Compression

I've been working for what seems like forever on a good 1080p24 film-sourced content with clear rights that can be used for codec testing by the broader community.Since I've finally realized that a big purpose of a blog is an auxilliary memory for myself, and to have a place to point people towards…

As promised, here are the final decks for my presentations at NAB. Encoding for the Next Generation: MPEG-2/H.264/VC-1This session was part of the all-day Next Generation DVD track sponsored by the DVD Association. I talked about the various options for and issues in encoding for high definition,…

Oops, forgot to post this video clip of a VERY exhaused me at Mix talking to Expression Encoder's James Clarke about 2.0. The clip itself is actually quarter HD (960x540), so double-click on it to take it full screen.Could be a good case study for the captioning features in Silverlight...

Hard to believe that NAB is starting at the end of next week! Here's my schedule for booth duty and conferences if you'd like to swing by and say hello.   Encoding for the Next Generation: MPEG-2/H.264/VC-1Saturday, April 12th 3:30 pm - 4:45 pmLas Vegas Convention Center N252This session is…

One of the best parts of my job at Microsoft is when I can put aside the video strategy stuff and do some real-world hands-on video compression encoding for a project. My friends on the IIS team asked me to encode their new tutorials for Silverlight playback, and I thought it was a great project to…

I've been playing around a bunch with screen recordings lately (as you'll see in my next blog post), and I've noticed a pretty common problem: people leaving ClearType on while recording. ClearType is cool stuff, adding improved anti-aliasing on LCD displays. But the way it works is by taking…

Wow, hard to believe it's already mid-March. My daughter is turning six, and this year's compression classes are getting closer. As long-time readers probably know, I've been teaching compression classes in Portland State University's Multimedia Professional Program and for the Digital Media…

And here it is. You can watch in Silverlight, or download in WMV or for iPod or Zune.

I am frequently approached by friends and co-workers with questions about posting videos on the web. I don't know why, but I am. Anyway- as you know, Channel 10 offers you our videos in many different formats. We use a top secret method with very classified details in order to do this…

The "Compression with Silverlight" Live Meeting I did with Michael Scherotter has now been posted. Check it out here at the Synergist blog.