From FCP to mobile phone format

[Ryan Holmes]

You can use Quicktime Pro, Compressor, Sorenson Squeeze, or Telestream Episode to encode to 3gp. Or you can use a h.264 mp4 as your file – playable on computers, tablets, and mobile devices.

Ryan

[John Fishback]

Compressor has presets for a bunch of mobile formats. However, make sure you know all the devices your clients need to play. That will affect your choice of codec to use. You may need to supply clips in various formats. The code would determine what type of device is connected and then play the correct stream.

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
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN

[Greg Ball]

Thanks for the quick responses. The types of mobile devices are unlimited, as this would be for consumers to use in a retail environment. But at least you got me going in the right direction.

[John Fishback]

I suggest you ask your client to spec the devices they want – or at least the codecs. Then you’re not left hanging if you don’t supply everything they want or need. The choice should be theirs. You shouldn’t have to guess.

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
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN