Table of Contents
Chapter One: Understanding Video and Audio
Lossless and Lossy Compression
Spatial (DCT) and Wavelet Compression
Interframe and Intraframe Compression
Chapter Two: Understanding the Language of Compression
Aspect Ratios and Letterboxing
Containers for Various Media Types
A Time and a Place for Everything
Chapter Three: Planning and Preparation
What Are Your Compression Needs?
Final Delivery or Work in Progress?
Are You the Master of Your Destiny?
Long-Form or Short-Form Content?
What Is Your Final Delivery Target?
How Is Your Content Delivered to You?
How Much Content Are You Compressing?
Is Compression All You’re Doing?
How Knowledgeable Are Those with Whom You Work?
Equipment and Workflows for Different Scenarios
Automating the Encoding Process
Enterprise Systems: The Big Leagues
Minimizing Quality Loss Without Overdoing It
Experimenting Can Be a Good Thing
Mezzanine, or In-Between, Files
Interview with a Compressionist: Derrick Freeman
Chapter Four: Preprocessing Video and Audio
Spatial/Geometric Preprocessing
Cropping: Title and Action Safe Zones
Stereo Mixdowns of 5.1 Surround Mixes
Interview with a Compressionist: Bryce Castillo
Chapter Five: Compression Tools
On-Premise: Telestream Vantage
On-Premise: AWS Elemental Server
Interview with a Compressionist: Alex Zambelli
Chapter Six: Compression for Video-on-Demand Delivery
Web Application Video Ecosystem
Recipes for Encoding Video for the Web
Encoding an ABR File for Video-on-Demand Delivery
Interview with a Compressionist: Doug Daulton
Chapter Seven: Compression for Live Delivery
Basic Live Streaming Equipment
Social Media and Live Streaming
Popular Live Streaming Platforms
Recipes for Live Streaming Video
Streaming to Facebook Live via OBS
Streaming to YouTube Live Using XSplit
Chapter Eight: Compression for Optical Discs
Recipe for Producing Blu-ray Discs
Producing an H.264 Blu-ray-Compatible File in the Adobe Media Encoder
Creating a Blu-ray Disc in Encore
Interview with a Compressionist: Aaron Owen
Chapter Nine: Compression for Digital Cinema and Broadcast
A Brief History of Package Formats
Digital Cinema Naming Convention
Creating Subtitles and Captions
Wrapping Assets into a Package
Understanding the Interoperable Master Format
Chapter Ten: Compression for Virtual Reality and 360 Video
What Is Mixed Reality and Extended Reality?
Video Resolution vs. Perceived Resolution