Want a job encoding video?

Blue_MiSfit · 1st April 2009, 20:12

*In advance, I think posting this sort of thing is OK. Please let me know if it's not, or if it needs to go elsewhere

Hi folks,

As some of you know, I work for Vudu, a company in Santa Clara, CA that provides a a video-on-demand system through the interwebs to a TV via a set top box. You can check us out at www.vudu.com

We're starting a big encoding push, and are looking to hire somebody in the area to assist with handling all this encoding!

Required skills would definitely include excellent computer skills, H.264 encoding, some AviSynth etc... If you're a denizen of Doom9, you probably have the requisite skills

Basic *nix/Cygwin and Perl scripting are a huge plus!

This is a temporary position, starting as soon as possible, and continuing until August 1.

If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and are looking for a summer job in this field, please PM me and I can give you more info.

Thanks!

~MiSfit

Blue_MiSfit · 3rd April 2009, 22:25

Nobody's interested?

It's lots of fun, I promise

~MiSfit

Atak_Snajpera · 3rd April 2009, 22:55

1st april

Blue_MiSfit · 3rd April 2009, 23:27

It's not an April Fool's joke, I promise

Funny coincidence though, I didn't even think of it..

~MiSfit

Adub · 4th April 2009, 00:28

Man, if only I lived in that area. I am currently completing my degree in Computer Engineering at Calpoly though, but I would kill to have that job.

Blue_MiSfit · 4th April 2009, 00:59

Thanks for your interest, Merlin7777

Adub · 5th April 2009, 21:23

No problem. I would offer more help, but I don't know anyone interested in video like we are in that area.

If the job is still open in, say, 2 years, then I would be happy to take it! Until then...

Acid_Reign · 5th April 2009, 23:09

What kind of job? Temp, full-time? What is the compensation? When does it start?

Blue_MiSfit · 6th April 2009, 04:41

Hi Acid_Reign,

If you're interested, send me a PM. I don't remember the details off the top of my head, but it's definitely available ASAP.

~MiSfit

Blue_MiSfit · 9th April 2009, 19:18

The job is a temporary full-time position, lasting until August 1 (updated OP to reflect this)

It's still available, folks!

~MiSfit

dbzgundam · 9th April 2009, 20:11

Oh god, how I could use this right now... Editing and Motion Graphics work has dried up around me (NY area, but student status prevents commuting to the city).

You know it honestly surprises me though that encoding isn't in higher demand these days... and by these days, I mean the last few years now that compression for the web has become significantly more prevalent. There's a variety of services that I'm sure many of us can offer, but the ironic part is our experience is highly theoretical, yet not at all practical. For example, knowledge of interlacing patterns, analogue interference, noise reduction, video standards, and format conversions isn't uncommon here, and some notable members write various applications of these (and the rest of us - including myself - simply use the plugins/scripts...).

I'll go on a rant here, but let's be honest: The majority of people working in video (Whether it be production or post) have no CLUE what they're really doing on a technical level. A lowly encoder such as myself may not be capable of writing an inverse telecine algorithm (I've recently seen an ad for this), but I can generally explain the concepts behind it, as can many others here. We KNOW what we're dealing with, and can be valuable employees to so many companies. It pains me everytime I'm at work (Hah, when I *have* work) to see a "professional" in the field for X amount of years (Often times over 10) not even realize the difference between interlaced and progressive video. And for those of us here who have a career in video? You've all dealt with this before; editing at the 60i stage despite being a telecined source, making lossy copy after lossy copy of a video, poorly transferring film, running any dub through *multiple* composite processes, etc.

I can keep going. The ravings of an unemployed... video guy (what the hell am I? Cameraman, Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Encoder?) are endless.

Chengbin · 11th April 2009, 14:04

I would LOVE to have a job like that. But I'm in Canada, and I can't meet the computer skills requirement.

That must be a FUN job. I love encoding videos. Damn I would do this job even without pay!

turbojet · 11th April 2009, 16:05

Is it temp to hire or contracted only to august?

Daiz · 17th April 2009, 11:53

I'd love to but unfortunately I live on the other side of the world

Also, I totally agree with dbzgundam's rant.

Blue_MiSfit · 18th April 2009, 01:39

We're stiiiil hiring.

