Episode Pro 5 (1 Day)
Class Summary: As one of the best applications for craft encoding on the Mac, Episode Pro 5 gives users the power to make a wide number of adjustments and changes to compression settings, filters and many other settings. This one day class gives users hands-on tips and tricks for utilizing this Mac-based video compression tool. Students will learn how to adjust video profiles, how to encode 25 Mbps and higher MPEG-2 files, how to encode Multiple Bit Rate RealMedia and Windows Media files, and how to add and adjust filters.
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Featured Software for Class
Episode Pro 5 with Flash 8 encoder
Class Overview
1. Interface Overview
Your instructor will show you the different features of the interface to get you familiar with the application. This part of the class will cover Bookmarks, Compression Settings, Job Batch, Settings Editor, and the various Tabs within the Compression Settings. This part of the training will also cover the Source and Preview windows.
2.Video Profiles
Students will learn how to adjust video MPEG-4, H.264 and Windows Media profiles for targeting different devices and playback scenarios. Students will learn when to use the various profiles such as: Baseline, Main, High, Simple, Advanced Simple, Simple Profile and Main Profile.
3. Encoding Downloadable Streaming Videos
You will encode videos for downloadable streaming in formats such as: QuickTime, H.264, Windows Media, Real Media and Flash. This part of the class will teach you how to get the quality you desire for your streaming videos by teaching you how to adjust the various Compression Settings for your desired format in Episode Pro 5. You'll also learn how to take a compression preset and customize it for better quality.
4. Encoding Real-time Streaming Videos
Learn how to encode hinted QuickTime, Real and Windows Media real-time streaming videos for the QuickTime Streaming Server, Helix Universal Server and Windows Media Streaming Server. Learn what you will need to consider when compressing your videos for Streaming Servers.
5. Compression for Video iPods, Video Podcasts and Audio Podcasts
Students will learn how to compress video content for Video iPods, Video Podcast and Audio Podcasts using Episode Pro 5. Participants will learn how to adjust their compression settings to get high quality results. The instructor will also show you how to get encoded videos onto the video iPod and how to display them onto your TV. This class will teach you which codec to use for compressing your videos for Video iPods, Video Podcasts and Audio Podcasts with Episode Pro 5.
6. Compression Settings
This portion of the class will cover the details of adjusting the many compression presets. Learn how to set parameters such as: Data rate, Sample Size, Sample Rate, Encoding Method, Frame Size, Frame Rate and Key Frame Every.
7. Adding and Adjusting Filters
You will learn how to add and adjust filters for your compression presets. Learn how to add and adjust Deinterlace, Noise Reduction, Contrast, Fade, Smoothing, Burn Timecode and Watermark filters to your compression settings.
8. Encoding 25 Mbps and higher MPEG-2 files
Many video editors need to create high bit rate MPEG-2 files for services such as DGFastchannel. Episode Pro is the perfect encoding tool for this. Learn how to create an encoding preset that will allow you to encode 25 Mbps or 50 Mbps MPEG-2 files with Episode Pro 5.
9. Creating Multiple Bit Rate Windows Media and Real Media files
Students will learn how to create multiple bit rate Windows Media and Real Media files for playback on a Windows Media Streaming Server or a Helix Universal Server. The process we walk students through in our class will show how to take low bit rate, medium rate and high bit rate and place them in one file for automatic bandwidth detection.
