- This Webinar was originally broadcast on:
- November 13, 2008 Enroll Now
- Watch and listen to the original one-hour Webinar in its entirety. This Webinar recording features the full presentation led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty including Q&A from the audience and resources from the presenter.
Course Overview
- Title:
- Understanding Video Compression for Journalists
- Type:
- Webinar
- Cost:
- $24.95
- Originally Broadcast On:
- November 13, 2008
- Time Estimate:
- One hour
$24.95
About Webinars
In this virtual classroom, participants can join in a seminar led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty. This screencast includes live audio and a slideshow presentation in which participants can post questions and respond to poll questions posed by the host.
Video on your Web site enhances the news you deliver, and, in many markets, video is a commercial necessity. Whether you’re new to video or are already producing video for the Web, you’ll get the guidance you need about the latest techniques to compress and deliver video to the Web.
This is an entry level course for those who have to shoot and encode Flash video for streaming or progressive delivery.
What Will I Learn:
- An overview of video formats and players
- Critical streaming concepts such as bandwidth, streaming vs. progressive delivery, resolution and data rate
- Producing video for Flash and selecting a Flash encoder
Who Should Take this Course:
This course is for those new to producing and compressing video, especially for Flash.
Course Instructor:
Jan Ozer
Jan Ozer is a streaming media consultant who is a frequent contributor to industry magazines and Web sites on streaming-related topics.
Technical Requirements:
This Webinar contains audio. Please make sure you've got your headphones and speakers adjusted.
For the best experience, we suggest that:
- PC users use Internet Explorer or Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox
- Mac users use Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox or Safari
- You set your monitor resolution to 1024 x 768 or higher
- You use a high-speed connection
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