Posted by Derrick on September 7, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
Encoding with older versions of Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.6 and 5.1 should be a great experience in terms of reliability. What I like about Sorenson Squeeze is that it has really been stable over the years. I have one particular client that still has Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.6 installed on their encoding workstations and it still works flawlessly. Every once in a while I get to tweak their compression settings for new streaming projects and that’s always fun to see the older versions. It’s amazing how many great features are still in the older version.
I like Sorenson Squeeze 6 and many of the new features available. However, the ability to preview compression jobs during batch encoding is a feature that is only available in Squeeze 4.5.6 and 5.1. With this feature you can easily see which source video is being encoding. You can also view if your encode is on the first pass or second pass of encoding. I would LOVE to see the compression preview feature back in future versions of Squeeze.
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Posted by Derrick on September 5, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
FFmpeg for Encoding via the command line is really cool. I had a chance to dive into command line encoding with FFmpeg recently and it’s very interesting. The quality of video output to the H.264 codec is amazing. The application takes a little bit of work to set up and get the proper presets configured for H.264. However, once you get it going it’s very nice for one-off encoding jobs. I also noticed that the encoding process with FFmpeg happens very quickly. It’s the best tool I’ve seen so far for encoding to Smartphones. If you’d like to start using FFmpeg or get more information on the tool visit the FFmpeg website.
Posted by Derrick on September 1, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
1 hour On-line Training Modules are now available at Freeman Compression Inc. Many individuals have streaming and compression projects that they’re working on a need some assistance. These short sessions save time and allow you to get your projects going quicker without sitting in on one of our full day training classes.
Just purchase the 1 hour training that you’re interested in and we’ll contact you to schedule your session. For your training session we’ll provide an instructor that will walk you through the training module you purchase. We’ll use GoToMeeting and Skype for the training session. GoToMeeting will be used for screen sharing and Skype will be used for communicating by voice. Make sure you have a USB Headset before your training session. All training session are with a Live instructor.
Here are the 1 hour On-line Training Modules available:
Looping Playlist Set-up using JW Player and Wowza Media Server 2 (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up a client-side playlist using JW Player for Flash and Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn how to include your desired videos in your playlist, set-up your .XML file and and author your HTML web page.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and JW Player for Flash
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Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming Set-up for iPhone (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming for the iPhone using Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn what you need to do for encoding your videos for Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming, how to set-up your playlist and where to upload your streaming videos.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and an iPhone
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On-demand Streaming Set-up with Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3 (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up On-demand Streaming using Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3. This learning module will teach you how to set-up your streaming on Cloudfront and connect it with your S3 bucket for On-demand Streaming.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Amazon Cloudfront and Amazon S3
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Publishing Videos to Amazon Web Services with Sorenson Squeeze 6 (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to encode your videos and then have them publish to your Amazon Web Services account. This session will teach you what you need to get content uploaded to your Amazon S3 bucket after encoding.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Amazon S3 and Sorenson Squeeze 6 Amazon Web Services Edition
Longtail Ad Solution Set-up for Delivery with JW Player for Flash (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up your Longtail Ad Solution account for serving video ads with JW Player. You’ll learn how to set up your channel, specify videos ads and embed your plug-in within your JW Player HTML code. You’ll also learn about proper sizing for video ads using Ad Solution.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Longtail Ad Solution and JW Player for Flash
Sorenson Squeeze Overview (1 hour session)
Training Overview: This 1 hour training session will provide you with a good overview of Sorenson Squeeze. Your instructor will describe the various items within Squeeze and show you how to set-up Batch Encoding and Watch Folder Encoding. This is a good training module to get you going quickly with Sorenson Squeeze.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Sorenson Squeeze version 4.5.6, 5 or 6
Sawmill Professional Overview (1 hour session)
Training Overview: This 1 hour training session will provide you with a good overview of Sawmill Professional. Your instructor will describe the various items within Sawmill Professional and get you familiar with processing log files. This is a good training module to get you up and running with Sawmill Professional.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Sawmill Professional
iPhone Streaming Set-up with Wowza Media Server 2 (1 hour session)
Training Overview: In this 1 hour training session your instructor will teach you how to set up iPhone Streaming with Wowza Media Server 2. You’ll learn how to set-up your iPhone Streaming application, encode your videos and create a link for delivering video to the iPhone.
Cost: $100
Items needed: Wowza Media Server 2 and an iPhone
Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 or E-mail us at info@freemancompression to register for a session. All training sessions are available on-line for U.S. and International students.
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Posted by Derrick on August 7, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Sorenson Squeeze Encoding for Amazon S3 just got better. Sorenson Media now has a version of Squeeze that works with Amazon Web Services. Now instead of using alternative methods to upload your videos to your S3 bucket, you can use Sorenson Squeeze. You can simply apply your Amazon Web Services publishing preset to your encodes in Sorenson Squeeze. Here is where you can find the latest Amazon Web Services Edition of Squeeze. To encode to your S3 bucket you’ll need your Bucket Name, Access Key and Secret Key. This is a very exciting development for encoding for Amazon Web Services so enjoy.
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Posted by Derrick on July 9, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Digital Rapids — the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and Web content to wider audiences – announced that the company has signed an agreement to join the Polycom ARENA partner program. Polycom, a global leader in telepresence, video and voice communication solutions, initiated the ARENA program to allow software application providers, hardware device manufacturers, and conferencing solution providers to integrate their products with Polycom’s industry leading unified collaboration platform to create new applications.
The integration of Digital Rapids encoding and streaming solutions with the Polycom unified collaboration platform allows enterprises to extend the reach of their video beyond videoconferencing to additional viewing devices from Internet-connected PCs to mobile phones. Supporting both live streaming and recording for on-demand distribution, Digital Rapids’ flexible solutions seamlessly enable multi-platform distribution with simultaneous encoding to multiple output resolutions, bit rates and formats. Video from Polycom video conferencing endpoints and other sources can be encoded for streaming within or outside an organization, while integration with the Polycom Video Media Center (VMC™) provides enterprise users with content management, publishing, tracking and viewer access control.
“Enterprises and institutions in the corporate, government and educational markets are investing in solutions that improve productivity, accelerate decision making and lower costs. Through our involvement in the Polycom ARENA program, we are delivering integrated solutions that support these initiatives by enhancing video communications and streamlining video operations,” said Wesley Thiessen, Product Manager at Digital Rapids. “Our combined solutions allow Polycom customers to easily incorporate multi-format streaming video into their unified communications architectures, enabling them to reach broader audiences with the same outstanding visual quality that leading media companies have long benefited from in our encoders.”
“Polycom and its ARENA ecosystem partners such as Digital Rapids are focused on proliferating new collaborative communications solutions that will benefit organizations worldwide. Digital Rapids’ encoding and streaming solutions enable all types of organizations to extend and enhance their internal and external video communications across multiple viewing platforms,” said Mark Roberts, Vice President, Polycom ARENA Program. “We are pleased to welcome Digital Rapids into the Polycom ARENA program and look forward to working with them to deliver this important solution to customers.”
Digital Rapids encoding and streaming solutions include the versatile StreamZ and StreamZHD multi-format on-demand and live encoding systems; the StreamZ Live family of live streaming encoders; and TouchStream portable encoding and streaming appliances. Integration between the Polycom Video Media Center and select models of Digital Rapids solutions is planned for availability within the next 30 days, with additional integrations planned for later in the year.
