WebM Encoding Tools: Five Popular Encoders Compared

In this video Jan Ozer compares the quality and functionality of the following WebM encoders:

• Miro Video Encoder
• Firefogg
• Wildform Flix WebM
• Telestream Episode Pro
• Sorenson Squeeze 7

Link to video here

H.264 Encoding Tools: Five Popular Encoders Compared

A video comparison by Jan Ozer of the performance of Apple Compressor, Adobe Media Encoder, Microsoft Expression Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze and Episode Pro: VIDEO

Interesting video interview of Gary Vaynerchuk, author of The Thank You Economy, talks about the humanization of business

Gary Vanerchuk, author of The Thank You Economy, is interviewed by MSNBC's Morning Joe.  Gary offers some insightful ideas on where he sees social media marketing is headed.  LINK

 

Link to Gary Vaynerchuk's blog: http://garyvaynerchuk.com/

Adobe launching video authentication solution 'Adobe Pass' to streamline TV Everywhere plays

'Adobe Pass' software may be a helpful solution for smaller video content owners in getting their paid content online and viewable everywhere, including devices that do not support Flash.  READ

8 Simple Ways to Improve Your YouTube Channel

If aren't very familiar with YouTube's Channel customization options, this is a helpful artticle from Mashable on how to dress up your YouTube channel: READ

 

 

Advertising videos that give only a hint of what what is being advertised but go viral very quickly

Using unusual creativity, an advertising company is creating advertising videos that are designed to attract viewers in the social media arena.  Unlike traditional advertisements, these videos don't directly push or mention the product.  Instead, the videos utilize creative methods that solicits the engagement of an idea that then leads the viewer to the product.  Story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/business/media/17viral.html?_r=1&ref=media

 

Here is an example of one of the video ads:

What do you know about the h.264 video codec? Here is some interesting info about it. #video #h264

With all of the talk about open source video codecs (which h.264 is not) and HTML5, what exactly is the h.264 codec?  Streaming Media Online published an interesting series of articles about this codec a few days ago.  Here is the link:  http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/25-H.264-Resources-You-Might-Have-Missed-74355.aspx

 

Here is a video that supports the argument against h.264 due to it not being an open source codec.  The audio is a bit hard to hear.

Helpful information about HTML5 video from the folks at VideoJS #video

You've probably heard about video and HTML5, but perhaps you are unclear about it.  Here is some help information from the folks at VideoJS about video and HTML5:  http://www.videojs.com