Training
Jan Ozer is the chief instructor for the Streaming Learning Center, and he is available for half-day, full-day and multi-day compression-related seminars.
Upcoming Training Sessions
October 13, 2010 - Streaming Media Europe, London - Encoding H.264 Video for Streaming and Progressive Download
November 1, 2010 - Streaming Media West, Los Angeles - Encoding H.264 Video for Streaming and Progressive Download
Recent Training Sessions
July 1, 2010 - US Navy NSWCCD, West Bethesda, MD - 1.5 days custom training and consulting.
June 23 - 24, 2010 - National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD - 2 days custom training and consulting.
May 10, 2010 - Streaming Media East, New York City, Video Production for Streaming, AM, Producing H.264 Video, afternoon. Click here for the H.264 handouts, here for Video Production for Streaming.
April 22, 2010 - Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA - one day custom training and consulting.
March 23, 2010 - Streaming Production & Flash Delivery Workshop with Lisa Larson-Kelley. Tought Production for Streaming in the AM, and Encoding H.264 for Flash, iPod/iPhone/iPad and Silverlight in the PM.
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Otherwise, Jan focuses on two general areas. Streaming pre-production teaches students how to optimize production parameters like set design, lighting and camera configuration for streaming and editing workflows, including color correction and audio cleanup in Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite 4. Click here for a short syllabus of available courses.
Streaming encoding focuses on producing H.264 files for QuickTime, Flash and Silverlight, VP6 production for Flash and WMV/VC-1 production for Windows Media/Silverlight. Encoding tools that can be incorporated into the training include Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, Microsoft Expression Encoder, On2 VP6, Rhozet Carbon Coder, Sorenson Squeeze and Telestream Episode Pro and Episode Engine. Students learn which encoder produces the best quality file for each format and which to avoid, and the optimal settings for all encoders.
