Best Practices & Guidelines
Browse 31 curated best practices & guidelines resources for video development on Awesome Video.
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- ATSC A/85 — Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio LoudnessThe North American recommended practice for digital television audio loudness measurement and control, including loudness/true-peak quick r…
- Apple Got It Wrong: Encoding Specs for HEVC in HLSAdding HEVC to your HLS streams is looking like a no brainer, but if you decide to do so, you may not want to take Apple's HEVC encoding re…
- Cable BibleA guide to cables and connectors used for audiovisual tech
- CaniuseRaw browser/feature support data from caniuse.com.
- Dolby Vision for Content CreatorsThe Dolby Vision integrated workflow gives you the tools needed to efficiently create wide color gamut and high dynamic range content and e…
- EBU R128 Introduction - Florian CamererFlorian Camerer gives an introduction to the European Broadcasting Union's R128 broadcast loudness standard, covering perceived loudness, p…
- EBU TR 045 — Codec-Independent Next-Generation Audio WorkflowsEBU technical report arguing for open, codec-independent NGA production workflows and explaining the role of ADM in immersive/personalized…
- HLG vs PQ Systems for HDR TelevisionArticle explaining hlg vs pq in depth.
- IMF: A Prescription for Versionitisthe emerging Interoperable Master Format standard
- SRT CookbookMore in-depth technical documentaion on the SRT protocol and library.
- Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital TelevisionATSC technical standard documenting methods for measuring, establishing, and maintaining consistent audio loudness levels in digital televi…
- AV1 HDR10+ Metadata Handling Specification (AOMediaCodec)Official AOM repo specifying HDR10+ dynamic metadata handling for AV1, with Bikeshed spec source and conformance test suite.
- Android HDR Video Playback (AOSP Platform Docs)AOSP documentation of the platform HDR pipeline: HLG vs PQ handling, mastering display and content light level metadata (mdcv/clli, SmDm/Co…
- Apple Tech Talk — Authoring 4K and HDR HLS StreamsApple session on the tagging rules for 4K and HDR HLS variants, including VIDEO-RANGE signalling for SDR, HLG and PQ.
- Disney Dolby Vision Best Practices Guide v1.3.1Official Disney mastering spec detailing Dolby Vision L0/L1/L2/L5/L6/L8 metadata layers and trim requirements per content type.
- EBU R 153 — Parameters for Live Contribution of UHD/HDREBU recommendation defining constraints for live UHD/HDR contribution links, complementing R 154's delivery parameters.
- EBU R 154 — Parameters for UHD/HDR Programme DeliveryEBU recommendation setting required parameters for UHD and HDR programme delivery, referencing ITU-R BT.2100 and BT.2408 practice.
- EBU Tech 3373 — HLG UHDTV Colour Bar Test PatternsSpecification and downloadable TIFF/v210 HLG colour bar patterns for validating HDR production pipelines and 2SI signal paths.
- FOSDEM 2023: 4K HDR Video with AV1 — A Reality CheckFOSDEM Open Media devroom talk covering HDR encoder challenges and signal-conformance/evaluation testing strategies for AV1+HDR content.
- Frequently Asked Questions on High Dynamic Range and Hybrid Log-GammaBBC R&D guide answering common questions about HDR and HLG technology. Technical reference for HDR implementation.
- HDR ToolboxMATLAB/Octave toolbox with a broad collection of tone mapping operators (Reinhard, Durand, Mertens, etc.), widely cited in academia.
- HbbTV: Standards in the UHD Streaming BackendHbbTV webinar deck on signalling HLG10, PQ10 and dynamic-metadata HDR in CMAF, DASH and HLS backends for UHD services.
- ITU-R BT.2100-3 — Image Parameter Values for HDR-TVLatest (Feb 2025) official ITU-R recommendation defining PQ and HLG transfer functions and HDR-TV image parameters for production/exchange.
- ITU-R BT.2408-9 — Operational practices for HDR television production2026 edition of the ITU report giving practical guidance for HDR production with PQ and HLG, including reference levels and SDR/HDR convers…