Before you insert media into the Korsakow program, you need to prepare you media files accordingly, in order for them to work, and run smoothly. You need to work with a 16:9 interface to match the proportions of the photos and the default sizes in this interface. Make the video clips and previews at the same time and name them both the same, as they will be used together when they are put into Korsakow and SNUified.

The photos that I took on my iPhone 5 were 3264 x 2448 – These images need to be sized down in photoshop to go into the K-Film.

Reducing data: The proportions that are required for the media to work in Korsakow are 720 x 405.

(When you are editing, keep the original images separate to edited images (different folders).

Now that the file is the correct size, the next step is to open it in Quicktime 7.

(Video compression varies in Korsakow and is dependent on the context of the clips and how it converts within the application itself into .flv files. this means it is complex and is often based on a trial error with your first clip to get a workflow).

Korsakow Tips and Tricks:

-.mp4 – extension

-H.264 – compression

-ACC audio

-Frame Size: To suit your project

-Aspect Ratio: To suit your project

When it comes to the previews, simply save to the web and resize them to 240 x 135. Put the preview with the same name next to the movie file. Now these two files (the video clip and the preview) can be tested in Korsakow.