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Andy Beach, Book Author of Real World Video Compression


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If you are confused about video compression, need a little help in speeding up your renders or just want to learn the difference between H.264, FLV, MOV, WMV, Flash and Silverlight, then Andy is your guy! He wrote the book on compression, literally!

Published On 10/14/08 under Apple, Books, Compression, Encoding, Episode, Final Cut Pro, Flip 4 Mac, HD, Post, Shows: Meet The Experts, Streaming, Video, iPod

Andy Beach, Real World Video Compression Book Author, Interview Questions:

  1. Tell us about your background in video compression.
  2. Was your intent always to work in video compression?
  3. Do filmmakers today need to be computer savvy?
  4. What made you decide to write a book on video compression?
  5. Tell us about your gig at Inlet.
  6. What’s your favorite compression tool?
  7. Can you share some best practices for video compression?
  8. Are there different compression recipes for different kinds of videos?
  9. Any production tips for making compression better?
  10. Any tips to improve rendering speeds?
  11. How flexible is ElGato’s H.264 Turbo Stick?
  12. What’s the best video format for the Web?
  13. Since H.264 is a standard, will format not matter in the future?
  14. What about Flash 9?
  15. Does Silverlight support FLV video files?
  16. Who does video best? Flash or Silverlight?
  17. Any tips for streaming videos versus progressive downloaded videos?

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He is married with his wife of 16 years and has 2 sons. His hobbies include photography, videography, new media, technology, great food, great beers and just playing around with his kids.

Marcelo Lewin currently hosts 3 shows, blogs and makes presentations about new media all over. He is the General Manager of Pixel Heads Network and the Director of Marketing & Interactive Media at ProMAX Systems, Pixel Heads Network's parent company.


 



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