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February 07, 2006
RealMedia Video Compression using RealProducer Basic
You can experiment with with using RealProducer Basic for video compression by downloading the free version of the product from RealNetworks. The RealProducer Basic software allows users to encode videos in RealVideo and RealAudio codecs and is geared for basic level users. There are some limitations using RealProducer Basic but you can encode video for up to three target audiences for Multiple Bit Rate streaming and get your videos on-line nicely. RealProducer Basic is great for those who don't need advanced compression features.
For individuals who need professional level features such as unlimited target audiences for Multiple Bit Rate streaming, Video Cropping, adjustments for Frame Size, Frames Per Second and Frame Rate there's another product called RealProducer Plus which would be perfect for you. It 's a great compression tool with some really nice features and it's reasonably priced.
RealProducer Basic and RealProducer Plus products are available for Linux and Windows platforms.
Here's a list of supported formats:
Uncompressed AVI, uncompressed MOV, uncompressed WAV; any compressed or uncompressed file types supported by DirectShow (e.g. compressed AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2*, MPEG4, AU and AIFF); any compressed or uncompressed file types supported by QuickTime (e.g. compressed QT, MPEG1, MPEG2*, MPEG4, AU and AIFF)
Information Links:
> Download RealProducer Basic for Windows and Linux
> Learn more about Real Producer Plus features and how it can be used for On-Demand Compression and Live Webcasting
Posted by MovingPicture at February 7, 2006 03:33 PM