TV post production is imperative to capturing an audience's attention and positive review of your television show. A post production business can help you fine tune quality camerawork by adding transitions, subtitles, foreign language dubbing, sound scoring and more. So finding the right post production house is critical to a quality end product for your business.

Post production TV work can be done by you with the right software. If you plan to do multiple projects, it might be cost effective to invest in software and your own editing machines. If editing is an infrequent chore for you, or you are seeking someone who can do a better job creatively, you should look to one of the many post production houses.

To decide on the best TV post production route for you:

1. Determine what your budget is, and assess if television post production work can be done by you or if you can afford to have someone else do it for you.

2. Shop around to find the right TV post production house. Look at examples of their work, and ask for references.

3. Consider renting of equipment. Some companies will let you rent post production facilities.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Be informed about the post production TV world

Use a post production television search engine or keep up with the industry easily from the comfort of your own home.

I recommend: Use BuyerZone.com, Inc. to receive video production service quotes from multiple providers. Check out Kemps for a search engine of international production services. Keep up with industry news at Post Magazine.

Find companies that provide unique television postproduction services

Television Postproduction Services that can provide editing and sound are great, but also check those that can offer services such as transcription, subtitling, animation and more.

I recommend: Use TruTranscripts to transcribe your video. They can give you fast and accurate transcripts and a number of other transcription services. Al Media Movers Inc. offers dubbing, languages, recording, voiceover, subtitling, production and animation services. Post Sound Corporation can provide you with full service capabilities for feature film, television and event industries.

Go with a full service television post production house

Go with a television post production facility that can handle all aspects of your post production needs.

I recommend: Check out KPBS Post Production- Editing services. There you can find six post-production suites all featuring Final Cut Studio 2, Apple's award-winning production suite. Take a look at the video production and digital non linear video editing services Banzai Audio Visual Productions, Inc. has to offer. See what amazing, award winning post work Big Mouth Post can do. Their design house features Avid and Flint suites. You can look to BlueScreen LLC for production and post production using Ultimatte compositing for bluescreen or greenscreen applications on Film and Standard Def or High Def Video.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Consider subtitles as a hot DVD extra for your TV post production. When series go to DVD, already having subtitles available opens your disk up to a global market.