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AVI Problem
Hi All, Can you help?
I have a completed video sequence in Final Cut Pro I need to email the video footage to someone who requires the footage to be an AVI that provides good image quality (to be viewed on the net). My problem is that when I export the footage as an AVI the file size is too big (1.3GB). I was thinking that if I could reduce the current image size (720 x 576) to a smaller size that may help but there doesnt seem yo be an option to reduce the image size in AVI.Can anyone offer any advice?
THANK YOU!!!!
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4 Replies
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Try to export using compressor and use a preset for file streaming.
How long is the movie. If it is very long you might be outof luck in getting it to e-mail size.
David
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Hi David
Thanks for your message, I’m not that familiar with the compressor and am not clear which preset to use? I couldn’t see an AVI option.
My movie is 5 mins long so i’m assuming its okay to email.
One thing I did try is to export the movie as an mpeg 4 – (then I was able to reduce the image size) the file size reduced to 12mb. I then re – impoted the file back into FCP and changed the sequence size to fit the image then exported it again as an AVI – very long winded I know!
It did produce a more managable file size but the image quality had reduduced too much to be of use.For future reference can you recomend the best file export for compressing footage to be viewed on the web?
HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!
Thanks hannah.
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5 minutes can make for a pretty large file size if you want it to look clean. You will probably need some other program for the avi. I haven’t found a setting in Compressor that makes a clean, small size avi file. I’ve just gone to sending out mpeg-1 or mpeg-4 files instead. Maybe someone else has had better luck???
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There’s little chance you’re gonna get a 5 minute AVI at emailable size that looks good. The best compressors for good quality vs file size are, as you have found, MPEG4 or a QT file with H.264 codec. At good quality it is still going to be a considerable (but not massive) filesize. Have you tried dropping the framrate (30fps to 15fps?) usually this is an accepatble and viewable drop, and can considerably reduce your filesize.
You can encode an AVI using the mpeg4 codec (I’ve not done it on a Mac), but essentially that’s an MPEG4 file. I’m guessing if that was an option, you wouldn’t have had to encode the MPEG4 back to AVI.
Why AVI? If it is for viewing purposes only, surely other formats will be OK? Is it for mass distribution, or for client’s eyes only? If you establish what the target playback device is, you may find that you will have other alternatives.
Email is always problematic when you are sending video, simply due to size. I prefer to ftp files up to my website, and email a link for my clients to view.
Hope this helps!
Enzo Tedeschi
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Sydney, Australia
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