PC QT issues

[Mick Haensler]

Yep, H264 seems to do the trick. Funny, I always use H264 with special presets when I upload to Vimeo for client approval, but for some stupid reason I never thought to use it in this application. I keep forgetting .mov is a catch all wrap. Once again thanks to all and BTW:

Steven and Mark and everyone who contributes to this forum, THANK YOU!! Through your patient help and expertise I am using Motion more and more which has expanded my skill set which in turn makes me more money. Sometimes when I post a question I’m in a hurry to get a job out the door and don’t give you guys props. Well here ’tis! Thanks again.

Mick Haensler
Higher Ground Media

[Gareth Randall]

[Mark Petereit] “She’s watching it on a cheap netbook she bought on sale at Best Buy, utilizing a TFT LCD spec’ed to the lowest bidder.

Which one do you think is going to look “right”?”

Except, I’ve seen this problem on high-end Windows systems too.

Specifically, I’ve captured something as a DV .avi in Premiere Pro in Windows, then exported it as a DV QuickTime. Played back in QT for Windows, the resultant .mov looks soft and fuzzy. Played back in QT for Mac, it looks fine. There’s nothing wrong with the file itself, logic suggests it’s something to do with the way it’s being handled by the QT player software. The video always looks perfect on an interlaced monitor, regardless of whether you’re playing it from PC or Mac.

I’ve also noticed issues with projects captured, edited and exported as DV entirely within OS X. Playing back the final files in the Mac QT player, the video can look slightly soft compared to playing the same file in VLC. Strange.