Presented: Nov. 13, 2013

Compression Comparison: Sorenson Squeeze, Adobe Media Encoder and Apple Compressor

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, on-line, video training webinar discussing issues related to video editing and post-production. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 1:06:39
File size: 188 MB (ZIP file)
Format: MPEG-4 movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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TRAINING DESCRIPTION

As more and more video goes to the web, the quality of our video compression has a direct bearing on the results of all our editing. It is critical that we make our compressed videos look great – whether for YouTube, DVD, or the web. However, figuring out how to make compressed video look great is a bigger challenge than you might expect.

In this online training, host Larry Jordan shows off the latest tricks in Apple Compressor 4, Adobe Media Encoder 7.1 and Sorenson Squeeze 9–three different applications that all do video compression. This is a great session to see how each of these work, how to select the right settlings, and decide for yourself which you want to use for your own projects.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This intermediate-level webinar is suitable for anyone interested in learning more about video compression, regardless of the editing software they are using. (This video training plays as a QuickTime movie. You don’t need to own any other software to watch this movie.)

BONUS FEATURE!

To help you quickly find the information you need, we included chapter markers in the QuickTime movie for easy navigation. Click here to learn how to display them in your download.

CONTENT OUTLINE

– COMPRESSION BASICS –
• Compression is always lossy
• What determines file size
• Recognizing artifacts
• What determines image quality
• Compression workflow
• Issues that affect image quality
• When to deinterlace
• Special rules for YouTube videos

• -Sorenson Squeeze –
  • DEMO: Key Features
  • DEMO: Compress for YouTube
  • DEMO: Customize compression settings
  • DEMO: Customize compression destinations
  • DEMO: Compare how bit rates affect quality
  • DEMO: Compare how codecs affect color
  • DEMO: HTML5 compression
  • DEMO: Create a Watch Folder
  • DEMO: Compress for DVD

– Adobe Media Encoder –

• • DEMO: New Features
  • DEMO: Compress a Flash movie
  • DEMO: Modify export settings
  • DEMO: Modify bit rate settings
  • DEMO: Set the correct keyframe distance
  • DEMO: Create a Watch Folder

– Apple Compressor –

• DEMO: Key Features
• DEMO: Create a custom destination
• DEMO: Compress for YouTube
• DEMO: The Share Monitor
• DEMO: Create a custom compression setting for the web
• DEMO: Compress for DVD
• DEMO: Adjust audio compression settings
• DEMO: Create a droplet for automation

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