PME NTI : Video Compression and Codex

Course Overview

This one-day workshop is designed to give those with video production experience further information on video compression technologies. The course is also suited to web developers who have to deal with different formats of video. The course will look at the various acquisition formats now available (both SD and HD) and how you can work effectively with these formats in your non-linear editing software. We assess the advantages and disadvantages of editing natively vs. using an intermediate codex and which hardware/software is available to transcode your footage whilst maintaining quality. We also take a look at the variety of delivery formats now available and use practical, hands-on exercises to demonstrate the best techniques needed to compress your video for delivery via DVD, Blu-ray, Podcasts, YouTube and Flash.

Dates: This course will run on an on-demand basis.

Who should attend

Those working with video who need to out put media to multiple platfroms such as mobile devices and the web.

What you will learn

• Understanding video properties and compression
• Compression in production and post production
• Understanding Inter- vs Intraframe compression and MB vs.Mbps
• When to edit natively and when to use an intermediate codec
• Understanding players, containers and codex
• Compression hardware and software
• Choosing a delivery format (DVD, WMV, H.264 or Flash?)
• Compression “recipes” and strategies for DVDs, mobile phones, YouTube and the Web
• Using Apple Compressor and Adobe Media Encoder and other software

Entry Requirements

Prerequisites

• Working with video files
• Knowledge and experience of using video editing and/or compression software on Windows or Mac OS X.