Get up and Running Fast

Learn the How and the Why

The AMD MA35D enables multiple levels of hardware acceleration for decoding, encoding, scaling, AI, and 2D graphics, providing powerful options for a range of video processing tasks. While knowing FFmpeg is helpful, the MA35D introduces a unique command structure that this course will guide you through, helping you get up and running quickly by detailing the necessary commands to optimize the card’s performance.

Like all encoders, the MA35D offers multiple configuration options, each with different impacts on quality, throughput, and bitrate variability. 

  • Presets: Balancing quality and throughput for different codecs.
  • Bitrate Control: Managing quality and bitrate variability to maintain stream consistency.
  • Hardware Scaling: Choosing between throughput and quality when scaling.
  • Latency: Balancing latency, quality, and throughput in real-time applications.


This course provides extensive test results to help you understand these tradeoffs, so you can make informed decisions for your unique production needs.

In addition, you’ll also learn how to efficiently deploy advanced features like:

  • Tiling: Combining multiple video streams into a single output.
  • Cropping and Padding: Adjusting video frames for various display formats.
  • Picture-in-Picture: Overlaying video content with ease for dynamic presentations.

By the end, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of how to optimize the MA35D for your unique applications, from common workflows to advanced video processing techniques.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Lesson 1 - Introduction
  • 2

    Core Functionality

    • Lesson 2: Hardware Overview - Working with the MA35D

    • Lesson 3 - Decoding with the MA35D

    • Lesson 4 - Scaling with the MA35D

    • Lesson 5 - Encoding with the MA35D

    • Lesson 6 - Bitrate Control Options for the MA35D (Need Video)

    • Lesson 7 - Frame and GOP Controls

    • Lesson 8 - MA35D Presets
  • 3

    Codec Specific Instruction

    • Lesson 9 - Producing H.264 Output with the MA35D

    • Lesson 10 - Producing HEVC Output with the MA35D

    • Lesson 11 - Producing AV1 Output with the MA35D
  • 4

    Advanced Features

    • Lesson 12 - MA35D 2D Operations

    • Lesson 13: Low Latency Operation with the MA35D

    • Lesson 14: Other Notable Features

Instructor(s)

Instructor

Jan Ozer

Jan is a recognized expert in streaming media who has tested codecs since 1993 (not a misprint) and has taught in-person and online courses on video and streaming production since 1995.

Jan is a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, where he tests and reports on codecs, encoders, and related products and services. Jan has authored multiple books on streaming production, including Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video and Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg in 30 Minutes or Less.

Besides these courses, Ozer teaches workshops at Streaming Media online and in-person events. Overall, the Streaming Learning Center has served over 4000 students from some of the biggest names in streaming video.