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fcp to web
Help!
Hello all,
I finished a project on FCP (footage shot on dvc pro hd (720)), and I am trying to export it to a web site for clients to see. It looks great on FCP, but when I export it to Quicktime and then to the web page, the look changes: the blacks and the midtones are milky, the color correction done in FCP doesn’t match the web version… It’s important that I get the best picture quality since I am a DP and the web site would be for clients to see.
What is your suggestion to get the best the quality on my web page? What settings? Is there a way for my fcp footage to match the final web version? Also should I worry about file size for downloading vs quality? Is there a compromise?
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What were you exporting as?
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I made a tutorial for web exports a number of weeks ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTUsA7Em1Ug
Rob Grauert, Jr.
http://www.robgrauert.com
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I was using the quicktime conversion to export…
I tried Rob settings but the picture feels a bit jumpy and there is a loss of quality that is noticeable… I am going to try a variety of settings…
What do you guys think the maximum file size of the quicktime movie should be, so that people with a good to average internet connection can watch with no buffering time?Thanks,
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when you’re compressing for the web, file size isn’t the most import part; it’s data rate – the rate in which data is transferring.
So for a video to buffer without interrupting playback, the data of that video must flow to your end user slow enough for their internet connection to handle it. make sense?
For Quicktime, I usually go with 750 to 1000 kbps, but you can go much lower with Flash and maintain nice quality, as well as reach a wider audience.
sorry my tutorial didn’t work for you, btw. it works for me everytime
Rob Grauert, Jr.
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Thanks Rob. I am going to try that.
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I didn’t catch the instructions re exporting for Flash.
I presume that will provide the most universally playable format, yes?
Do I export a reference QT from FCP and then use Compressor to compress it to H.264, and afterward just change the extension to .flv?? Or what?
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Yes, Flash is best if you want to reach the widest audience. This is how i’d convert to Flash:
1. Export a full quality, self contained Quicktime out of FCP. (File > Export > Quicktime Movie)
2. Bring that new file into Adobe Flash converter to compress for the web.
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Bring that new file into Sorenson Squeeze to compress for the web.
Unfortunately it’s not as simple as just changing the file extension, as far as I know.
Rob Grauert, Jr.
http://www.robgrauert.com
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Another approach if you have Production Premium is to use the Adobe Media Encoder. This would give you many more encoding options.
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