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Pre-Conference - Monday, May 14, 2007
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| 9:00 AM |
| Hands-On Guide to Webcasting |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (SM1) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Work through the five phases of a Webcast—planning, production,
encoding, authoring, and distribution—with the expert who “wrote the
book,” Steve Mack. To add to your real experience, the workshop itself
is treated as a Webcast, with the goal to Webcast live from the
workshop. This workshop covers production techniques and encoding
hardware and software including the Windows Media Encoder and
RealProducer. Workshop attendees are encouraged to participate in the
Webcast production to get the full "live" rush.
| Presenter: | Steve Mack, Author of Hands-On Guide to Webcasting, LUX Media |
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| Comparing Streaming Formats and Encoding Tools |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (SM2) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
This updated workshop is a crash course to help you evaluate and select
the right delivery format for your content. Independent streaming media
consultant Dale Sorenson will deliver direct comparisons of the latest
streaming media formats and CODECs, including Flash, QuickTime/MPEG-4,
RealMedia and Windows Media, and objectively evaluate and quantify the
pros and cons of each format. A comparison of encoding applications
will also be discussed to help you choose the tools to get the
best-quality results for your project.
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| 1:30 PM |
| Planning, Building, and Launching a Successful Podcast |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (SM3) 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
From concept to delivery this hands-on workshop allows you to walk
through the details of starting an audio podcast: RSS, blogs, hardware,
software, etc. Learn how to use some of Apple's tools and other devices
to create our own podcast within the workshop. How do I syndicate my
show? What hardware/software do I need? How can I get listeners? All
these questions will be answered by Jose Castillo and Steve Mack who
were podcasting long before it had a cool name.
| Presenters: | Steve Mack, Author of Hands-On Guide to Webcasting, LUX Media |
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| Video Production for Streaming |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (SM4) 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Producing top-quality Web video involves multiple skills, including setting
the scene (choosing your backgrounds, clothing, and positioning); lighting;
shooting the video; scaling and preprocessing the video to the target
resolution; and finally, encoding. This workshop illustrates each step with
real-world examples and checklists for encoding into Flash and Windows Media
formats. It will outline procedures for beginners and describe how producing for
the Web differs from producing for broadcast, DVD, and other more traditional
distribution outlets.
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