The Death of H.264 In HTML5? Google Opens WebM and VP8
Google met our expectations today and announced that it's On2 Technologies VP8 video codec is now open source. It's supposed to outperform Ogg Theora and will be completely patent-free.
Encoding Video for The Web - Encoding Webinar Replay Video
A few weeks back on May 5th, we held our very first ReelSEO webinar event titled, "Encoding Video for the Web." The webinar was a great success and we had more than 250 attendees join us for the first hour with more than 150 remaining on as we extended the Q&A session an additional 30 ...
Free Webinar - Got Questions About Encoding Video for The Web?
UPDATE - You can watch the entire webinar replay here - Encoding Video for the Web. Please join us tomorrow, May 5th at 11am Pacific, for our free webinar all about encoding video for the web. If you are producing video for the web and have any questions about video compression, and/or want to learn ...
YouTube Finds Profitability Via New Textp Encoding?
You all know 720p, 1080p well now YouTube is trying to save money by utilizing Textp which saves them $1 a second when you watch videos in that mode by streaming text instead of costly images. It's easy to do and looks really cool. This could save them so much money that they become profitable ...
A Baker's Dozen List of "HTML5" Video Encoding Tools
These aren't really HTML5 video encoders but they do support the two currently competing encoding/compression formats - H.264 MP4 and Ogg Theora. With that in mind it means you could use them to encode your video to formats that work with the HTML 5 video tag. I have broken this list down into one, the other ...
CBS Testing HTML5 Video Tag for IPad Support
Several sites on the web (The Other Mac Blog, MacRumors) noted that CBS.com had posted some iPad test videos. At first glance you might be confused as they show up in a standard Flash player, but MacRumors did some further digging and uncovered some HTML5 code and WebKit references.
My Theora On H(TML5).264 Support
Microsoft showed off what some are calling the killer app (a lame term really), Internet Explorer 9. It's got HTML 5 support (to what extent remains to be seen) and MP3, MP4 and H.264 support built in. That could be enough to push the industry towards using H.264 instead of an actual free codec.
Video File Container Formats, Compression and Codecs - Oh My!
When I first took the dive into online video, I quickly found that there was a steep learning curve - especially with regard to new terms like codecs, video file formats, compression and the like.
Streaming Production and Flash Delivery Workshop - March 23rd
Are you producing streaming video and wondering if your procedures and work flow maximize quality and efficiency? Perhaps you're on the distribution side and need to learn how to produce a Flash Player, or install or manage the Flash Media Server? If any of these questions apply to you, there's a training seminar next month ...
Encoding.com Heads To RackSpace's Cloud
In the 'Get Offa My Cloud' Department, Encoding.com has decided to head over to RackSpace and use their cloud computing to power its software as a service video encoding.
Vzaar - Making Commercial Web Video Hosting Simple
Vzaar.com is a lot of things. First off, they're a sponsor here at ReelSEO. That affects me not since I'm just a freelance contributor but because Mark wanted to make sure it was mentioned. Second, probably first to them, it's an online service that lets you upload videos and then display them on your eBay ...
YouTube Adds Support for 1080p Full HD Video - Sweet
This is easily the best news in weeks for video producers: YouTube is now supporting true HD 1080p. Yes, you read that right. You can now upload 1080p HD videos to YouTube and share the glorious high definition quality with your friends.
End Your Video Encoding Blues With Encoding.com
Encoding.com offers, get this, web-based, on-demand, video encoding. Nope, no joke. They will grab your video encode it and then send it back to you. Sign up is free and you can even do a test run but after that, you'll have to pay
Sorenson Squeeze 6 – Total Video Workflow Solution?
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interviews Sorenson Media's CEO and President Peter Csathy, on the launch of their Squeeze 6 software, and why they’re billing this update as the “first total video workflow solution" for businesses. (Listen to Grant's podcast with a review of the software.)
What To Consider When Shopping for An Online Video Platform
These days the pickins are abundant in the online video platform space, with over 60 pure-play, on-demand online video platform providers (OVPs) offering businesses top-to-bottom video solutions including content ingestion of any format, encoding to multiple formats, storage, content management, monetization, analytics, and playback in customized video players that match and perpetuate your brand via ...
