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Tutorial: Improve Audio Clarity with Compression in Audition/Premiere Pro CC

I produce a lot of screencams, and sometimes my voice fades at the end of the day, which can make the instruction muffled and less distinct. Audio compression is a great way to fix that, and it’s really convenient in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Audition. Learn how in this tutorial. Note that in addition to hosting the tutorial, …

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Wistia: An OVP that Specializes in Video Marketing

Over the last three or four years, the big OVPs–Brightcove, Kaltura and Ooyala–got bigger, and the smaller ones seemed to go away. While some consolidation and/or attrition is expected in every growing market, in the OVP space it felt like there were the haves, and that’s it. Last year, around this time, I become aware of a small OVP named …

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While DASH Languishes, HLS Becomes More Useful and Accessible

Yesterday I announced a webinar titled Adaptive Streaming to Desktops and Mobile via HTTP Live Streaming (HLS): A Simple Approach; No Coding Required (more info here), which is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th, at 2:00 PM EST. Here’s the back story on why, and why you might be interested in attending.   It’s pretty much accepted that adaptive streaming is …

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