Choosing a Cloud Encoder

Jan Ozer November 19, 2013 Articles Leave a comment 1,423 Views

Here’s the seminar description. The presentation video is below the description, and you can download the handout below the video.

The session starts by describing what cloud encoding is and how it works for both live and on-demand applications. Then it details the types of applications that work well with cloud encoding, using mini-case studies of actual users. Next, it identifies factors to consider when choosing an on-demand and live-cloud encoding service, including qualitative and performance results from recent reviews. Attendees leave knowing how cloud encoding works, which applications are particularly well-suited for the cloud, and how to choose a cloud provider.

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About Jan Ozer

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I help companies train new technical hires in streaming media-related positions; I also help companies optimize their codec selections and encoding stacks and evaluate new encoders and codecs. I am a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, writing about codecs and encoding tools. I have written multiple authoritative books on video encoding, including Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video (https://amzn.to/3kV6R1j) and Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg: In Thirty Minutes or Less (https://amzn.to/3ZJih7e). I have multiple courses relating to streaming media production, all available at https://bit.ly/slc_courses. I currently work as www.netint.com as a Senior Director in Marketing.

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