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 …

Once you have kids, you can no longer post your own accomplishments on the refrigerator door for the world to see; it’s too crowded, and the kids don’t really care. So I thought I would post a lovely note I got from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) here. Five out of five for engineers, which usually are a pretty …

Encoding.com just published a best practices article entitled, The Current State of Android and Video, A Full Overview & Best Practices of Android Video. The article first outlines the issues relating to encoding for Android delivery, and then discusses different alternatives for distributing to these devices, including Encoding.com’s own Vid.ly service. Topics covered include captioning, digital rights management (DRM), compatibility …