Compression (Formatting) – Transferring files

[Todd Gillespie]

Try compressing to .h264. It will look reasonably well and be a much smaller file. But do check on the PC to make sure that the file can play in realtime.

Good Luck,

Todd at UCSB
Television Production

[Richard Keating]

I think you may be using the wrong codec/setting when compressing. You’ll want to make an H.264 QuickTime in Compressor. First, export a non self-contained reference movie from Final Cut. Take this file into compressor and do the following:

Apply the H.264 preset (Settings>Formats>QuickTime>H264 QuickTime) to your file. Select your file with newly applied preset and click the Inspector. Change the settings to these:

Click the Encoder Icon: Video: Settings:
Frame rate 30
Data rate: Restrict to: 1000 kbps
(Drop this data rate if you want your file to be smaller, but you will sacrifice quality.)
Make it Two Pass

Audio: Settings: Target Bit Rate: 192 kbps

Click the Geometry Icon:
Dimensions:
Frame size: 640×480 (or 854×480 if 16:9)
Pixel aspect: Square

Just need to make sure the PC has QuickTime installed and you are good to go

Good luck.

Richard Keating
Editor, Co-Creator of ScreenLight
“Painless Video Review and Approval”
http://www.screenlight.tv

[Kevin Williams]

thanks for the suggestions. i’ll let you know how things turn out.

-kevin

[Kevin Williams]

Richard,

thanks for the suggestion. the file is much smaller now and still looks great for what I need. Thanks for helping out a newbie.

-kevin williams