May, 2009

• 13 May

  Streaming Media East Presentations

  

  I just got back from a wonderful trip to Streaming Media East, where I gave two presentations. The first was a 3 hour session on producing H.264 video, here's the agenda. In particular, note the comparisons of H.264 codecs, which you'll find he

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• 4 May

  Streaminglearningcenter Announces Summer Courses at Stanford and Harvard

  Galax, VA- Streaming Learning Center announces two one-week streaming production courses to be taught by Jan Ozer of streaminglearningcenter.com and produced by Digital Media Academy. The two hands-on courses, to be held at Stanford U

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• 1 May

  Nielson report details increasing online video usage and impact on advertising

  It's been impossible not to notice the increase in the number of internet video viewers and the increased length of time they spend watching. Still, a look at the actual numbers, and the impact on advertising, is profound. You can learn all about thi

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April, 2009

• 28 April

  Hewlett Packard’s Nehalem-based Z400 and Z800 speed encoding performance

  On March 30, 2009, Hewlett Packard announced three new workstations that leverage Intel’s new Nehalem line of CPUs. To assess the significance of these new computers to the streaming market, I tested two Nehalem-based systems against

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• 27 April

  Test Drive: Intel Nehalem, Part 2

  Welcome back to our presentation of how HP’s new Intel Nehalem-based workstations compare to older workstations when rendering from Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4). Briefly, in the last installment, I detailed the tests that I performed, and discussed the results for DV and HDV source materials. This time out, I present the results for DVCPRO HD, AVCHD, and Red and share how the Z400 and Z800 performed with Hyper-threaded …

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• 22 April

  Marketing with Video

  In April, 2009, I gave a half day seminar before the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the Media Communications Associates, International. I spent the fourth hour describing how video is being used by organizations to market their products and

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• 17 April

  Know Your Digital Video Formats

  Many digital shooters started with DV video, which hammered the nail in the analog video coffin and democratized video production by dropping the price of capturing very good video from $25,000 (BetaSP camera and deck) to well under $4,00

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• 15 April

  Five Streaming Production Mistakes to Avoid

  Every spring I speak at Streaming Media East in New York City. Usually, I do a 3-hour, tech-heavy seminar on streaming production or the current state of the codec market, plus a 1-hour discussion on an equally weighty topic. This year I decided t

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• 11 April

  Thanks to the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the MCA-I

  I presented a half day seminar for the Greater Wisconsin Chapter of the MCA-I on Thursday, April 9. I wanted to thank all the folks who made that possible and made my stay enjoyable, including Dick Kenitzer, Pam Rucinski, and especially Colleen Pa

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• 9 April

  Choosing an Online Video Platform

  Let’s assume that you’re a small to mid-size nonmedia company seeking to use video to acquire or retain customers, train your employees, and, perhaps, communicate with investors, and you’re considering inexpensive alternatives fo

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