https://fixitinpost.ai/Notes from the editing suite, for people who shoot.enhttps://fixitinpost.ai/real-price-of-one-usable-ai-shot/https://fixitinpost.ai/real-price-of-one-usable-ai-shot/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Per-second AI video prices ignore rerolls and operator time. A worked 8-shot example and a quoting formula that stops you underpricing.https://fixitinpost.ai/netflix-av1-film-grain-synthesis-colourists/https://fixitinpost.ai/netflix-av1-film-grain-synthesis-colourists/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Netflix's AV1 streams strip grain and resynthesise it on the TV. How grain synthesis works and how to grade and QC for it.https://fixitinpost.ai/one-battle-after-another-editing-film-prints-lessons/https://fixitinpost.ai/one-battle-after-another-editing-film-prints-lessons/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000One Battle After Another was judged on a projector, not a laptop. Five practices from its edit that any digital editor can use tomorrow.https://fixitinpost.ai/open-gate-rolling-shutter-tax/https://fixitinpost.ai/open-gate-rolling-shutter-tax/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Open gate reads slower than 17:9, but on a pan the skew angle is often identical. How to compare modes by line rate, not milliseconds.https://fixitinpost.ai/led-volume-day-cost-2026-new-york-london-milan/https://fixitinpost.ai/led-volume-day-cost-2026-new-york-london-milan/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Published stage rates overlap across New York, London and Milan. A worked two-day budget shows what actually decides the cost.https://fixitinpost.ai/eu-ai-act-labels-shot-by-shot-checklist/https://fixitinpost.ai/eu-ai-act-labels-shot-by-shot-checklist/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Since 2 August 2026, some AI shots in EU ads need a visible label. A four-question test, edit examples and who should own the label.https://fixitinpost.ai/28-years-later-iphone-vfx-lessons/https://fixitinpost.ai/28-years-later-iphone-vfx-lessons/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000The iPhone-shot zombie sequel paid for its phones in post. Which problems ProRes RAW and genlock now fix, plus a phone-as-A-cam checklist.https://fixitinpost.ai/resolve-21-1-ai-agents-mcp-what-they-can-do/https://fixitinpost.ai/resolve-21-1-ai-agents-mcp-what-they-can-do/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Resolve 21.1's MCP server lets Claude or Codex act on your project. A decision rule for what to delegate and a security checklist first.https://fixitinpost.ai/microdrama-cost-per-episode-by-region/https://fixitinpost.ai/microdrama-cost-per-episode-by-region/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Benchmarks from 65+ producers put microdramas at $150–6,000 an episode. A worked European budget shows why post decides the margin.https://fixitinpost.ai/auto-captions-fail-netflix-style-qc/https://fixitinpost.ai/auto-captions-fail-netflix-style-qc/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000NLE auto-captions get the words right and the spec wrong. Netflix's real limits, checked at source, and a four-pass QC routine.https://fixitinpost.ai/what-you-can-and-cannot-fix-in-post/https://fixitinpost.ai/what-you-can-and-cannot-fix-in-post/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000An honest list from the editing suite: the problems post-production solves cheaply, the ones it solves expensively, and the ones you have to get right on set.https://fixitinpost.ai/shoot-once-for-16x9-and-9x16/https://fixitinpost.ai/shoot-once-for-16x9-and-9x16/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000How to shoot a horizontal master that also cuts into clean vertical versions: resolution maths, where to put the subject, and what to mark on the monitor.https://fixitinpost.ai/on-set-audio-mistakes-post-cannot-fix/https://fixitinpost.ai/on-set-audio-mistakes-post-cannot-fix/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Picture problems get noticed on set. Audio problems usually get discovered in the edit, when it's too late. The five we see most, and how to avoid them.