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HD video HUGE files
I am trying to get my HD footage (1440x1080i) to a TV station, but they cannot view my M2T file. I think the TV station is using Avid or final cut pro, either way they cannot view the M2T file. I shoot with a Sony HVR-Z7U. So I tried to send them a .mov file but the file ended up being 4 gigs for 30 seconds of video (I am trying to send this via FTP over the internet). I then noticed that I was rendering the video uncompressed.
What is the best compression for .mov files or AVI files? I have a 64bit machine with 8 gigs of ram, but when I render .mov files the 30 second clip takes forever to render. (Over 10 minutes for a 30 second clip). I know I am doing something wrong.
I need to get my 30 second HD footage to a TV station in either AVI or .mov format (since they can’t view M2T), full quality, but compressed so it’s not a gigantic file.
My appologies if this has been covered, I tried searching earlier posts but could not find the answer.
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My favorite quicktime format for those tasks is to render using
“Photo-jpeg with quality setting at 95%“..Which is what i recommend.
But the wise thing to do is just ask them at the tv station what
format they want it delivered in….Vegas can output them all.Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
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They want .mov, so I should render in Motion JPEG A? The .mov files I have been making have been way too big. I will try to render out in Motion JPEG A to see if that is better.
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Photo-JPEG (with quality setting at 95%)
Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys -
When I render photo-jpeg the video comes out 4×3, even though I indicated 1440 by 1080 as the custom frame size…why is it rendering 4×3?
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No its not…it just seems that way when you open it in quicktime.
If you drop it back in vegas you will see.Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys -
I appreciate the help Steve. I have not been looking at the videos in Quicktime. Once I render the video I put it back on the vegas timeline. It is still in 4×3. I am shooting in 1440x1080x12. When I render the .mov file, I choose Photo-Jpeg, 95%, custome frame size of 1440×1080, pixel aspect ratio 1.333. Do I need to change the pixel aspect ratio? I render under these settings and video is still coming out 4×3 on the Vegas timeline.
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Are you putting it on a Vegas time line that has the same properties as the clip?
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I keep getting 4×3 video no matter what I do. I try to compress the .mov file with the photo-Jpeg setting and keep getting 4×3. The top picture is what my video looks like. The bottom video is the original video before rendering. How can I compress the HD video to make it 16×9 instead of 4×3.
Render settings:
Frame size: Custom 1440×1080
Field Order: Upper field first
Pixel aspect ratio: 1.333
Video Format: Photo-JPEG (.mov compression)I use these settings and as it renders it looks fine in the preview monitor. Once the file is done and I put the video back on the timeline it looks like the picture below. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Yes…I think so. Clip properties are 1440x1080i. I am using the template 1080-60i. If I render the project with these same settings, it should show it as 16×9 on the timeline right?
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It must just be the project settings. When I right click on the rendered video and go to properties, under the video tab it says pixel aspect ratio 1.000 square. When I change that to 1.333 HDV the video looks great. I wonder why it’s on that setting after I render it?
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