Learn About Video Codecs and Formats

Posted by Derrick on December 9, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Learn about video codecs and formats in our 2-Day Video Streaming and Compression Training.  This class allows students to learn hands-on video compression and teaches about various compression methods such as 2-pass VBR, 2-pass CBR, 1-pass VBR, 1-pass CBR and multi-pass.  This class provides a great understanding of streaming formats such as Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, Real Media, and MPEG-4.  Attendees will also learn about keyframes, frames per second, profiles, and other compression adjustments. If you’d like to get into hands-on encoding this class is an excellent choice. Our instructor can effectively teach beginners and advanced users.  Check out the Video Streaming and Compression Training Schedule for upcoming classes.

Give us a call about signing up to attend one of our Video Streaming and Compression Trainings in Orlando or On-line.  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.

Increase Audio Levels for Streaming Video

Posted by Derrick on December 8, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Increase audio levels for streaming video if you want most viewers to have a great on-line experience. Many video content providers need to keep this in mind because all viewers don’t have amplified speakers. So to improve the audio for your streaming media, give your audio a boost by normalizing or adjusting the audio levels. This will allow your audio to be heard much better on most workstations.

Improve Your Workflow with Watch Folder Encoding

Posted by Derrick on October 14, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

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.

Marvell Technology Integrates Sorenson Spark Video Decoder into Platform Solutions

Posted by Derrick on August 5, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Sorenson Media announced that the Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit (SDK) has been licensed by Marvell Technology to incorporate the Sorenson Spark decoder in Marvell products. Sorenson Spark will be included in the company’s platform solutions designed to scale with set-top boxes, media players, e-readers, netbooks, smart phones, high-performance tablets and other advanced mobile devices.

Sorenson Spark is the industry’s most ubiquitous video codec and was the first codec used in Macromedia Flash, now Adobe Flash. The decoder exclusively enables the playback of hundreds of millions of videos on the Internet, including those on YouTube, the single largest online video destination today. The Sorenson Spark SDK allows developers to integrate the Sorenson Spark decoder into a wide array of programmable chipsets and semiconductors. The kit is designed to provide Sorenson Spark decoding on any platform, including custom silicon.

Marvell is a leading fabless semiconductor company with expertise in microprocessor architecture.   Marvell’s multiple platforms included networked Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, media players, mobile and wireless, and high volume storage solutions. These are used to power the complete value chain of mobile and wireless devices.

“Marvell is a technology leader, driving highly efficient and scalable platform solutions for consumers worldwide,” said Douglas Cebik, director of business development of Sorenson Media.  “Now, the company’s high performance mobile platforms will be able to play Internet video using the industry’s most common codec and consumers will enjoy more complete access to the full world of online video.”

VP8 Video from Anystream Avalon and Agility 2G

Posted by Derrick on August 1, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment

Anystream, the leading provider of automated multi-platform media publishing solutions, announced that Agility 2G and Avalon products will produce VP8 video in support of the WebM initiative.

“A key factor in the web’s success is that its core technologies are open and freely implementable. Video is fundamental to the web experience, and developers and content publishers need an open video format option,” said Mike Jazayeri, Group Product Manager at Google. “We are excited Grab Networks is joining a broad coalition of industry leaders supporting the WebM project to bring a new era of open innovation in web video.”

“Avalon with VP8 automates media packaging for on-line distribution to YouTube.” said Jim Duval, Director of Product Management at Anystream.  “Avalon eliminates the complexity of manually assembling and validating media, metadata, graphics and other media elements that are required by YouTube and other digital media distribution outlets.”

Agility 2G automates and streamlines content production and delivery for television, web and mobile media applications.  In a single workflow, Avalon assembles and validates commercial metadata that is seen in the promotions and displays on video portals, electronic storefronts and electronic program guides.  Avalon also converts media into the specified formats and packages the content with the metadata into media products that conform to all of the delivery requirements.

Shipment of Agility 2G with VP8 will begin in the second half of 2010.