Exporting For Web

[Josh Weiss]

I usually do QT conversion set to: Sorenson Video 3, data rate of 1000, 320 x 240, an leave the default audio type just changing it to 32 bits. This will make a 30 second spot a 6 MB file or so. However if you are dealing in long form then it can get tricky. The H264 codec is great, but your clients or whomever is viewing will need to have QT 7.

[Gempic]

Yeah I love H.264 it keeps the quality great and compresses the video well but the filesare just a tab big.

I will try Sorenson, does it keep the quality?

Cheers

[David Roth weiss]

Hate to say this as it causes ire to many Apple folks, but WMV offers the best for the web — best compatibility, small file sizes, good quality, and very simple progressive download.

DRW

[Dave Gardner]

I’ve been considering switching to H264 now that PCs can play it. Isn’t it even better than WMV for quality/file-size issues? I haven’t tried any comparisons, yet.

Dave Gardner
Producer/Director/Writer
Visions West
Breakthrough Communication for World-Class Companies
Colorado Springs * Dallas * Atlanta


Main Office:
760 Wycliffe Drive
Colorado Springs,

[Craig Seeman]

Let’s start at the beginning.
Quality and size are relative.

What is the typical internet connection speed you’re trying to reach?

What is your target market (media and ad agency professionals, people with 10 year old computers, people in very rural areas, videos for people’s iPods, businesses, etc)?

What is the running time of the video you want to encode?

If you can answer these the best you can I can give you something better than a sweeping statement (but maybe not much).

[Dave Gardner]

See, guys! It’s true. Size matters! 😉

Dave Gardner
Producer/Director/Writer
Visions West
Breakthrough Communication for World-Class Companies
Colorado Springs * Dallas * Atlanta


Main Office:
760 Wycliffe Drive
Colorado Springs,

[Gempic]

A good download speed from a standard DSL is arround 256kbps

Anybody with a ten year old computer doesn’t need to download anything, clients and pros.

Videos vary in time from 2mins to 25mins

[Ed Dooley]

For the highest compatibility with the most people, WM9 is the way to go, as David said (not this Dave, the other one).
If you’re exporting using Sorenson 3, and you haven’t purchased Sorenson SV3Pro, you’re not getting the full quality
of SV. H.264 looks great, but it also means viewers need QT7. Flash ON2VP6 is also great, but viewers need Flash8.
It all depends on your audience. To reach as many viewers as possible, we still do a WM9 and a QT SV3Pro. We also occasionally
do H.264 and/or Flash On2 if we know it can be viewed.
As for exporting out of FCP, we don’t put anything exported out of FCP directly to the web. It all goes through Squeeze,
Compression Master, or even Cleaner (for QTs with SV3Pro).
Ed

[davegardner] “I’ve been considering switching to H264 now that PCs can play it. Isn’t it even better than WMV for quality/file-size issues? I haven’t tried any comparisons, yet.”

[Ed Dooley]

The slowest DSL these days is at least 384kbps (with some exceptions).
For that lowest common denominator, we compress video to 300kbps
and audio to 32kbps. The computer doesn’t have much to do with playback
at those rates, it’s the connection speed that counts.
Ed

[GEMPIC] “A good download speed from a standard DSL is arround 256kbps

Anybody with a ten year old computer doesn’t need to download anything, clients and pros.

Videos vary in time from 2mins to 25mins”

[Gempic]

Hi Ed

Whenever I export using WMV9 it only does 30 Seconds of the video.

What do I do?

Simon