• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  mp4 file size from FCP/Compressor

  Posted by Paul Campbell on July 5, 2015 at 8:44 pm

  I’ve tried several times to figure out this file size curiosity. I ripped a McDonalds spot from Facebook today and dropped it into FCP to check out the info. It’s a 15-second spot that was saved as an mp4, with a resolution of 1280×720, and the file size is only 1.2MB! I took some footage I shot with my DSLR and snipped it down to just 6 seconds as an experiment, but every possible combo of outputs I try can’t get this looking decent at less than maybe 5MB. And mine is only 6 seconds. How in the world was that McD spot compressed so much and still look so good? Amazing!

  Paul Campbell replied 10 years, 10 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  Paul Campbell

  July 6, 2015 at 8:12 pm

  Jeez Dave, I can either do one or the other, not both. Thanks for ending this conundrum for me.

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