Desktop or Laptop
Windows 10+, macOS 12+, or a recent Linux distribution. Chromebooks with Chrome OS 110+ are supported. Mobile phones are not recommended for editing walkthroughs.
Technical
Requirements
What your deviceneeds to run this.
The masterclasses use high-resolution video and layered audio. Most modern devices handle this without issue — but a few specifics matter.
Landscape photography instruction depends heavily on visual fidelity. Colour grading demonstrations, histogram walkthroughs, and RAW file editing require 1080p playback at minimum. A display that can't render accurate colour temperature differences will make those lessons harder to follow — not impossible, but noticeably less useful.
The platform streams via standard HLS protocol. No proprietary plugin is required. Sessions run entirely in-browser, and downloadable lesson materials are in PDF and DNG format — both widely supported.
Minimum
Specifications
Device, browser, and connection
These aren't aspirational numbers. They're the floor below which the experience degrades noticeably — buffering, colour banding, or audio sync issues.
- 1 Display: 1920×1080 or higher. Colour-accurate IPS or OLED preferred for accurate white balance demonstrations. Tablet screens at 1280×800 are functional but not ideal.
- 2 Browser: Chrome 110+, Firefox 111+, Safari 16+, or Edge 110+. JavaScript must be enabled. Ad blockers may interfere with video delivery on some configurations.
- 3 Connection: 15 Mbps sustained for 1080p. 8 Mbps will work at 720p. Satellite or high-latency connections may cause buffering during fast-cut editing sequences.
- 4 Storage: 2 GB free space for downloadable RAW samples and PDF workbooks. Lesson files are not streamed — they're downloaded once and used offline.
- 5 Audio: Headphones or external speakers recommended. Built-in laptop speakers compress the mid-range where most verbal instruction sits.
Supported Browsers
Any Chromium-based browser from 2023 onward works reliably. Safari requires macOS 12 or iOS 16 for full HLS support. Firefox users should disable hardware acceleration if video stutters.
Known Limitations
DNG file downloads require a desktop application such as Lightroom, Capture One, or RawTherapee to open. The platform does not provide editing software — only the instruction and the source files.