June, 2011

• 12 June

  Encoding for HTML5

  I spoke on encoding for HTML5 distribution at Streaming Media East 2011, you can watch the video and download the presentation slides by clicking over to the main article. Here's the description from the conference program: How To: Encoding Video For

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• 12 June

  Encoding for Adaptive Streaming

  My presentation on encoding for adaptive streaming from Streaming Media East 2011 is available, here's the description from the program: How To: Encoding for Adaptive Streaming This seminar identifies the most relevant adaptive streaming technologie

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• 11 June

  Reviews for Video Compression for Adobe Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5

  Some early reviews for my new book, Video Compression for Adobe Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5, have been published, and I wanted to share them here. One of the first was from Douglas Dixon (http://www.manifest-tech.com/blog) which he published both

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• 8 June

  How to Encode Video for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

  My presentation at Streaming Media East 2011 on Encoding for iDevices is up. Here's the description; click over to the main article to watch the video and download my handouts. How To: Encoding Video for iDevices This seminar starts by detailing the

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• 8 June

  Trim without Reencoding with MPEG Streamclip

  Here's a video I produced for OnlineVideo.net that shows how a free tool called MPEG Streamclip, which runs on both the Mac and Windows platforms, can trim and perform other edits and save the result without re-encoding your file. It can be incredibl

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• 4 June

  The Essential Key to Producing High Quality Streaming Video

  I like making money as much as the next guy, but the last three or four consulting clients all shared a problem so basic that I was almost embarrassed to take their money. Specifically, they came to me concerned about poor video quality, and the

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May, 2011

• 28 May

  Jan Ozer interview about Video Compression for Adobe Flash, Apple Devices and HTML5

  I chatted with Peter Cervieri of Scribe Media at Streaming Media East in New York City last month. Peter was kind enough to ask about my new book, Video Compression for Adobe Flash, Apple iDevices and HTML5, which I describe in this excerpt. S

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• 27 May

  Roundtrip Audio Editing Workflow: Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition CS5.5

  One of my favorite features in Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 is the return of Adobe Audition. In this tutorial, I detail the round trip editing workflow between Premiere Pro and Audition. Roundtrip Audio Editing Workflow: Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition CS5.5 from EventDV on Vimeo.

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• 26 May

  H264 vs MPEG-2 Quality

  I recently produced a webinar for Broadcast Engineering Magazine where I compared the quality of the same test footage encoded using the H.264 and MPEG-2 codecs. Since most production encoding in the broadcast space is live, I used encoding using constant bit rate encoding and limited both codecs to the Main profile, since not all playback devices support the high …

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• 26 May

  Book Excerpt: Streaming Vs. Progressive Download Vs. Adaptive Streaming

  Here’s an excerpt from my (Jan Ozer) new book, Video Compression for Flash, Apple Devices, and HTML5. It’s important to recognize that when you deliver video over the Internet, you have multiple options, including streaming, progressive download, and adaptive streaming. Note that the mode you choose may have a significant impact on how you produce your files. Streaming Experientially, the …

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