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Exporting a 1080i FCP file to FLV
Hi,
I am trying to export a 5 minute 1080i FCP project using FLV. Could anyone give me some advice on optimal export settings? I have bumped the bit rate up to 1000 and it still looks really low quality. Should I use On2VP6 or Sorenson? Deinterlace or not? I have never been sure about how to deal with frame rate, so any advice on that would be really appreciated.Thanks in advance,
Tara -
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Do you have Sorenson Squeeze or Adobe Media Encoder? If so, export a self-contained QT file from FCP using Current Settings (not using QT Conversion). Use that file in Squeeze or Media Encoder. Do use the On2VP6 codec and choose a data rate between 500 and 1000kbps. The higher the better the quality. However, unless viewers have robust connections they may have problems with 1000kbps. Set your audio bit rate to 96kbps stereo for decent audio. If it’s mono, 48kbps will do. Set the video to bring the total bit rate to where you want it.
You can also do this with Compressor. Using the same exported file in Compressor, make an H.264 file with similar settings above. Of course, you don’t use VP6 as you’re using H.264. After the file is encoded change the .mov extension to .flv and you’re set.
John
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Thanks John,
I realized that my export (going directly from FCP to FLV, 1000 bit rate) was looking so lousy because i had not re-sized the FLV viewer. my project’s dimensions are 550×309, and the FLV viewer was not set for the size of the project. once i re-sized the viewer it looked great! thanks for your tips I will use them in the future.Best,
Tara
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