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  • The State of Web Video: Awesome But Broken (Part 3)
    Brand new web video tech will let us fling our creations far and wide. But using them will take careful preparation and, as always, lots of testing.
    Brian Chirls 4 min read October 2, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The State of Web Video: Awesome But Broken (Part 2)
    Real-time image and audio manipulation are now available almost everywhere, but they don't always work the way they should.
    Brian Chirls 5 min read October 1, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The State of Web Video: Awesome But Broken (Part 1)
    Web video technology is advancing rapidly, and it's time for an update on what's possible, what's broken and what's on the horizon. The first in this series of blog posts covers the state of basic video playback in late 2014.
    Brian Chirls 6 min read September 30, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Tech: Video Synchronization for Collective Viewing
    A new tool that gives filmmakers the ability to create shared video experiences across a variety of devices.
    Brian Chirls 5 min read September 24, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Empire: Lessons from Pushing the Boundaries of Web Video
    Working on the POV interactive documentary Empire raised a few technical challenges that are certain to come up again with future non-linear video projects. Here's how we solved them.
    Brian Chirls 6 min read September 23, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Your Browser Isn't a VCR: Tips for Taking Control of Web Video Controls
    Don't treat your web video like it's a technology from the 1970s.
    Brian Chirls 4 min read August 25, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments