Introduction

The encoding triangle

Choosing a Format

Flash 7 .flv

Flash 8 or 9 .flv

Flash 9 release 3 (Nov 2007) and Flash 10 - .f4v or .mp4

Real Video

Windows Media 9

MPEG-1

MPEG-2

MPEG-4

DivX

Format Recommendation

When not to use MPEG-4 H.264

The Best way to create MPEG-4 H.264

Change the Suffix!

Analyze the audience

Encoding Techniques

Work from the source

Preprocessing

De-interlace

Reverse Telecine/Remove Pulldown

Crush (Restore) the Blacks

Crop small videos

Encoding Recipes

H.264 MPEG-4

Gamma

The Recipe for H.264 MPEG-4 in Compressor 3

The Recipe for H.264 MPEG-4 in Episode Pro

The Recipe for H.264 MPEG-4 in Squeeze

Windows Media

The Recipe for Windows Media 9 in Compressor 3

The Recipe for Windows Media 9 in Episode Pro

The Recipe for Windows Media 9 in Sorenson Squeeze

Flash 8 or (early) 9 FLV

The Recipe for Flash 8/9 in Compressor 3

The Recipe for Flash 8/9 in Episode Pro

The Recipe for Flash 8/9 in Sorenson Squeeze

Working with 16:9 Source

16:9 Letterbox

16:9 Anamorphic or Square Pixels (HD)

16:9 Letterbox settings in Compressor

16:9 Letterbox settings in Episode Pro from SD Source

16:9 Letterbox settings in Squeeze from SD Source

16:9 Anamorphic/Square Pixel (HD) settings in Compressor

16:9 Anamorphic/Square Pixel (SD) settings in Episode Pro

16:9 Anamorphic/Square Pixel (HD) settings in Episode Pro

Single Pass CBR vs multipass VBR

Encoding for YouTube, or other Video Sharing Site, for Maximum Quality

Recipe for YouTube in Compressor

Recipe for YouTube in Episode

Recipe for YouTube in Squeeze