Price: $375.00
Time: 10am - 6pm
(Price and time may vary outside USA)
Please contact FMC regarding the schedule for this class.
QuickTime Streaming Seminar
NOTE: This class is no longer being offered - contact FMC for more details.

Streaming video on the web is "the next big thing". FMC is proud to present the most cutting-edge, up-to-date seminar which will provide you with a detailed overview of the technologies used to deliver QuickTime content on the web.

This is a one day seminar delivered by FMC's staff of industry leading experts.

Agenda
Morning Session - Understanding the Technology

10:00 - 10:30 am Streaming Architectures
Introduction to the foundations of web video
Comparing QuickTime, Real Media and Windows Media

10:30 - 11:00 am CODECs
Sorenson Video CODEC
Variable Bit Rate encoding
Qualcomm PureVoice audio CODEC
QDesign Music CODEC

11:00 am - Noon Bitrates and Compression
Optimizing bitrates to maximize quality
Using the Video Bandwidth Estimator
Understanding video and audio compression technology
Developing an "Eye for Web Video"

Noon - 1:00 pm Options for Delivering QuickTime Streaming on the Web
HTTP streaming from any web server
QuickTime Streaming Servers
Understanding True Streaming vs. Progressive Download
Understanding Unicasting vs. Multicasting
Working with an outsource streaming hosting provider
QuickTime TV - Apple Computer and the Akamai Network
Tips on shooting video for the web

1:00 pm LUNCH

 Afternoon Session - Using the technology, live demos

1:30 - 3:30 pm Encoding QuickTime, Cleaner 5 & QuickTime Pro
Capturing DV source video from tape
Using the Cleaner 5 Preset Wizard
Cleaner 5 Advanced Settings
Optimizing encoding for your content
Encoding for multiple bandwidths
Batch processing
Using QuickTime Pro to add finishing touches

3:30 - 4:30 pm Planning and Staging QuickTime Content
Using Reference Movies to deliver alternate streams
Embedding QuickTime into web pages using poster movies
Loading QuickTime content onto servers
Using the Streaming Media Calculator to plan and budget

 4:30 - 5:30 pm Webcasting Live Events Using QuickTime
Live webcast demonstration
Video Hardware requirements
Configuring Sorenson Broadcaster
Embedding a live broadcast into a web page
Live broadcasting bandwidth quality comparison

 5:30 - 6:00 pm Wrap-Up, End of Seminar

Goals
After attending this seminar students will have the knowledge to select which technologies are right for their QuickTime delivery needs and understand the uses of Sorenson Video, Qualcomm PureVoice and QDesign Music CODECS. Students will have a basic understanding of encoding pre-prepared content using Media Cleaner Pro and producing live streaming web broadcasts using Sorenson Broadcaster.

Audience
This course is for webmasters, web designers, video editors and directors and anyone else interested in delivering video and audio on the web.

Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites. However, it makes a fantastic follow up to any of our courses on web design or non-linear editing systems.

Student materials contain information necessary for the class, including a class outline, exclusive QuickTime reference materials developed by FMC and information on the products and services demonstrated in the seminar.

Presentation Method
The course is presented seminar style. The morning session covers the QuickTime architecture, CODECs and QuickTime server technologies. The afternoon sessions include demonstrations of encoding, staging and live webcasting of QuickTime content.

Presenter
Dale Sorenson is President of Sorenson Services USA, an Apple Solution Expert Consultant and a veteran trainer with over a decade of experience teaching seminars for companies including FMC, Apple Computer and MacCamp. Based in New York City, Sorenson Services USA provides expert digital video and streaming media consulting, training, encoding, compression and project management to help content providers integrate streaming video and audio into their web sites.

  • Refreshments will be served
  • Free T-shirt
  • Raffle for a free class
  • Space is limited by RSVP only

    BitMovers.net provides the live QuickTime Streaming Servers used in this seminar.

    Event registrations are nonrefundable as your seat is guaranteed. However, in the event you need to reschedule we can give you a seat in a future event.

    Locations (unless otherwised specified on your confirmation)


    New York: Future Media Concepts, 305 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017
    Boston: 43 Thorndike Street, Cambridge MA 02141
    Philadelphia:FMC Philadelphia, 325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19106
    Washington D.C.: 818 18th Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20006


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