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Monday, October 25, 2004
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| 9:00 AM |
| Best Practices For Streaming Media Production |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (W1) 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Taught by Steve Mack, author of the Streaming Media Bible, this
workshop walks you through the entire streaming media process—from
creation to distribution. You will also hear clear explanations of the
strategic opportunities and practical issues to be aware of when
deploying streaming applications. This workshop spends 3 hours
discussing techniques for creating a world-class streaming media
system, including creation, encoding, authoring, and serving streaming
media. Designed for attendees who want a better understanding of the
technical implications and requirements for developing and delivering
streaming media, this workshop is suitable for novices, but assumes
familiarity with streaming media and standard Internet technologies. | Presenter: | Steve Mack, Author of Hands-On Guide to Webcasting, LUX Media |
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| Beginner's Guide To Implementing Flash Video |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (W2) 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Using the Macromedia Flash Player to deliver on-demand and live video
to the widest possible audience is one of the hottest topics in the
streaming industry this year. The rich, interactive, seamless video
experience you get with Flash, coupled with the ubiquitous reach of the
Flash Player, now installed on more than 90 percent of all connected
desktops, makes it a compelling platform. This workshop covers all
facets of Flash video, getting you up to speed on encoding, authoring,
and delivering compelling on-demand and live video experiences. Learn
the entire process and explore what you can do with Flash video by
seeing real examples of how to create impressive video experiences.
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| 1:30 PM |
| Fast Track to Streaming Corporate Communications |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (W3) 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
This workshop is a practical demonstration of tools, tips, techniques,
and best practices for creating corporate communication streaming apps
on a tight budget. Learn the processes involved in an interactive
streaming application integrated with Media Player control interfaces,
scripts for page flips, markers for chapterization, closed captioning,
and transparent field for text and links. Learn how to capture from
FireWire, fix that low audio and dim video, edit, output, encode,
integrate, test, and publish! Find out how to cut your post-production
time in half and how to tweak the best quality into your encodings with
intelligent bit-rates using "profiles" for easy standardization.
Understand how to integrate Web interfaces with Webmaster best
practices.
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| How to Select and Use Today’s Encoding Software Tools |
| Pre-Conference Seminars (W4) 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Options for video and audio compression tools have exploded in the last few years. This workshop will discuss the available tools, picking the right tool for the project, and how to use them for different kinds of projects, formats, and workflows. It will also look at third-party codecs such as Sorenson Video 3.1 Pro, but the primary focus will be on Web formats, including Windows Media, RealMedia, QuickTime, MPEG-4, MPEG-1, and Flash. Topics and software that will be covered include integrated compression options available in Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro, Discreet Media Cleaner 6 and XL, Canopus ProCoder, Sorenson Squeeze, RealNetworks Helix Producer, Windows Media Encoder and PopWire Compression Master.
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