflix rules, reading speed and French norms

Characters per line, reading speed in CPS, duration and line breaks. The Netflix numbers, the tighter French tradition, and the one rule that gets files rejected.

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Video editing

Burned-in vs SRT and VTT subtitles: which format to choose

The difference between burned-in subtitles and separate files, what SRT and VTT actually are, which to use on each platform, and the trade-offs that decide.

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Video editing

Syncing sound and picture: timecode, the clap and waveform in DaVinci Resolve

The three ways to line up dual-system sound, why waveform sync needs no hardware box, and what to do when auto-sync fails on a noisy or long take.

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Video editing

Audio turnover: exporting an AAF from the picture edit to the sound mix

What conformation is, why AAF beats OMF, how many handle frames to leave, and the 2-pop and picture reference that let the mixer confirm sync in seconds.

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Video editing

From logged footage to the rough cut: the paper edit and first assembly

The connective step between logging and fine editing: turn your selects into a written paper edit, build the first assembly, and get to a watchable version you can refine.

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Video editing

Editing rhythm: when and why to cut

The craft that decides whether a scene breathes or stalls. What rhythm is, how it carries emotion, and the cuts and decisions an editor uses to control it.

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Video editing

How to edit a documentary: the method and the stages

A documentary is written in the edit. Here is how the story is found in the rushes and built through the assembly, rough cut and fine cut, up to picture lock.

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Video editing

How to edit a music video: cutting to the beat and the song

Markers on the beat, performance takes synced to the track, multicam coverage, and cuts that follow the song's energy from intro to drop.

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Audio

Remove Background Noise and Reverb From a Voice in iZotope RX

A clean voice is built by subtracting problems one at a time, not by pushing a filter to the max.

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Audio

EBU R128 and PAD: Broadcast Loudness Delivery in France

The -23 LUFS target, true peak, and what French PAD delivery actually requires.

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Video editing

Instagram Reels Size: Dimensions, Length and Safe Zones

The official Reels specs, and what they change in the edit: where a caption goes, what length to aim for, how to export without losing sharpness.

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Audio

Adobe Podcast Enhance vs iZotope RX: When AI Is Enough, and When It Damages the Voice

A magic button against a toolbox. Both clean a voice; only one lets you decide what it removes.

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Audio

AI Mastering: What It Does Well, What It Misses, and When It Is Enough

An algorithm sets a level in minutes. It does not tell you the vocal is too low.

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Video editing

DaVinci Resolve Media Offline: Causes and Fixes to Relink Your Footage

The red screen is scary, but your footage is almost always fine. What broke is the link between the project and the file.

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Audio

How to Record a Clean Voice Over: Microphone, Room, Levels and Format

A good voice over is decided before the mic: in the room, the distance, the level. The rest is hard to fix later.

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Video editing

Is DaVinci Resolve free? What the free version does, and when Studio is worth it

The free version is not a demo. It edits, grades and mixes a whole film. What separates it from Studio fits in a short list, and that list decides whether you need to pay.

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