Topic - Online Video & Adobe

Adobe Making Video Script Search

We at ReelSEO are always keen on finding new ways to search videos and more importantly, the content of the videos.

Brightcove and Adobe Strengthen Ties

Brightcove and Adobe are getting all the more friendly these days with the announcement today of a new strategic alliance that is set to deliver the best-in-class online video solution as they collaborate on tech and DRM matters. They’re also said to be working on a desktop tool to streamline onlnie video workflow. The Adobe open media player ‘Strobe’ tech is said to be interoperable with Brightcove’s platform

Viewcast Expands H.264 Offerings

ViewCast today announced support of H.264 streaming with Adobe Flash Media Server software. ViewCast’s Niagara 7500 streaming appliance and Niagara SCX software will now stream in H.264 using the Real Time Message Protocol (RTMP) – a proprietary protocol developed by Adobe, designed for high-performance transmission of audio, video, and data between Adobe Flash Platform technologies, allowing the Niagara SCX software to work seamlessly with the Adobe Flash Media Server software.

Stream Straight to Mogulus and UStream

Mogulus recently announced that you can now stream directly to the site thanks to the Telestream Wirecast webcasting production software. With the latest version of the software (trial available here) you can now stream live events directly to your Mogulus channel.

Is High-Definition Video Chat Coming to Google’s Gmail?

According to a post on CNET last week, despite Google shutting down several products and services (including shutting down the ability for users to upload videos to Google Video), there are also some interesting new services being developed that will be coming soon to Google’s Gmail product.

Intel & Adobe Team to Optimize Flash technology for Web TV Processors

Adobe and Intel recently announced that they will work to extend the Adobe Flash platform for the Intel Media Processor CE 3100. This means a better Flash experience in set-top boxes, Blu-Ray players and other AV connected devices.

YuMe to Serve Ads in Adobe’s Media Player and Adobe TV

YuMe, the leading online video ad serving platform and the largest dedicated video ad network on the Web, announced today that Adobe has selected YuMe as one of its vendors to serve video ads into downloaded content from Adobe® Media Player (AMP), as well as streaming content on Adobe TV (http://tv.adobe.com/). YuMe’s industry leading ad serving technology will help Adobe monetize its video advertising inventory by matching the right ad with the right viewer at the right time, whether viewers choose to stream videos or download and watch them outside the browser using Adobe Media Player.

New – Google Analytics Now Measures & Tracks Adobe Flash

Google, in its Analytics Blog, just showed a way to begin tracking user interaction via their Analytics web metrics program.

While there have been homemade systems in the past to accomplish this, Google just now developed, with some third party help including Adobe, and displayed some new ways to do it at the Adobe Developer’s Conference.

Video Tutorial – Using High-Definition Video with Adboe Flash Professional CS3

Here is a great video tutorial from Layer’s Magazine regarding how to create a web page with HD video (high-definition) using Flash CS3 Professional.  In addition to the video below, you can create your own project and follow along with the tutorial as they have made the lesson files available for download here

Optimal Bitrate Calculator for Flash Video Encoding

For those of you that are unaware, there is an excellent FLV bitrate calculator tool from Adobe that does an excellent job of helping you determine the optimal bitrate at which to encode your Flash video files.  I don’t usually post such a short snippet of info, but this tool was one that I had to let you all know about.

Optimal Frame Dimensions for Flash Video Encoding

There are many different factors that contribute to visual quality when encoding compressed video for the web.  One factor that is often overlooked has to do with encoding blocks and what dimensions you choose  when encoding video.   Choosing non-optimal dimensions can result in poor visual image quality and reduced frame rate.

Adobe Works to Make Video Search Indexing Easier

We all know how much work it is to transcribe audio or video to text. Adobe knows as well and is doing something about it. Adobe is set to release a new version of Flash that will feature speech-to-text technology for automatic transcription and it will be incorporated into their video creation applications like Premiere as well.