Panasonic’s AG-HPX170 delivers groundbreaking new usability features in several key areas, along with excellent color and relatively noise-free video. While the lack of a tape drive makes the camcorder about 20 percent lighter than the popular AG-HVX200 that precedes it, the HPX170 thereby limits you to P2 storage. This is fine for ENG, indie films,…
DetailsA 45 minute presentation comparing VP6, VC1 and H.264
DetailsFew people can resist uploading videos to YouTube, whether as a simple way to share their work with friends or to launch a production upon the unsuspecting world. The traditional downside, however, has been video quality that ranged from fair to, frankly, poor. However, YouTube recently launched a new option that encodes some videos to…
DetailsIf 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…
DetailsI’ve been a user exclusively of tape-based cameras since the analog days. So, beyond the implications of the AVCHD format, I was intrigued by the opportunity to test Panasonic‘s AG-HSC1U, because it stores all video and still images on SDHC cards. A 4GB card is included with the camera. You can find the camcorder online…
DetailsOnce you’ve chosen a codec, you have to choose an encoding tool. In
this column, I’ll outline the codec-specific and automation-related
questions you should ask before using or buying an encoding tool, and
then describe the three level
“Impressive” turns out to be a good adjective for the version 3.0
update in general, which significantly improves an already highly
competent product. Rhozet has made several useful
streaming-codec-related improvements, enhanced watch-folder
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One of the more intriguing rumors to come out of Streaming
Media East was that Microsoft was going to add H.264 playback to Silverlight
and/or the Windows Media Player. The idea made so much sense that it was
instantly believable, but
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=11290Flash and Silverlight can play multiple roles within an
organization, so let’s start by identifying those. First is the
video-player role. For example, if you want to add video to an existing
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This workshop focuses on comparing the quality, playback environment, and feature sets of the big three codecs (VP6, H.264, and Windows Media), including a comparison of the primary H.264 codecs including Apple, Main Concept, Telestream, and others. Attendees will also get an introduction to universal encoding parameters, like variable and constant bitrate encoding and I, B, and P frames, and then learn the technical requirements for producing files with each codec. During the final hour, the workshop will analyze which sub-$1,000 encoding tools do the best (and worst) jobs with each format.
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