This web page was created to accompany the webinar, Fundamentals of H.264 Encoding, produced on September 4, 2013. It includes sample files assessing the quality of output produced using the Baseline, Main and High profiles. The problem on the table is this; if you produce a set of adaptive files for mobile distribution, you must use the Baseline and Main …

Transcript This webinar was held on September 4, 2013. You can click here to register and view the archived event. Learn the basics of H.264 encoding while standing on one leg (well, in 30 minutes, you can assume any position that you’d like). Click here to register; description below. Who this free seminar is for: H.264 is the most widely …

Over two tutorials, I’ll show you how to create a broadcast quality live production with The NewTek TriCaster TC40 TC40 provided by this video’s sponsor, Videoguys.com. In the first tutorial I’ll show you how to select and configure the video and inputs; in the second, you’ll learn how to mix and stream the show itself. During the tutorials, I’ll only …

Indiana University to use Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery as textbook for Online Video Presentation Course. Galax, VA – August 20, 2013 – The Streaming Learning Center announced that Dr. Edgar Huang, Ph.D., MFA, Associate Professor, School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, will use the book, Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery, written …

I just finished the webinar, Configuring Your Streaming Video, which covers (most importantly) the concept of bits per pixel. You can view the webinar, download the handout and read the transcript by clicking over to the article. There's also a full

Got a nice email this morning from Dr. Edgar Huang, an Associate Professor at the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Specifically, he informed me that he was adopting Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery for his upcoming college level course, Online Video Presentation. Commenting on his decision, Dr. Huang stated, “I have adopted Producing …

On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, the Streaming Learning Center held its first webinar, Get Your Video online, which was sponsored and distributed by Onstream Media. The free, 30-minute seminar is now available for online viewing. Here’s the description: Who this free seminar is for: The use of streaming video has skyrocketed because it can be extraordinarily effective for sales, marketing, …

I recently produced a tutorial about Winnov’s Cbox P2 HD, which is a great product for corporations, schools and other enterprises that hold frequent live events that combine a speaker, PowerPoint slides and other inputs. The unit can produce the event live, and create on-demand versions for most viewing platforms. I Here’s the intro from the tutorial, which you can …

I’m allergic to command-line encoders like FFmpeg, so the Streaming Learning Center blog has very little to offer folks using this encoder when it comes to techniques and command line arguments. I just learned about a new blog entitled ReneVolution which is highly focused on FFmpeg; the link will take you to a post on FFmpeg 2.0 which shipped in …

Just a quick note to let you know that the Streaming Learning Center will host six free webinars on encoding and distributing streaming media. The series will start with a very basic webinar designed for totally novice users, and will progress to topics like Fundamentals of H.264 Encoding, Distributing to Desktops and Mobile Devices via HMTL5, and Implementing Advanced and …