These are followed by lessons on H.264 and HLS, including instructions on how to use Bento4 to package for DASH and HLS. The next section covers generic file configuration options you'll use for all codecs, including lessons on bitrate control, resolution, frame rate, I-, B-, P- and reference-frame settings. Then it details how to install FFmpeg on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers and provides an overview of batch operation on those platforms.

The course starts with the technology primer that covers the basics of compression and encoding. It also includes a free PDF copy of my book, Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg: In Thirty Minutes or Less (2018 Edition), a $34.95 value (check it out on Amazon).

The course includes downloadable batch files to accelerate learning and production with PDFs of all lesson files for printing and note-taking.

You'll become proficient in FFmpeg and will learn the key fundamentals of video compression, encoding, and adaptive bitrate packaging. This course will teach you how to produce high-quality video with H.264, HEVC, and VP9 with FFmpeg and how to create fully packaged HLS and DASH adaptive bitrate output.

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