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codec for big screen!
Hey,
A client of me want his movie i made seen on big screen.
I did some test today, with some pretty impressive aquitment.( a mega beamer)
It was just a test, so i just brought a dvd with me.The projectionist said that it better to use a quicktime or avi instead off using mpeg2 or 1.
Im gonna re export the movie out of a Qt.
What codec should i use to get the best quality?
I know i can use QT no codec, but the file would end in 150 gigs, and i got only maby 70 left.
What is the best codec to use?Thanks
T.Peace
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9 Replies
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ProRes422 or DVCPro.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
What are your sequence settings?
Short answer: H.264
The best, most advanced, most efficient in Quicktime. -
H264 is also a reasonable choice.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
DV PAl 4/3 seq
H264 is more for the net right?DV to DVCpro is that een option, dont got the PRores422 codec.
T.
Peace
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If its just DV PAL, then output a self contained QT which will be identical to the original in DV format and at just 13gb per hour.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
No, it’s not just for the web. You can get some very nice hi-res playback from H.264 on computers with enough power and Quicktime 7.
I proposed that as a solution assuming that the movie would be played not just on your hi-end computer, but a variety of client computers with no special hardware and just a Quicktime 7 player.
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I proposed H.264 as a delivery codec that would work with nothing but the Quicktime 7 player on a computer with adequate power. Staying with DV PAL will give the best quality although H.264 will allow you to get to a smaller file size without much loss. It will obviously take you much longer to compress to H.264, though.
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If you want to get real fancy (like the big boys)
then use Jpeg2000 the exact same codec used for Digital Exhibition. -
[Mister T.] “The projectionist said that it better to use a quicktime or avi instead off using mpeg2 or 1.”
You’ll need to get the exact spec from the projectionist at the place you’re planning to show it. He knows what equipment he has to project if from (we don’t), and what codecs he can work with.
[Mister T.] “I know i can use QT no codec, but the file would end in 150 gigs, and i got only maby 70 left.”
You should get an additional drive just to use as a shuttle for any time you need to carry files someplace. Hard drives are cheap. Get your client to pay for it.
Arnie
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