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Imagine you and I are sitting in an airport bar, watching the Celtics beat up on the San Antonio Spurs in the crucial fifth game of the NBA Finals. Though I'm intensely focused on the battle between Duncan and Garnett-which will ultimately decide

It sounds obvious, but good streaming quality starts with good video quality. While it's easy to get caught up in the technical aspects and minutia of compression, sometimes improving your quality is much, much easier.I was approached by a client

Click here to watch the video describing this analysis. Overview:  McKinsey & Company is a leading international consulting firm who publishes the McKinsey Quarterly. McKinsey recently started posting video interviews on their web site. In this

check out how YouTube is producing their H.264

describes multiple techniques for adding video to a web page.

Wow! Another year has passed. And so it’s time for another round of encoding tool updates. In this roundup, I’ll compare the output quality, speed, and codec-related feature set of the most prominent crop of sub-$1,000 encoders and pro

This article compares the CPU required to play VC-1, H.264 and VP6 streams.

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 CS4 includes an updated OnLocation …

More prospect are watching product videos before buying, which presents an opportunity for retailers and videographers.

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 which different timeline presets can …