2nd Edition

Compression for Great Video and Audio Master Tips and Common Sense

By Ben Waggoner Copyright 2009
    632 Pages
    by Routledge

    616 Pages
    by Routledge

    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

     

    Visit the companion website at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/cw/waggoner-9780240812137/.

    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

    http://www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp'ISBN=9780240812137

    Biography

    Ben Waggoner has been compressing video for nearly 20 years. He cofounded the pioneering digital media services company Journeyman Digital, launched Terran Interactive's consulting services division, and was principal of Interframe Media. Ben joined Microsoft in 2005, and is now Principal Video Strategist for Microsoft's Silverlight platform.