I spoke at Streaming Media West on three topics, the first a 3-hour workshop which …
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I’m proud to announce my latest book, Video Encoding by the Numbers, Eliminate the Guesswork …
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Here’s the session description; click below to download the handout and watch the session. Almost …
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