Which codec is hardest to play back; VC-1, H.264 or VP6?
This article compares the CPU required to play VC-1, H.264 and VP6 streams.
A leading expert on H.264 encoding for live and on-demand production, and as contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, has tested most cloud, enterprise and desktop encoding tools, worked with most online video platforms (OVPs) and live streaming services, and many webcast platforms.
Edit Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
Adobe Premiere Pro Creative Suite 4 (CS4) is out and shipping in all its glory. You’ve probably heard lots about it. In this review, I’ll pull the major points together and review CS4’s new features within the workflow of a typical project, from preproduction planning to rendering and authoring. First, some housekeeping details. Premiere Pro…
Go where the eyeballs are – shooting product videos
More prospect are watching product videos before buying, which presents an opportunity for retailers and videographers.
Shooting for Streaming – HD or SD?
This article is a drama showing just how far a man will go to prove that he’s right (or perhaps, not wrong). What’s in it for you besides the guilty pleasure of reading a desperate nail-biter? It’s called stealth learning. Hidden in the suspenseful plotline are some invaluable lessons about shooting for streaming, ways in…
Details of ESPN’s new higher resolution VP6 files
This article details the encoding parameters used by ESPN to produce the VP6 encoded files for the standard Flash Player offered on www.espn.com.
YouTube Means Business
To me, YouTube has been like the proverbial elephant; my impression depended upon where I touched it. Before I touched it at all, I dismissed the site as grist for those with too much time on their hands. Then, after a magical night sampling rock
Streaming 102: Codecs, plus VBR and CBR, and I, B an P Frames
Streaming 101 defines file-related
terms like bandwidth, frame rate, data rate and resolution, and then delivery
options like streaming and progressive download. This article describes codecs and streaming architectures, and then common
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Streaming 103: Choosing Your Streaming Configuration Parameters
This article details codec usage, and the resolution, data rate, and frame rate used by many of the top sites on the Internet.
Affordable HD Video Format
If you’re considering buying a new affordable HD camcorder, you should have at least three formats in mind: tried-and-true HDV, up-and-coming AVCHD, and the ever-more-affordable DVCPRO HD. By a stroke of good fortune, I have three such camcorders in hand right now, and I thought it would be a good time to discuss their relative…
CS4 and 64-bit Systems
So there I was, testing Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4)’s AVCHD compatibility. I created a simple project, about 4 minutes long, two picture-in-picture overlays with simple rotation and color correction. I had two eight-core systems: the Windows workstation, a 2.83GHz HP xw6600 running Windows XP (32-bit version) with 3GB of RAM, and a 3.2GHz Mac…