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1min film cut in FCPX for Vimeo viewing, please advise best compression options/techniques?
Hi, I read this forum every day and know the wealth of knowledge that lies within, so that’s why I’m asking here…
The film: 1080p, 30fps, leisurely shots of Maine lakes from above and below… So, I watch these full screen movies on Vimeo that look super-sharp almost as detailed as a master file, and others that look soft and kind of crappy…
Is there a tutorial or step-by-step “recipe” for using Compressor 4 to encode this kind of movie to look the best it can taking size/streaming issues into consideration? Much appreciated…
~ Steve Underwood
Computer: iMac 27″, (Mid 2011), OS X 10.7.5
Processor: 3.4GHz, Intel Core i7, Memory: 24GB
AMD Radeon HD 697OM, FCX 10.08, FCP 7.03
GRAID 8TB ThunderboltComputer: MacBookPro (Mid 2009), OS X 10.7.5
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core2Duo, Memory: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, Software: FCX 10.08, FCP 7.03 -
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Just use the default Vimeo upload destination in FCPX and in the popup dialogue set it to 1080p. Just did a 30 minute wedding and it rocked.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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Oh and, once uploaded you’ll want to upgrade the video to 1080p. You do this in vimeo under ‘settings’ / ‘video file’ and then check the box for 1080p.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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John, Thanks for encouraging me to try the easy and the obvious. Did just what you said and it looks very good viewed full-screen on Vimeo.
And someday, if my eyesight improves, I may be able to tell who the heck that is in your profile pic… 🙂
~ Steve Underwood
Computer: iMac 27″, (Mid 2011), OS X 10.7.5
Processor: 3.4GHz, Intel Core i7, Memory: 24GB
AMD Radeon HD 697OM, FCX 10.08, FCP 7.03
Pegasus 4TB RAIDComputer: MacBookPro (Mid 2009), OS X 10.7.5
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core2Duo, Memory: 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, Software: FCX 10.08, FCP 7.03 -
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It’s kind of a sarcastic circle of life. Or something. I dunno. I just made me laugh!
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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I always do it myself using QuickTime 7 Pro.
1_ Export the ProRes from FCPX Keep it as my Edit Master.
For short clips I use 1080p Photo-JPEG at 75% quality
Sound 16bit 48Khz uncompressed.For long ones 1080p h.264 at 25Mbps best quality settings ( two pass ).
It works great.
Tulio Campregher
Media Technology Coordinator
Greenpeace International
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