Video is the Internet these days and as the growing trend toward viewing video on mobile devices increases too, the attention is turning toward creating a good user experience for downloading and viewing that video. One of the keys to this is delivering video in the correct format with the proper compression for that delivery. Real World Video Compression is one of the first books on this topic to demystify the various approaches to compression. It begins by describing the basic concepts of video compression, explains why you might choose a particular compression tool over another, and covers important workflow practices. After the groundwork is laid, readers will learn how to compress their video according to the specific requirements of their projects and will learn some best practices by following the author's own tips and recipes. Experts in the field lend their own solutions in several sidebars throughout the book, making this a valuable learning tool for anyone learning to encode video, whether they are bloggers, DVD authors, video editors, or students.

Contents at a Glance

Chapter One: Understanding Video and Audio.

Chapter Two: The Language of Compression

Chapter Three: Best Practices

Chapter Four: Preprocessing

Interview with a Compressionist: John Howell

Chapter Five: Compression Tools

Interview with a Compressionist: Nico Puertollano

Chapter Six: Compressing for DVDs

Interview with a Compressionist: Ben Waggoner

Chapter Seven: Compressing for the Web

Interview with a Compressionist: Jim Rohner

Chapter Eight: Compressing for Mobile

Interview with a Compressionist: Ryanne Hodson

Chapter Nine: Compressing for Set-Top Boxes

Interview with a Compressionist: Andy Beach

"In the highly accessible REAL WORLD VIDEO COMPRESSION, Andy Beach

illuminates the dark-art of encoding and provides candid insight from

working professionals. Andy's fluid style and easy prose decode this

often misunderstood and often misinformed world...he is the Carl Sagan

of compression."

Brian Gary

Filmmaker, Compressionist

Author of the COMPRESSOR 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE