Description
Learn how to compress video and audio with optimal quality and minimal hassles. Renowned expert Ben Waggoner teaches you to improve the quality of your final content and develop effective workflows. Understand the basic concepts of vision and hearing, apply that knowledge in the context of compression, then move onto practical, applicable information for creating, editing, and compressing the best video and audio, whether you're delivering for the web, DVD, Blu-ray, phones, or beyond.
Clear examples of how to make the best choices in real-world projects Covers Mac and Windows products for a complete look at today's compression technologies: all the different tools, codecs, and formats for different kinds of deliverables are described, focusing on how to pick the right options for particular projects, players, and sources
Formats
Windows Media QuickTime Flash FLV and F4V MPEG-4 and H.264 MPEG-2 Ogg Vorbis and Theora Silverlight and Smooth Streaming Devices
iPod and iPhone Zune HD Playstation Portable Playstation 3 Xbox 360 DVD and Blu-ray
*New in the 2nd edition: VC-1, H.264, and mobile video
*Clear examples throughout of how to make different choices for real-world projects
*Covers multiple platforms form complete compression technology
Contents
Chapter 1: Seeing and Hearing Chapter 2: Uncompressed Video and Audio Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Compression Chapter 4: Digital Video Workflow Chapter 5: Production, Acquisition and Post Production Chapter 6: Preprocessing Chapter 7: Using Video Codecs Chapter 8: Using Audio Codecs Chapter 9: Mpeg 1 & 2 Chapter 10: MP3 Chapter 11: Mpeg-4 Chapter 12: Mpeg -4 part 2: Video Codecs Chapter 13: Advances Audio Coding and M4A Chapter 14: h.264 Chapter 15: FLV Chapter 16: Windows Media Chapter 17: VC-1 Chapter 18: Windows Media Audio Chapter 19: Ogg Chapter 20: Real Media Chapter 21: Bink Chapter 22: Web Video Chapter 23: Optical Disc: DVD, Blu-Ray, & Rom Chapter 24: Phones and Devices Chapter 25: Flash Chapter 26: Silverlight Chapter 27: Media on Windows Chapter 28: Quicktime and Mac OS Online material: Compression tools
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