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.MOV Compression?!?!?!
HELP! I have been all over the forums and the huge Internet(created by Al Gore) and I can’t find an answer!
I need to create .MOV files with an H.264 codec. This is the requirement of sites I am submitting the videos to. The problem is the files are HUGE! If I drop the bit rate to below 25,000 I get artifacts BAD. I mean super dancing around the text. Granted this is a tough video to encode because it is a list of black names scrolling on white background (September 11th tribute)
So….
1. Are there any tips to get smaller size .mov files with a H.264 codec besides dropping bit rate?
2. Is there another program I can use to accomplish this?Thank you!
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3 Replies
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What are your video files, the sequence settings?
I export mp4 H.264 files in HD at about 3MB/s (which would be approx 3000Kbps) upto 6MB/sec and the picture quality looks fantastic.
I think you could alter the mp4 extension to be mov and QT will still open it.
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Jon Barrie
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1: Reduce the frame size (from 1920×1080 to 1280×720, from 1280×720 to 480×360, etc). Reduce the frame rate (from 24fps to 18fps, to 12fps). If you cut the fps in half you can expect a similar compression level when you cut the bitrate in half. Another option for reducing artifacts is to “soften” your text a bit. Instead of white on black, try 75% gray on black, and blur it just a little. People won’t notice — in fact, I suspect they’ll think it looks more professional. And sometimes using lower contrast makes it easier to compress (this may be totally false, but I’ve found that extreme contrasts in color are where I see most compression artifacting).
Also, if you have audio, consider lowering the rate (32 at the lowest, probably) and compressing that as well, if you haven’t already.
2. You never mentioned which encoder you’re using, but if it’s AME you should be able to get acceptable results. Sorenson Squeeze has given me great results in the past — you’ll have to pay for that, though. In general I like AME’s results over what Apple Compressor gives me, but I’m not sure how they’re working differently, or if I simply have smarter presets in AME. AME, with its 64-bit architecture, is much faster.
Ben Unguren
Motion Graphics & Editing
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One thing I still like about Compressor is that it makes H264 as MOV files and not mp4. Seems more computers can read mov vs mp4. The quality is very good from Adobe encoders though.
Robert Brown
Editor/VFX/Colorist – FCP, Smoke, Quantel Pablo, After Effects, 3DS MAX, Premiere Prohttps://vimeo.com/user3987510/videos
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