Contracted only until August.

~MiSfit

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	Want a job encoding video? In advance, I think posting this sort of thing is OK. Please let me know if it's not, or if it needs to go elsewhere Hi folks, As some of you know, I work for Vudu, a company in Santa Clara, CA that provides a a video-on-demand system through the interwebs to a TV via a set top box. You can check us out at www.vudu.com We're starting a big encoding push, and are looking to hire somebody in the area to assist with handling all this encoding! Required skills would definitely include excellent computer skills, H.264 encoding, some AviSynth etc... If you're a denizen of Doom9, you probably have the requisite skills Basic nix/Cygwin and Perl scripting are a huge plus! This is a temporary position, starting as soon as possible, and continuing until August 1. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and are looking for a summer job in this field, please PM me and I can give you more info. Thanks! ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :) Last edited by Blue_MiSfit; 9th April 2009 at 19:17.

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	Nobody's interested? It's lots of fun, I promise ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	It's not an April Fool's joke, I promise Funny coincidence though, I didn't even think of it.. ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)

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Adub Fighting spam with a fish Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,699	Man, if only I lived in that area. I am currently completing my degree in Computer Engineering at Calpoly though, but I would kill to have that job. __________________ FAQs:Bond's AVC/H.264 FAQ Site:Adubvideo

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	Thanks for your interest, Merlin7777 __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)

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Adub Fighting spam with a fish Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,699	No problem. I would offer more help, but I don't know anyone interested in video like we are in that area. If the job is still open in, say, 2 years, then I would be happy to take it! Until then... __________________ FAQs:Bond's AVC/H.264 FAQ Site:Adubvideo

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Acid_Reign Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 26	What kind of job? Temp, full-time? What is the compensation? When does it start?

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	Hi Acid_Reign, If you're interested, send me a PM. I don't remember the details off the top of my head, but it's definitely available ASAP. ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	The job is a temporary full-time position, lasting until August 1 (updated OP to reflect this) It's still available, folks! ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)

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dbzgundam Hates all his encodes Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 166	Oh god, how I could use this right now... Editing and Motion Graphics work has dried up around me (NY area, but student status prevents commuting to the city). You know it honestly surprises me though that encoding isn't in higher demand these days... and by these days, I mean the last few years now that compression for the web has become significantly more prevalent. There's a variety of services that I'm sure many of us can offer, but the ironic part is our experience is highly theoretical, yet not at all practical. For example, knowledge of interlacing patterns, analogue interference, noise reduction, video standards, and format conversions isn't uncommon here, and some notable members write various applications of these (and the rest of us - including myself - simply use the plugins/scripts...). I'll go on a rant here, but let's be honest: The majority of people working in video (Whether it be production or post) have no CLUE what they're really doing on a technical level. A lowly encoder such as myself may not be capable of writing an inverse telecine algorithm (I've recently seen an ad for this), but I can generally explain the concepts behind it, as can many others here. We KNOW what we're dealing with, and can be valuable employees to so many companies. It pains me everytime I'm at work (Hah, when I have work) to see a "professional" in the field for X amount of years (Often times over 10) not even realize the difference between interlaced and progressive video. And for those of us here who have a career in video? You've all dealt with this before; editing at the 60i stage despite being a telecined source, making lossy copy after lossy copy of a video, poorly transferring film, running any dub through multiple composite processes, etc. I can keep going. The ravings of an unemployed... video guy (what the hell am I? Cameraman, Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Encoder?) are endless. __________________ http://thevideophile.blogspot.com/ Watch and be amazed by my frustration over the video world!

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Chengbin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,060	I would LOVE to have a job like that. But I'm in Canada, and I can't meet the computer skills requirement. That must be a FUN job. I love encoding videos. Damn I would do this job even without pay!

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turbojet Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,840	Is it temp to hire or contracted only to august?

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Daiz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Finland Posts: 68	I'd love to but unfortunately I live on the other side of the world Also, I totally agree with dbzgundam's rant. __________________ Where did neuron1 go? \| Doom10

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Blue_MiSfit Derek Prestegard IRL Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,989	We're stiiiil hiring. Contracted only until August. ~MiSfit __________________ These are all my personal statements, not those of my employer :)