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Video Encoding Format for Mobile
Video Encoding Format for Mobile

I’ve recently been working on encoding video for mobile devices and these are the best settings for the current device set that will support Flash: Preferred Alternate Video codec H.264 Constrained Baseline Profile, up to 30 fps On2 VP6 Simple Profile or Sorensen Spark, up to 30 fps Audio codec AAC-LC, 44.1 kHz, stereo MP3, [...]

Multi-Million Dollar Campaign: Spartacus: Blood and Sand

I recently had the privilege of working on a large online promotional campaign for Spartacus: Blood and Sand. A new series premiering on Starz. The mostly Flash assets I created and managed took about 3 months and resulted in streaming video rich media, site “takeovers”, custom Flash experiences, games, augmented reality and mobile content.  These assets were [...]

Lynda.com: Premiere Pro CS4 New Features

(Viewing and editing metadata in Premiere Pro CS4) Premiere Pro CS4 New Features highlights the slick upgrades added to Adobe’s powerful video editing software. In this title I demonstrate how to streamline assets with metadata, integrate projects with other Adobe applications such as Photoshop and After Effects, and create new sequence and project settings. I [...]

Lynda.com: Premiere Pro CS4 Getting Started

In Premiere Pro CS4 Getting Started, I walk you through a non-linear editing project from beginning to end, introducing both new and established features along the way. I demonstrates how to capture and organize video footage from tapes or files, create and add to a sequence, and perform basic editing and trimming tasks. I also discuss [...]