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If working in SD, does it make sense to use compressor setting for HD?…
Hello everyone,
I am working in SD and have finished a series of 4 movies for a work project in FCPX. I am using Compressor to make smaller files from the original SD sources to go to YouTube. I have researched to try and find the best settings for this, but I am not sure of a technical factor:
If I am working in SD (not HD), it looks like my best setting should be “large 540p”. However, most of the info I found mentioned using 720p for better quality. Yet, the compressor setting for 720p says it is for HD (“HD720p…). Do I stick with 540p, or go ahead and use the 720 even though I am not working in HD? (both of these setting look to use h.264 codec).
Thank you for any help in advance.
~Shea A.J. Comfort
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4 Replies
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The bottom line for quality is to not have to make up pixels that aren’t really there so here in Australia working at 576p for SD I’d upload 540p. If you are working at 480p then use whatever setting is 480p or less.
Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia -
Thank you Jeff,
One clarifying follow-up for you or anyone else: If my project preferences are set to “720x480 DV, 29.97i”, does that mean I should use 720p or 480p (the first or second number of the project size setting) for my export size choice in Compressor? In this case, do I go with the “720p” or look for a “480p” option?
Thanks in advance,
~Shea A.J. Comfort
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Use the second number, so in your case 480p
Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia -
Jeff,
Thank you for the info, I appreciate it.
~Shea A.J. Comfort
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