Real World Video Compression

by Andy Beach

Video is the Internet these days and as the growing trend toward viewing video on mobile devices increases too, the attention is turning toward creating a good user experience for downloading and viewing that video. One of the keys to this is delivering video in the correct format with the proper compression for that delivery. Real World Video Compression is one of the first books on this topic to demystify the various approaches to compression. It begins by describing the basic concepts of video compression, explains why you might choose a particular compression tool over another, and covers important workflow practices. After the groundwork is laid, readers will learn how to compress their video according to the specific requirements of their projects and will learn some best practices by following the author's own tips and recipes. Experts in the field lend their own solutions in several sidebars throughout the book, making this a valuable learning tool for anyone learning to encode video, whether they are bloggers, DVD authors, video editors, or students.Contents at a GlanceChapter Understanding Video and Audio.Chapter The Language of CompressionChapter Best PracticesChapter PreprocessingInterview with a John HowellChapter Compression ToolsInterview with a Nico PuertollanoChapter Compressing for DVDsInterview with a Ben WaggonerChapter Compressing for the WebInterview with a Jim RohnerChapter Compressing for MobileInterview with a Ryanne HodsonChapter Compressing for Set-Top BoxesInterview with a Andy Beach"In the highly accessible REAL WORLD VIDEO COMPRESSION, Andy Beachilluminates the dark-art of encoding and provides candid insight fromworking professionals. Andy's fluid style and easy prose decode thisoften misunderstood and often misinformed world...he is the Carl Saganof compression."Brian GaryFilmmaker, CompressionistAuthor of the COMPRESSOR 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

336 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 12, 2008

About the author

i'm a well read video geek who works in the software industry, makes great cocktails, cooks, and likes to work on old volvos.

Reviews

[Malik Yusuf · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well introductory information about digital video compression, encoding and transcoding techniques. It also includes some interesting interviews with professional compressionist which adds a bit more to this introductory text book.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

well its my book, of course i gave it a 5 star review :)