Professor Compressor goes to Israel.
November 1-3 - Tel-Aviv
“The digital video industry needs more seminars like this. Jan Ozer could be a tremendous asset to your company.”
       -- Larry Bangert
          Audio/Visual Specialist
          Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

“Jan’s experience and knowledge are shared openly during the class allowing us to reap rewards from his expertise.”
       -- Mark McDowell
          Training Administrator R&D
          Arco Chemical

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In Brief:

A Seminar Developed by Jan Ozer

  • Learn how to deliver high-impact digital video using CD-ROM, corporate intranets or the Internet
  • Discover time proven techniques for optimizing video quality and streamlining development time
  • Identify the most effective tools and technologies to optimize your development budget

Upcoming seminars are scheduled for:Top

Atlanta August 11-13
AtlantaSeptember 14-16
Tel-AvivNovember 1-3

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  • Film, capture, edit and compress for maximum video quality for intranet, Internet and CD-ROM based video delivery
  • Choose the best codec for your CD-ROM based publishing application
  • Select a streaming technology that your network administrator and webmeister can live with
  • Leverage new formats like Sony's DV and Firewire
  • Maximize your video development budget for video quality
  • Apply transitions, special effects, filters and chroma keying in editing programs like Premiere
  • Customize compression settings like key frame interval for video content

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Introduction to Digital Video

Terminology we love - what's a codec, anyway?!
Video bandwidth - How low bandwidth environs impact video quality

The Science of Video Compression

Compression theory - filming for compressability
Filming Checklist - Cut it, Print It, Publish it

Playback Platform Considerations

Customizing video for your target platform and delivery medium

Capture Karma

Analog overview - when formats matter
Choosing the best capture card - less is more
Sony's DV Format - the revolution is here
The capture checklist - getting it right the first time

Editing Video

Video editing demystified - the basics
Transitions, filters, special effects and chroma keying
Advanced editing with Premiere
Filtering to improve compressed quality

Streaming Technologies

The art of the possible - quality at 28.8, 64 and 128 kbps
Select a streaming technology your network manager can live with
Implementation - getting there from here - encoding with RealVideo
Configuration issues - frame rate and screen size
Free is good - DSPG's TrueSpeech

Tour de Codec

Choosing the right codec for your application - The Rules
MPEG-1 - friend or foe?
Specialty codecs - Indeo video interactive and Smacker

Compression Exercise

Compression settings - key frames, data rate and quality
Compression Checklists - Indeo, Cinepak, Indeo video interactive and Xing's MPEG-1 software encoder.

Cross Platform Development

QuickTime or ActiveMovie - what's the best delivery architecture
AVI to MOV and back - tools and techniques

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You will leave this seminar with a comprehensive understanding of high-quality and professional digital video and with step-by-step processes for developing it. Register today!.