Real World Video Compression

Video is the Internet these days and as thegrowing trend toward viewing video on mobile devices increases too, theattention is turning toward creating a good user experience fordownloading and viewing that video. One of the keys to this isdelivering video in the correct format with the proper compression forthat delivery. Real World Video Compression is one of the first bookson this topic to demystify the various approaches to compression. Itbegins by describing the basic concepts of video compression, explainswhy you might choose a particular compression tool over another, andcovers important workflow practices. After the groundwork is laid,readers will learn how to compress their video according to thespecific requirements of their projects and will learn some bestpractices by following the author's own tips and recipes. Experts inthe field lend their own solutions in several sidebars throughout thebook, making this a valuable learning tool for anyone learning toencode video, whether they are bloggers, DVD authors, video editors, orstudents.

Contents at a Glance
Chapter One: Understanding Video and Audio.
Chapter Two: The Language of Compression
Chapter Three: Best Practices
Chapter Four: Preprocessing
Interview with a Compressionist: John Howell
Chapter Five: Compression Tools
Interview with a Compressionist: Nico Puertollano
Chapter Six: Compressing for DVDs
Interview with a Compressionist: Ben Waggoner
Chapter Seven: Compressing for the Web
Interview with a Compressionist: Jim Rohner
Chapter Eight: Compressing for Mobile
Interview with a Compressionist: Ryanne Hodson
Chapter Nine: Compressing for Set-Top Boxes
Interview with a Compressionist: Andy Beach

"In the highly accessible REAL WORLD VIDEO COMPRESSION, Andy Beach
illuminates the dark-art of encoding and provides candid insight from
working professionals. Andy's fluid style and easy prose decode this
often misunderstood and often misinformed world...he is the Carl Sagan
of compression."

Brian Gary
Filmmaker, Compressionist
Author of the COMPRESSOR 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE