Presented: March 21, 2018

Several times each month, 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: 53:08
Download file size: 773 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Last week, we learned how to edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro. This week, we learn what to do with that final master file export: compress it for distribution. Video compression and transcoding are essential to all media today, from social media to broadcast to streaming.

This webinar is designed for everyone who wants to learn how to compress their media files for the web using Adobe Media Encoder.

Join host, Larry Jordan, as he explains:

• Basic audio and video compression terms
• Understanding what causes poor quality images
• How to compress and publish a file for Social Media
• How and why to adjust custom video compression settings
• How and why to adjust custom audio compression settings
• How to add watermarks and other effects
• How to automate compression using Watch Folders

Shooting and editing are essential to the production process. But, if you screw up the final compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. Learn what you don’t know in this week’s session.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This is a beginning-level session. You don’t need to know anything about Adobe Media Encoder or compression to follow along. This session is delivered as a QuickTime movie, so you don’t even need to own the software to watch this.

CHAPTER MARKERS

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

CONTENT OUTLINE

• Welcome
•   – Why we compress media
• Media Compression Concepts
•   – Definitions
•   – Rules of compression
•   – File size vs image quality
•   – Examples of artifacts
•   – Why test compression matters
• Adobe Media Encoder
•   – Explore the interface
•   – Optimize Preference settings
•   – The Media Browser
•   – Import media directly
•   – The Compression Queue
•   – Compress files for social media
•   – Publish files to social media
•   – Create a short test movie
•   – Create a new settings file
•   – When to use H.264 vs. HEVC
•   – Customize audio settings
•   – Customize video settings
•   – Adding effects
•   – Reset file compression status
•   – Automate compression with Watch Folders
• Summary
• Audience Questions