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At StreamingMedia West in San Jose where I debuted my new blonde ‘do to the adoring (OK, skeptical) crowd. That’s Tim Siglin on the left, Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen on the right and blondie in the middle. I started the show with a session entitled Producing H.264 for Streaming and Progressive Download (3 hours), and host an hour-long session today on Improving …
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November, 2009
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16 November
The best adaptive streaming technology you probably don’t know about
I taught a class on H.264 production at Streaming Media West today. Two related trends that I discussed were HTTP delivery of streaming media and adaptive bitrate streaming, where multiple files are encoded for distribution to remote viewer
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16 November
Presentation at Streaming Media West
Just finished a presentation on producing H.264 at Streaming Media West - here's the final PDF from the presentation for attendees who wanted to download it. Here's the class description - Encoding H.264 Video for Streaming and Progressive DownloadT
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16 November
Is your video player as good as your content?
Ten years ago, a streaming video player performed one function - it played your video. Today, the features of your player are critical to achieving the maximum return on investment from your video. Specifically, a well featured, properly designed
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15 November
Sorenson Squeeze 6 and VP6 Encoding
Just a quick note about Sorenson Squeeze 6. I was testing for an upcoming review in my Affordable HD column for Millimeter Magazine and encountered a very serious bug relating to producing in VP6 format. Specifically, in my tests, Squeeze 6 couldn't
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13 November
YouTube’s SD Upload Options
Few things in life are as opaque as working with YouTube—a black box with irresistible appeal to most video producers. Trying to discern how to produce the absolute best quality has consumed boatloads of my time in the past. Recently, however, a concert event client asked me to post six videos to YouTube, and I dove in again. The video …
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11 November
New Online Video Platform Comparison Service
I'm very bullish on Online Video Platforms (OVPs) as a substitute for internal infrastructure for video streaming. They simplify encoding, reduce capital expenditures and development costs, provide a superior distribution platform for your videos via
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11 November
Sorenson Squeeze 6
Sorenson Media recently released Squeeze 6. Here's a screencam review that I produced for Millimeter magazine. In a couple of weeks, I'll post a written article on Millimeter comparing encoding quality and performance of Squeeze 6 with previous vers
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1 November
Sorenson Squeeze 6 – A New Feature Overview
We’ve all heard about Sorenson Squeeze 6; this article contains an overview of the new features. Here are some other resources you can check for more in depth information. First is my video review of new features that you can see by clicking below. Next is a full review of Squeeze 6 encoding speed and quality comparisons, that you can …
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1 November
Shooting for streaming – top 5 tips
From an article that I wrote in AV Technology that you can read here.
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