This page will be updated with links to the entire Supercharging Compressor series as articles become available.  Stay tuned!

Part 1: The Basics
Adjusting Compressor's Settings: DVD Audio (12/11/2008) - Introduces the process for creating custom encoder settings, and walks through disabling dynamic range compression for DVD audio.

Bitrates, CBRs, and VBRs (12/13/2008) - Get the most compression for your bytes.

"Frame Controls" in Compressor video (coming soon, I promise) - Scale and filter your video to your heart's content, but be prepared for a super-long encode.

Part 2: Tweaking for Success
Quicktime for the Internet (12/16/2008) - Discusses when Quicktime streaming makes sense for web delivery, and explores Compressor's presets for H-264 streaming.

Flash Video in iWeb, Part 1 (12/17/2008) - Background information about why embedding FLVs in iWeb is generally a pain.

Flash Video in iWeb, Part 2 (1/5/2008) - In which Alex puts on his programmer's hat and whips up a helper to embed FLVs fairly painlessly in iWeb.

What's In a GOP (12/19/2008) - The basics of the MPEG-2 codec that DVDs use.

Advanced GOP-ology (1/2/2008) - Tuning your MPEG-2 GOP structure and size for visual quality and usability.


Any suggestions for other articles?  Leave them in the comments, or drop me an email.