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SLC Releases Book: Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer May 6, 2011

This book is for anyone seeking to efficiently produce high quality video for streaming over the Internet or playing on Apple and other mobile devices. It provides detailed recommendations regarding which platforms to target and the appropriate configurations for producing streaming files and files for distributing via iTunes, with extensive comparisons of the most popular streaming encoding programs.

It also discusses considerations for choosing whether to distribute video from your own site (or the Cloud) or whether to host your videos on user generated content sites or online video platforms. There’s a chapter on choosing the best tools and workflow for live event production, along with chapters detailing how to accelerate encoding on multiple-core workstations and LAN clusters and various tools for analyzing and debugging streaming video files.

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HTTP Live Streaming Gains Momentum

BlogsBy Jan Ozer April 18, 2011

HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) is an adaptive streaming technology created by Apple for streaming to iDevices, and submitted by the company to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for more general use. Over the last two months, both Google and Adobe have added HLS support to key products in their portfolio, which probably means that…

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Book Excerpt: Choosing an Online Video Platform (OVP)

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer April 11, 2011

Here’s an except from my (Jan Ozer) new book, Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5. You work with an OVP the same way you work with a UGC site: you upload the file to the service; it encodes and supplies a player and embed code. Regarding the player, most vendors offer the ability…

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Adobe Announces Creative Suite 5.5

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer April 11, 2011

Thanks to colleague Tim Siglin for interviewing the Adobe folks.

What is H.264?

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer April 4, 2011

Executive Summary H.264 is the most widely used codec on the planet, with significant penetration in optical disc, broadcast, and streaming video markets. However, many uses of H.264 are subject to royalties, something that should be considered prior to its adaption. Other factors to consider include comparative quality against other available technologies, like Google’s WebM,…

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Webinar, Encoding Best Practices for the Enterprise, archive is up

BlogsBy Jan Ozer March 30, 2011

On Tuesday, March 29, I held a webinar entitled, Encoding Best Practices for the Enterprise. The attendees learned: – How their streaming files compared to prominent Media, B2C and B2B sites. This segment presented the results of a survey of the codec and streaming configurations deployed by top network and corporate web sites, including which sites supported…

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Office 2003 Syndrome and Final Cut Pro Next

BlogsBy Jan Ozer March 28, 2011

I usually stay pretty current on software, at least in the editing space, because I review most of the NLEs, and get review copies from the vendors. On the other hand, if I need software that’s mission critical to my day to day working life, or hardware, for that matter, I’ll buy it. For this…

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What is a Codec?

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer March 21, 2011

Codecs are the oxygen of the streaming media market; no codecs, no streaming media. From shooting video to editing to encoding our streaming media files for delivery, codecs are involved every step of the way. Many video producers also touch the DVD-

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Creating a Flash Player in Adobe Flash Catalyst

ArticlesBy Jan Ozer March 19, 2011

Adobe Flash Catalyst is my “go-to” tool for creating and uploading simple Flash Players to the web, and if you own Adobe CS5, you already have the tool. Here you can watch a short tutorial on how simple it is to create Flash Players with Adobe Flash Catalyst.

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Jan Ozer to Host Encoding Webinar on Tuesday, March 29th

BlogsBy Jan Ozer March 17, 2011

Jan Ozer will host a 30-minute webinar on Tuesday, March 29th, at 2:00 PM EST entitled Encoding Best Practices for the Enterprise. In this session, you’ll learn:– How your streaming files compare to prominent Media, B2C and B2B sites. This segment will present the results of a survey of the codec and streaming configurations deployed by top…

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YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO CUT ENCODING AND STREAMING COSTS BY:

- Deploying Capped CRF encoding
- Optimizing your encoding configurations by using video quality metrics
- Deploying dynamic packaging for HLS and DASH
- Negotiating cheaper cloud encoding costs
- Deploying HEVC or VP9

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