Posted by Derrick on November 11, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
On-site consulting and training holds many benefits. For many organizations that need to get video streaming services up and running this is a perfect solution. Overall you save on the cost of having multiple staff members trained. Also, empowering more individuals allows many to share in the workload. Recently, Freeman Compression Inc. provided On-site consulting and training to an organization in Nevada. Prior to the On-site we created a Video Streaming Portal that supported Live Webcasts as well as On-demand Streaming with a Playlist and thumbnails with text.
On Day 1 we upgraded their Wowza Media Server Pro to Wowza Media Server 2 and installed applications for On-demand Streaming, Live Streaming, and Recording Live Streams. In addition, we made sure the Live Streaming was working properly with their workflow which used S-video and Composite video out of their cameras into their Dazzle converter. Freeman Compression Inc. created the presets that would be used for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder and saved them for future reference. The rest of the day was spent making sure their video streaming operation was ready to go.
For Day 2 we provided training to 8 attendees. Each attendee shared a workstation with their colleague. We provided hands-on instruction for Video Streaming, Compression, Wowza Media Server 2, Adobe Flash Live Encoder, and Dreamweaver for Authoring streaming web pages. Attendees learned how to configure regular Live Streaming as well as Live Stream Recording using Wowza Media Server. They learned how to update their web pages for On-demand Streaming with playlists and for Live Webcasting. Attendees also learned how to perform Batch Encoding and Watch Folder Encoding with Sorenson Squeeze. This was so that they could manage their Encoding Workstation that we set up with encoding presets and compression filters for Flash Encoding. Lastly, we provided a working example of how to restream RTSP IP Cameras or RTSP URLs and taught them how to use it. The goal for our training day was making sure the organization could manage the video streaming operation after the training was complete. We accomplished that. One of of the attendees commented during the training session”This is pretty easy to do”. That’s what Freeman Compression Inc. likes to hear. It let’s us know that we accomplished our job successfully, transferring the necessary information to our students.
Overall, the reason for creating their specific streaming workflows was to simplify the management of their video streaming operation and reduce the workload for their staff. The organization’s video streaming provides Live Streaming capabilities with server side Live Stream Recording. Video content will be made available after Live Webcasts as on-demand streams with minimal web authoring. Videos that need to be encoded will be dropped into a folder on the Encoding Workstation and automatically encoded with Sorenson Squeeze. After encoding videos will be automatically uploaded via the Squeeze FTP for on-demand viewing on Wowza Media Server.
It gives Freeman Compression Inc. great joy to empower organizations to successfully manage their video streaming operations. Contact us if you’d like to schedule an On-site Training or Consult for your organization. View the Video Streaming and Compression Trainings we have available. Here’s a list of our Consulting Services. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407-477-5837 or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.
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Posted by Derrick on October 14, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Improve your workflow with Watch Folder encoding. This is a compression process you can employ within most video encoding tools. Watch Folder encoding allows you to specify a folder where your application will look for videos to encode. You can usually select presets to assign to your Watch Folder. Generally any video file that goes into your Watch Folder will be encoded. This is great because you can drag 10 videos or event 50 videos into your Watch Folder and they will be compressed. Learn more about the details of Watch Folder encoding in our 1-Day Sorenson Squeeze Training or in our 2-Day Video Streaming and Compression Training class.
Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com. Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training classes.
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Posted by Derrick on October 11, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Get streaming quickly with a Half Day Wowza Training. Our Half Day Wowza Media Server 2 Training classes are designed to get you up and going quickly with your Streaming Set-up. If you need to get going with your On-demand Streaming or Live Streaming project for iPhone and Desktop without needing to learn about encoding and authoring, this class will benefit you. The Half Day Wowza Media Server 2 Training also benefits those busy professional without a lot of time.
Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our 1/2 Day Wowza Media Server Trainings On-line. Call Freeman Compression Inc. at 407.477.5837 for more information or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com.
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Posted by Derrick on October 4, 2010 under Industry News |
Sorenson Media has announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 6.5, which adds greater encoding, publishing, pre-processing and filtering functionality to the industry-leading online video encoding product. The Squeeze 6.5 update is free to current Sorenson Squeeze 6 users.
“With Squeeze 6.5, the industry’s best encoding solution just got better,” said Randon Morford, director of product management for Sorenson Media. “Squeeze users can now enjoy the most effective means ever for publishing video directly to the cloud as well as top-quality HD decoding and encoding capability. This set of user benefits is continued evidence of our commitment to delivering the tools and services that our customers need.”
Among the new capabilities in Sorenson Squeeze 6.5, is the ability for the first time to decode the AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) format. AVCHD records high-definition video to DVD, hard drives, or flash memory cards as .m2ts, .mts, or .m2t files and is the most common recording format for high definition video cameras at the prosumer and high-end consumer market.
Other significant benefits of Sorenson Squeeze 6.5 include three new filters: enhanced de-interlacing, image rotation and optimized color conversion. The new deinterlacing filter works automatically as a default setting to increase encoding quality and speed and is faster than any previous version of Sorenson Squeeze. Image rotation improves video capture capability in mobile devices by converting portrait orientation to landscape, while encoding speed is further increased through optimized color conversion in Sorenson Squeeze 6.5.
New publishing capabilities have also been added. The software now has the unique ability to publish encoded video content directly to users’ Amazon Web Services S3 accounts. This capability brings significant benefits to enterprise users and small-to-medium companies who use the AWS cloud to manage and distribute their videos across the Internet, and builds on the software’s ability to publish to a variety of locations, such as the Sorenson 360 online video platform, YouTube or an FTP server.
Posted by Derrick on September 12, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
H.264 Quality Based Encodes with Sorenson Squeeze 6 will produce very nice video quality. If you’re using the Apple H.264 codec available under the MPEG-4 .MP4 presets you can choose to do a Quality based encode instead of using a datarate value. If you choose a Quality value of 5o this will produce great results with most sources but if you want to guarantee exceptional quality then chooose a Quality value of 75. Keep in mind that both the Quality values of 50 and 75 will increase your overall video datarate and the Quality value of 75 more than doubles that of 50. However, if you desire to make sure you achieve a certain quality level then these settings will do that.
