Emailing Quicktime Movie

[Dunwoody Lampton]

Many Internet service providers restrict the size of e-mail attachments. Comcast does not allow attachments of any type over 10mb.

Through Flip4Mac I usually convert Quicktime files to WMV files, which compress much smaller than QT. A 6 minute WMV file is about 9mb.

[Tony Small]

Thanks for the info, but unfortunately, I am being asked to send it as a quicktime file. I have opened the movie in QT and exported it a QVGA. The 397Mb file is now 50Mb, but that still does not get for me.

I am thinking about idisk, where I will send them a link, they can download, but I am not only new to FC, but Idisk. Perhaps you tell, I am a PC baby.

So, we will see. Any other help is appreciated.

T

[Zane Barker]

Depending on the length of the video you may NEVER be able to get the file size down to a size that will be acceptable for email.

So how long is it, you NEVER said.

it may be easier to post it online and then let them download it, or use a FTP site to send it.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Tony Small]

Sorry about that, but damn the movie is only 1 minute 49 sec.. It doesn’t seem like it would be so difficult. Exporting out of FC, I was at 397MB.

Thanks for your help.

TS

[Zane Barker]

Pull that file into compressor and try some of the web & ipod setting.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Dunwoody Lampton]

I have also posted Quicktime files to an FTP site in the past.
It took about 20 minutes to copy a seven minute QT file to an FTP site at 320 x 240 frame size.

More recently I have used YouSendIt.com for video posting but, again, I have only copied WMV files since they take less time to up- and download.

[Tony Small]

Ok I got it!!

I used compressor and the codec H.264 300kbps. It dropped the 397MB down to 4.2MB. In the test email to myself, it attached in about four mins, and on receiving the email, it didn’t play on opening, but it did download in about two minutes and plays well with good quality.

Thanks you guys for all of the help.

Peace,
TS