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Exporting for web and YouTube
Greetings, all.
I’m banging my head against the wall to find the right formula but keep coming up with nothing but a headache.
I have a project edited in 16:9 and need to export it to the web in widescreen. My source material was shot in 16:9 on DVCAM and edited anamorphic.
First, I need to create a proper MPEG 4 file for YouTube. My video keeps coming out either squashed or with side bars. Can anyone point me to the right FCP export settings that makes YT happy?
Second and perhaps more important, I’m trying to find the right parameters to get the same 16:9 video posted to my own webcast site. The player is only 4:3 at this time, so I know there will be significant letterboxing at the top and bottom of the screen which is fine. Therefore I need to find the right export to QT settings and the right Flash settings (Sorenson Squeeze) so the picture is not squished or cropped.
Thanks to anyone who can offer some advise here.
Matt Radico
VATv
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5 Replies
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Hi Matt all the videos for the web works with Square pixels so if you want a video to look 16×9, you need to keep that 16-9 relation between the with and the high.
Your movie can be 160×90, 320×180, 480×360..or any other value that you get multiplying any number by 16 and by 9.
The same it happens for 4×3 pictures. You need to keep that proportion between high and wide to get your movie properly played with square pixels.
Rafael -
Hi Rafael-
Thanks for your quick response. Do I need to change to square pixels somewhere in the process, or is there someplace in the export that lets me put my video into anamorphic mode? Should I do this in Squeeze? I am keeping my ratio 480×360 and I’m still getting the compressed look.
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Hi Matt,
The truth is that I don’t know much how YouTube works, but if their player is 4×3 and you want to show a 16×9 clip, you need to letter-box it by your self.
Drop your 16×9 movie in a 4×3 sequence. Then export the letter-boxed with 480×360. You don’t need to select any kind of pixels. Your 720×480 (or 720×576 in PAL) will be converted in a 480×360 picture that when played in a computer (square pixels) will look perfectly 4×3.
Rafael -
[Rafael Amador] “The truth is that I don’t know much how YouTube works, but if their player is 4×3 and you want to show a 16×9 clip, you need to letter-box it by your self. “
Hey Rafael! Just so you know, YouTube just recently changed to a 16×9 HD player.
Hope you have a great holiday…
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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…..and just when you thought it was safe to put this question to bed along comes another addition to the topic. But it’s worth it:
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/you_tube_hd_gary.html
– Don
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