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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Why You Shouldn’t Download Large Files to an External Hard Drive

No one likes slowdowns and delays when downloading large files—especially on a deadline. Like a video editor who needs to download a batch of footage for a last-minute project. Here’s some advice that’s sure to save significant time the next time you download large files: don’t download to an external hard drive.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Nov 11, 2021

The Evolution of Video Editing: From the Moviola to Machine Learning

It’s crazy to think about how far we’ve come in the evolution of video editing when you see how easy it is to cut and rearrange footage on your mobile phone nowadays.

Filmmaking

Jim Donnelly

Nov 4, 2021

Media Preservation, Archiving, and the Historical Significance of Entertainment

An interview with Professor and archival consultant, Snowden Becker about media preservation, archiving, and A/V's historical impact.

Experts

Jim Donnelly

Oct 14, 2021

8 Reasons To Use Cloud Over On-Premises File Sharing

For those who need a more flexible (and cost-effective) way of moving large files at great distances, the wide availability of public cloud servers and cloud-based managed file transfer (MFT) has become immensely valuable.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Oct 7, 2021

An Interview With Veteran Storyboard Artist Mark Simon

A Q&A with Mark Simon about his career as a storyboard artist, his creative process, and how being a homebuilder set him up for success.

Experts

Jim Donnelly

Sep 30, 2021

GB vs GiB: What’s the Difference Between Gigabytes and Gibibytes?

GB vs GiB—why the lowercase ‘i’? At first what may seem like a typo is actually a separate unit of measurement with a long, complicated history. Both GB and GiB display storage capacity on a computer but one will display less available memory than the other.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Sep 21, 2021

The Best Social Media Video Specs for Filmmakers

Keeping up with the ideal video specifications for each platform can be daunting—especially because these social media video specs often change to keep pace with technology (8K, VR, mobile, etc.).

Creators

Jim Donnelly

Aug 10, 2021

Digital Imaging Technician (DIT): The Unsung On-Set Heroes

Keith Putnam is a video production professional who has spent the past several years as a Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) and second unit Director of Photography and on the CBS series Bull and Madam Secretary. Read his interview.

Experts

Jim Donnelly

Jul 28, 2021

360 Video: Understanding Immersive Videos in 2021

360 video is a recording that include views from every direction, all shot at the same time, using a rig of multiple cameras or an omnidirectional camera.

File Transfer

Jim Donnelly

Jul 12, 2021

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