Jim Donnelly

Jim Donnelly is a senior writer, editor, and content marketing consultant who gets his kicks researching and writing about cool technology. He brings 20-plus years of professional experience creating, editing and managing content and communications projects as both a journalist and content marketer. Jim is a Senior Content Writer at MASV. He writes about file transfer, film making, content security and many more topics. Read Jim's full bio.

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What is Video Upscaling and How is it Getting Smarter?

Video upscaling re-sizes lower resolution content to fit more robust screen sizes. It’s something that pretty much everyone who watches TV or movies has experienced. Although, most of the time, they aren’t aware of it.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Mar 21, 2022

4K Video File Sizes of Popular Cameras (2022)

Video shot in 4K provides brilliant clarity and picture quality. It also creates large and unwieldy file sizes. But, keep in mind that 4K video file size has a lot to do with the type of camera used for recording. Then, you have to consider the footage itself and how much data the camera is taking in. And of course, the supported video formats and codecs also determine 4K video file size.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Mar 16, 2022

Why File Zipping is a Problem For Large File Transfers

ZIP files offer lossless compression and are easy to create and receive. There are also plenty of free or paid softwares out there for users who want to zip their files. Options include: 7-Zip, WinZip, and Zip Archiver.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Mar 3, 2022

How Hollywood is Using NFTs to Fund, Distribute, and Merchandise Films

If you could help finance the production of your favorite actor or director’s film by purchasing a non-fungible token (NFT), would you?

Filmmaking

Jim Donnelly

Feb 28, 2022

What is Transmission Control Protocol?

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of those things that pretty much everyone should know about – yet very few people actually do.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Feb 18, 2022

What is File Transfer Protocol?

Most people know or have a decent understanding of what File transfer protocol (FTP) is. The word is often thrown around as a blanket term for file transfer…which is not the case. So, what is file transfer protocol exactly? How does it work and how do people use it? We offer these answers below.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Feb 15, 2022

Data Theft: How Hackers Can Steal Your Files Remotely

From ransomware attacks on infrastructure to the record-breaking pace of serious data theft last year. Hackers are everywhere and they’re hungry for illegally-acquired data.

Content Security

Jim Donnelly

Feb 8, 2022

We Spoke with Hollywood’s Most In-Demand Photo Retoucher

MASV sat down with Nick to get the inside dope on why he loves refining and fine-tuning images for final presentation, his workflows, his preferred tools, and how he got into the professional retouching game in the first place.

Experts

Jim Donnelly

Jan 28, 2022

Why ‘Turnaround Time’ Matters More Than Upload Speed

What is the turnaround time of your large file transfer solution? No idea? It’s important to test large file transfer solutions based on total turnaround time. In other words, how long it takes sent files to be ready for use by the recipient.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Jan 20, 2022

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