Best Format and Size for the Web?

[Mike Velte]

[Raymond Tarry] “Is there a particular format/size/setting that works best?”

Web video is quite a bit more complicated than your question begs, but for starters try Windows Media as the Format and “NTSC Source to download 512 kbps” as the Preset.

Suggest you visit the COW store and get:
https://store.creativecow.net/p/64/internet_killed_the_video_star

[Vince Becquiot]

I now export almost exclusively to Flash, 400px x 225px (16:9) at Video 512k, audio 96k.

Vince

[Mike Cohen]

depends where on the web and for what audience.
If uploading to YouTube, try the h.264 YouTube setting.
If you are posting files on your own website, try Windows Media or Flash FLV (you will need a SWF player).
Give us more details about how the video will be used. There is no one size fits all on the web.
Although Flash is getting there.
Mike

[Raymond Tarry]

Hi Mike and everyone. The clips will be for both You Tube and my own future website. Probably not flash though. I’m average at web development. I’m probably going to buy that video on the Cow Website. I used to have a digital art website, but video throws me.

I tried the NTSC download 512kbps The quality looks fine, but the black frame around the video is weird. Of course, I don’t know what it’ll look like when I upload it. You can tell this is not my area. I’ve Directed, shot, and edited several shorts, but never got much into the output area.
Thanks again for your help – Raymond