Monthly Archives: April 2008

Sorenson Squeeze 5 Released

By VideoPro | Published: April 22, 2008
Squeeze 5 Pro is the latest release of Sorenson Media’s professional media encoding software. The new release is a major upgrade in features and usability compared to earlier versions. Improved audio and video quality, faster multithreaded encoding, and smoother workflow are just a few reasons Squeeze 5 should be in your arsenal of multimedia tools. [...]
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Who Wants To Be A Web Video Superstar?

By VideoPro | Published: April 21, 2008
TechCrunch has posted a short (but sweet) primer on the tools you need to get started in the online video world including recording, streaming and distribution advice. They review several live streaming options and cover some of the technical aspects of online distribution. Online media expert Chris Pirillo shares some pro tips as well. If [...]
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SUPER Open Source Video Encoder & Player

By VideoPro | Published: April 4, 2008
The Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer (SUPER) is the Swiss Army knife of video transcoders. It can encode and decode virtually any media file and offers a plethora of options for encoding web videos. Although similar to MPEG Streamclip, SUPER seems to be more stable, advanced, and user friendly and does not rely on [...]
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Download Free Stock Footage at stockfootageforfree.com

By VideoPro | Published: April 3, 2008
With over 100 clips spanning 10 categories and growing, StockFootageForFree.com is a great source for free broadcast quality stock video clips. All you have to do is fill out a simple form and you can download free fullsize SD clips (NTSC 720×480 29.97fps DV AVI) for use in your productions. Currently offering useful categories like [...]
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Flowplayer: Open Source Flash Video Player For Your Website

By VideoPro | Published: April 1, 2008
Adding Flash Video to a website without using a service like Vimeo or YouTube can be challenging if you are not a Flash Action Script expert. Maybe you have a intranet or paid content site and you need to host the video files on your own server and want to display the files in a [...]
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