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Best codec?
I have quicktime movie. It is all cgi made in lightwave at HDV quality 1280×720 30frames. Yet, the customer has to have it at 720×480 and it will not be played on HD quality devices. So, what is the best encoding process/codecs/ the whole kitten kaboodle for this type of file?
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How’s it going to be played? From the computer, a DVD? In addition to it being SD, what are the delivery specs?
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On a dvd. Delivery specs, what do you mean by that?
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Go back and start with a better codec out of Lightwave, HDV is the worse possible choice for graphics or animation.
10-bit Uncompressed SD would be a great and safe choice and will go to m2v (for the DVD) the best.
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I correct myself it is m2v, so what now?
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If need to post complete info,
[Chris Balogh] “I correct myself it is m2v”
what is IT, the export, the client’s need?If the client needs a SD movie to go on a DVD, will they be doing the m2v encoding, if so what system are they on, which will determine want codec is best.
Also if your animation is truly 30 fps it will need to be retimed, DVD video has to be 29.97, not a big deal but your audio needs to be retimed to match.
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