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converting from MOV to WMV
I have some videos that cannot be delivered in mov. they were shot in 1080p30 on an EX-3 and edited in FCP6.06. What is the best method to delivered on DVD in WMV or AVI.
I want to maintain as high a quality as i can as they will later be re-compressed into several different sizes and posted online.
thanks for any advice.
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you need to purchase “flip4mac”
search the forum for more information on quality, etc…. it’s been discussed in depth
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I advocate using Telestream’s Episode, which is from the same people who make Flip4Mac.
Greg Ondera
http://www.Plexus.tv
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Why not export as avi from the quicktime conversion if it’s just a container issue? Choose “none” in the compression settings and you should be good to go.
If you choose wmv you are bound to some type of compression, correct me if I’m wrong. -
Because the file sizes are too large. Im getting a 6gb file for a 5 minute movie with those settings.
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Well, as you stated you wanted best possible quality, then big file sizes is what you get.
I can’t see the point of shooting and editing in HD and deliver compressed files to a client that will do another compress to different outputs.
This workflow is the only way to get optimized results. Another way is that you deliver the different formats yourself as specified by the clients. I do this all the time and often it’s like 10 different formats, containers and codecs. I myself use Sorensen squeeze. -
I hear you, there is absolutely no point but the web master uses a different client for encoding, and she is an absolute roadblock with not only zero knowledge about anything to do with encryption but zero interest in finding a solution that will lead to the best outcome.(We work for the same company just different departments)
Only in Japan.
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Sounds like you have some issues to work out within you company then…
My suggestion is that you contact the encoding company yourself and deliver high res material to them directly. There are tons of way (as you probably know) to deliver files over the net.
If it’s only going to the web at the end you could transcode your files to an avi SD version to get more managable file sizes. My bet is that the encoding company don’t want highly compressed files to begin with. It really sounds strange that you can’t deliver quicktime files. If the encoding company can’t handle that, well, the ignorance is on thier behalf. -
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