Presented: Nov. 18, 2020

Several times each month, Larry Jordan presents a live, on-line, video webinar presenting issues related to video editing and post-production. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 60:39
Download file size: 726 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (HD: 1280 x 720)

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SESSION DESCRIPTION

Video compression is essential to all media today, from social media to broadcast to streaming. This webinar is designed for everyone who wants to learn how to compress their media files using Apple Compressor. It covers all the basics of audio and video compression.

Join Larry Jordan as he explains and illustrates:

• Compression terms & concepts
• The Compressor interface and workflow
• How to create a custom compression destination
• How to compress a file for social media
• How to create and modify existing compression settings
• How to automate compression using Droplets
• How to change frame rates
• How to add watermarks
• And much more

Shooting and editing are essential to the production process. But, if you screw up the final compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. This session shows you how to make your finished projects look their best.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This is an intermediate-level session. You don’t need to know anything about Apple Compressor or media compression to follow along.

CHAPTER MARKERS

To help you quickly find the information you need, we included chapter markers in the QuickTime download  to simplify navigation. Click here to learn how to display them in your download.

CONTENT OUTLINE

• Welcome
• – Why compress media?
• Agenda
• Compression Terms & Concepts
• – Define: Codec
• – Define: Bit Rate
• – Define: Compressor terms
• – Compression Rule #1 – Data loss
• – Analogy: Bucket vs. Bathtub
• – Compression Rule #2: Quality
• – Compression Rule #3: Settings
• – Define: File size
• – Artifact example
• – Pixels per frame
• – An artifact example
• – Define: Image Quality
• – Bit Rate suggestions
• – Thoughts on HEVC
• The Compressor Interface
• – Create output location
• – Change location preferences
• Put Compressor to Work
• – Import a media file
• – Navigate in the Viewer
• – Chapter markers
• – Import / Remove files
• – Compression basics
• – Customize General settings
• – Customize Video settings
• – HEVC settings
• – Customize Audio settings
• Advanced Topics
• – Create FCP X compression setting
• – Import CEA-608 captions in FCP X
• – Droplets automate compression
• – Crop & reframe
• – Retime & change frame rate
• – Import SCC captions to Compressor
• – Watermarks & Effects
• – Add moving watermark
• – Job chaining
• – Audio & video pass-through
• Questions
• Summary