Lesson 13 - Compression Special - This weekend we have a special lesson on Compression. In this lesson I want to answer some questions. Vimeo and Cool2video both have a 500MB video limit - How do I make my video smaller to fit with this limit. The real answer is H264. But I also have video training this week on how to use the windows media encoder 4 and how to compress your video for Flash.

Compression Basic -

1. PDF - make sure to read this first. Well yes it is long. Well look at the concepts.
2. Video - Jeff on Adobe Media Encoder 4 - part 1
3. Video - Jeff on Adobe Media Encoder 4 - part 2
4. Video - Jeff on Adobe Media Encoder 4 - part 3
5. Video - Jeff on Adobe Media Encoder 4 - part 4
6. Video - Jeff on Adobe Media Encoder 4 - part 5 - This is the video for how to compress the Flash Format.

Video Training - Adobe - all these tutorials are exporting from an application like Premiere or After effects. But you can also use a video that has already be compressed into a video. Checkout my videos on how to do that.

1. Intro to Adobe Media Encoder 4
2. Introduction to Flash Video compression. - this is after effects but has info for anyone learn Adobe Media encoder4
3. More videos on Adobe Media Encoder 4
4. Markers and cue points in Premiere.
5. Have Premiere Elements - Heres how to export video.

Here some more into on Adobe media encoder

http://www.postmagazine.com/Media/VideoLibrary/Class On Demand Adobe CS4 Media Encoder.mov

http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/Default.asp

Adobe Media Encoder 4 Help Menus - Yes this read has the details to all the boxes and windows in the program.

1. PDF - Basics of Media Encoding - if you read any of these make sure to read this one.
2. Compression Tips
3. Compressing for Flash format
4. Compressing for MPEG
5. Compressing for High Definition
6. Which File format can you use in Media Encoder 4
7. Pre encoding task - Make sure you understand Deinterlacing
8. All the export setting and how they work.
9. More export setting and details
10. Cue points and marker settings

Mac Compression videos

1. Compress on Mac 1
2. Compress on Mac 2
3. Compress on Mac 3
4. Compress on Mac 4

Older video of Adobe media Encoder. Yes CS3 and CS2 here.

1. dvtutorspart1 - Basic of compression
2. preparecapture - Capture Video
3. qtcompression - Compress for Quicktime
4. realcompress - Compress for Real Player
5. wmcompress - Compress for windows media player.