Mastering the Adobe Media Encoder CC
What you'll learn
- Learn how to set relevant preferences in the Adobe Media Encoder
- Learn to create, customize and save encoding presets
- Learn to manage the Adobe Media Encoder encoding queue
- Learn to create watch folders, and some of the limitations associated with watch folder operation
- Learn to configure files for general-purpose streaming, mobile deliver, uploading to YouTube or similar sites, and for recording to Blu-ray or DVD
- Learn what adaptive streaming is, and Adobe Media Encoders capabilities relating to adaptive streaming
- Learn how to trigger parallel encoding in the Adobe Media Encoder and otherwise encode most efficiently
Requirements
- Access to the Adobe Media Encoder. CC version is preferred, but earlier versions are OK
- Some knowledge of video production and video file basics
Description
Working efficiently in any encoding tool requires two levels of knowledge; First, you have to know how to use the program. Second, you must know the requirements of your target platform to ensure that your file plays optimally on that platform.
In this course, you'll learn both. First, you'll learn how to use the Adobe Media Encoder as efficiently as possible, with multiple tips and tricks to maximize encoding quality and performance. And you'll learn the requirements of multiple target platforms, from general-purpose streaming, mobile playback and uploading to YouTube, to disc-based productions like Blu-ray and DVD.
You'll learn that in some cases, the presets included with Adobe Media Encoder are spot on. In others, they need some adjusting to maximize quality, playback compatibility or both. In some very rare cases, you probably shouldn't use the Adobe Media Encoder to produce your files at all.
Who this course is for:
- Any users of the Adobe Creative Cloud, both After Effects and Premiere Pro
Instructor
Ozer is the owner and chief blogger at the Streaming Learning Center. Ozer has been compressing video since 1993, and wrote his first book, Video Compression for Multimedia, in 1994. Since then, Ozer has written over 20 books on video production and compression, most recently Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery, and the Visual QuickStart Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro CC, both in 2013. Ozer has also published screencam-based instructional materials for multiple publishers, including Lynda.com, Video2Brain and Online Inc, and training and marketing screencams for companies like Adobe, NewTek, Matrox, Vislink, DVEO, Winnov, Telestream and VideoGuys.
As a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, Ozer has tested most cloud, enterprise and desktop encoding tools, and has written many articles and tutorials regarding their use. Ozer is a frequent speaker on streaming and video production-related topics at industry events, including Streaming Media conferences, NAB, and other conferences worldwide.
Ozer consults widely on live and on-demand streaming and encoding-related topics, including preset creation, encoder usage and optimization, webcast production, streaming workflow efficiency, and online video platform selection. Ozer also produces streaming and production-related training for a range of enterprises, which have included Kroger, NASA, Lockheed, the Federal Reserve, the US Navy, John Hopkins University, and HBO. In the Virginia region, Ozer shoots concerts and other events for live or on-demand streaming and for distribution via Blu-ray and DVD.