Interview with a Compressionist

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Name: Doug Daulton

Location: Spokane, Washington

Title/role: Filmmaker and Technical Director

Company: Verge Pictures

URL: http://verge.pictures

How did you get started in video compression or video streaming?

Originally, I come from the web design world. We dabbled in Flash and Sorensen Squeeze, but nothing big. When I got serious about making films, I did an internship with Pixel Corps in San Francisco. That was my first real exposure to compression and streaming.

Because I came from technical project management, I took to it quickly and was soon hired to help build out their streaming infrastructure, which ...

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