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Export: H.264 X264 FLV
Hi,
I must have read 100 million pages about the Gamma Shift in FCP and QuickTime exports.
I have found that s solution that worked well was to use the replacement codecs X264 and X264Encoder.
These codecs have served me well but I have a new problem now.
I need to supply Flash video (FLV, F4V) to a client.
Whenever I use Adobe Media encoder to create my Flash files, the Gamma Shift problem reoccurs.
I have tried trial versions of Squeeze and Episode and still have this problem.
My question is: has anybody ever created a Flash video that did dont have the Gamma Shift problem and if yes, how the heck did you do it?
Maxime Bélisle
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4 Replies
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As Flash player works with H.264 files you can encode an H.264 then change the .mov extension to .flv. That might work for you.
John
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Hi John,
Thanks a lot for the quick response.
I have already tried this solution which works only partially for me.
Let me explain:
I have to publish my videos on a “on demand” server and this “on demand server” crashes systematically with those “fake FLV files”.
That’s why I’m trying to export a real FLV file that does not contain the Gamma shift.
Would you know how to do that?
Maxime
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My flv workflow is to Export a self-contained QuickTime Using Current Settings and then use Soronson Squeeze with the On2VP6 codec. It’s worked well for me without dramatic gamma shifts. The have a trial version.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.8 QT7.6.4 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
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One thing you could do is apply a gamma shift effect to compensate for the output.
You could export your timeline as a clip or as XML and bring it into Premiere Pro. Then apply a Gamma Correction clip. I’m hearing that a 1.2 of the original will probably work well. So, a value of 12 from the default value of 10 would be a good place to start.
Then export the media via AME and render to Flash.
Hope this helps,
Dennis
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