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Compressed file to large
Using FCP 6. Anyone know a good way to compress an hour and one half standard-def video to under 7 gigs(or smaller) in either FCP or Compressor, while still retaining good quality for a DVD. I don’t need MPEG2, just any file Toast can author.
Thanks!
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Actually I need it under 4 gigs. Apple Intermediate Codec?
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Ok, I’m trying an H.264 Streaming with 640×480. I’m assuming it will horrible when authored in Toast. The weight in my timeline is super huge, because a good portion was converted in MPEG Streamclip. That section alone was like 12 gigs.
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Ok, i gave up on the H.264 Stream. What I am doing now, is exporting out of FCP as a regular QT export. File size should be around 16 gigs or so.
I may try using Sorensen Squeeze, with a Pro Res 422 codec. Could that get me down to under 4 gigs or so with ok quality? -
Ok, its looking like around 13 Gigs. Can Toast compress that to a watchable size?
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Matt,
To put 90 minutes of picture in 4GBs, MPEG-2 and H264 are the options.
You should learn to calculate what data rate you need to get a file of a certain size.
Meanwhile you can use “Handbrake”. You just need to tell him how big you want the exported file.
Is a very simple GUI with a powerful h264 compressor inside (x264).
Rafael -
Be sure to use ac3 audio, not aiff. You will gain over 1mbps bandwidth. Checkout Videospace – freeware from Digital Heaven.
John
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