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Photo montage – Export file size question
I just finished up a photo montage in CS3, but the exported ‘movie’ is insanely huge — about 4.5GB (and took 2+hrs to render)! I had used the default export settings, and here are some other details of the project —
-a little over 100 photos
-each photo >2MB
-about 8 .wav files, each >10MB
-frame size is 720×480
-editing mode is DV NTSCDoes the 4.5GB size for the end-product sound right? What are some of the audio/video settings that I can adjust to significantly lower the size? I have to transfer this file to someone in a couple of days, and 4.5GB is just not going to work (unless someone knows of a good way). This photo montage will be shown at an event (projector will be used) so quality/resolution has to be maintained.
Thanks!
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[kevin thoeng] “I had used the default export settings”
You have complete control over the resulting file size. The default settings are just a starting point. Back off bitrate by 500 kbps and it will fit on a DVD.
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Just did a separate slideshow in Premiere CS3 at DV Widescreen/48K that was exported to .avi and imported into Encore, (Did it this way when I found that 365 photos were too large for Encore Slideshow).
Pictures were of various sizes and aspect ratio’s.
Had no trouble importing as a timeline in Encore, and it ended up being the 4th menu selection: 10 minute video, and 3 separate slideshows…It fit nicely onto DV with much space left.
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Thanks — with the factors I’m dealing with (forgot to mention it’s about a 20-minute or so slideshow), is it possible at all to end up with an end-product which is less than 1GB? I’m not sure how feasible it is for me to burn it onto a DVD, since that would have to be shipped (internationally), and my guys need it by Thursday (a little bit tight).
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Thanks Mike — where can I adjust the bitrate setting? Tried looking for it in the Export settings but don’t see it…
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Are you talking about a Video DVD (VIDEO_TS folder) or just a DVD with a video clip burned to it? Why 1 GB?
On the right side of the Export Settings window, below the Summary are various tabs. Click the Video Tab and scroll down to see Target Bitrate.
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Mike —
I was referring to video DVD. I mentioned 1GB because I figured that would be a size which I could conveniently enable the recipient to receive electronically (via some kind of file transfer method or otherwise), to avoid having to burn the file/s into a DVD and overnight it to him.However, I’ve since resigned myself to the fact that I’ll have to burn and overnight. I’ll be creating 3 versions — 1)QT, 2) WMV, 3) video DVD, probably through Adobe Media Encoder. Not sure what the settings should be for the video DVD render, though…
I’ve already rendered the QT one at 320×240 but the quality was horrible when viewed full screen (obviously). Trying 640×480 now…
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[kevin thoeng] “Not sure what the settings should be for the video DVD render, though…”
For your short movie 7 mbps for video will work fine.
[kevin thoeng] “but the quality was horrible”
The only half decent QT codec is H264.
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After a nightmare day of attempting to render using a laptop not designed for graphics/video engineering (see: overheating problems), I finally managed to get a decent render with the following:
-used Adobe Media Encoder
-QT format
-H264 codec
-used same 720×480 dimensions as source
-100% quality
-1Mbps bit/data rate
-final file size of about 300MB
-total render time approx. a little more than 2 hrsWith the above settings, I was able to upload the file (excellent motion and crisp pictures/text) and the recipient downloaded and viewed it without a problem. No need to pay FedEx $50 for overnight shipping!
All’s well that ends well, thanks to everyone who helped!
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