CMP Books Book & CD: Compression for Great Digital Video

Editorial Review - Book Description
Achieve better results quicker with this essential reference for encoding digital video and audio for the web, CD-ROM, DVD, and other media. Novices and professionals alike will benefit from this highly readable guide that has been carefully crafted to present the need-to-know elements of video and audio compression without ever requiring more than basic algebra. Begin with the fundamentals of light, vision, and compression technology that are central to the compressionist's art. Understand the implementation issues of the alternative codecs, formats, and platforms. Arm yourself with a collection of best practices for everything that happens before compression (such as shooting, editing, capturing, and preprocessing) and after (streaming and hosting).

Once fluent in the principles of compression, you will learn to master the tool of your choice - whether it is Cleaner, RealNetworks' Helix Producer, ProCoder, Windows Media Encoder, or Squeeze - to optimize for highest quality, efficiency, and manageability. Tutorial projects provide hands-on experience with the techniques you will need to: