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Notes from the studio
Social media, video production, brand building and studio IT, written by the team at Clouds Agency. 144 articles so far.
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Watermarking, Screeners and Review Links for Vendors
Basics for vendors sending cuts to clients: when watermarks are required, how secure screeners and review links work, and the settings to check before you send.
October 5, 2026
Film Captions and Subtitles: SRT or Burned In
Captions, subtitles and SDH explained for filmmakers: when to use SRT files or burned-in text, accessibility basics, timing rules and the mistakes that fail QC.
October 3, 2026
Fashion Lookbook and Campaign Video Planning
How to plan a fashion lookbook and campaign video shoot: the look matrix, shot list per look, stills and motion on one day, and short-form cutdowns.
October 2, 2026
Why Wi-Fi Is the Wrong Tool for Video Editing
Editing from a NAS over Wi-Fi leads to stutter and disconnects. Learn what Wi-Fi is good for, what to use instead, and how to move an editor onto a wired link.
October 2, 2026
Musician and Artist Website Essentials
What a musician or artist website needs: an EPK page, a booking form, streaming embeds that load fast, merch links, a mailing list and readable tour dates.
October 1, 2026
DaVinci Resolve Shared Projects and Database Basics
How DaVinci Resolve shared projects work: project databases, the free Project Server, bin locking, media paths and caches, and the order to set it up.
September 30, 2026
Remote Review and Approval Workflows That Protect Content
How to run remote review and approval for cuts, color and mix without losing control of unreleased footage: link settings, roles, version control and sign-off.
September 30, 2026
Archiving a Finished Film: LTO, Cloud, Drives
How to archive a finished film: what to keep, how many copies, and how LTO tape, cloud storage and hard drives compare for storing masters and originals.
September 29, 2026
Startup Launch Video: Demo, Brand or Founder
How to choose between a product demo, a brand film and a founder story for a startup launch, with script structures, a launch-week calendar and an asset list.
September 29, 2026
Avid Media Composer on Shared Storage: The Basics
How Avid Media Composer finds media on shared storage: MediaFiles folders, media databases, bin locking, and what changed for NAS users in version 2026.8.
September 28, 2026
Medical Practice Website Basics and Cautions
Medical practice website basics: patient forms, appointment links, accessibility, and cautions about tracking pixels on patient pages. General information only.
September 28, 2026
MPA Content Security Best Practices in Plain English
The MPA Content Security Best Practices explained without jargon: the current version, how the controls are organized and what they ask of a small vendor.
September 28, 2026
Premiere Export Color Shift: QuickTime and YouTube
Why a Premiere Pro export looks washed out in QuickTime or different on YouTube, what Viewer Gamma does, and a checklist for matching what viewers see.
September 25, 2026
A Contractor Website That Gets Phone Calls
How a contractor or home service website earns phone calls: service pages, license number, project proof, short forms and click-to-call that works on a phone.
September 24, 2026
Film Project Folder Structure and Naming
A folder structure and naming convention for film and TV productions that keeps editors, assistants and post supervisors sane, with a ready-to-use template.
September 24, 2026
H.264 and HEVC Playback Problems: Hardware Decoding
Camera H.264 and HEVC files lag or stutter in the editor? Learn why they are hard to play, what hardware decoding does, and the fixes to try in a safe order.
September 23, 2026
Nonprofit Fundraising Video and Campaign Plan
How nonprofits can plan impact story videos, get consent from people featured, and build a year-end campaign calendar around Giving Tuesday on December 1, 2026.
September 22, 2026
Frame.io Slow Uploads: Large File Transfer Fixes
Frame.io uploads slow or stalling? Check your uplink, wired connection, browser, batch size and the Frame.io Drive app, and learn how to plan big transfers.
September 21, 2026