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Slightly OT: Filesize on webvideo.
Hello,
I know cross-posting is not advised, but after posting this on the compression techniques forum without getting a response, I turn to this forum, since I am pressed for time, and I know there are so many smart people here that hopefully can help me out:
I’ve delivered to a client an FLV flash video (320 x 240) which is 21 Mb. The video is 2 minutes 56 seconds long, and the quality is good. Audio is mono. I used Sorenson Squeeze to compress a lossless 25 fps 320 x 240 QT which was rendered from AE. The client who is in charge of their website is now saying that they think that the filesize is too large, causing buffering pauses during playback, and I am wondering if you experts agree? Is it possible to make a 3 min 320 x 240 FLV with good quality any smaller than 21 Mb? Or can I safely tell them that for a video that long, it has to be that large to maintain good quality?
They are now also wondering if they would rather use wmv, which from what I understand can have multiple qualities in the same file to accomodate for different connection speeds. Would I get a smaller filesize for similar quality if I go that route?
I am desperate for an answer since this needs to go online asap, and this is one of my biggest clients to date. So any insight would be highly appreciated! 🙂
Kind regards,
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3 Replies
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You could drop your frame rate and save a lot of space.
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Thanks for your reply!
Yes, I’ve considered that, but dropping from 25 fps (It’s PAL) to 12.5 fps makes it too jumpy, so I really would like to try to make other changes. But it seems everything I try to do either doesn’t lower the filesize significantly, or makes the quality terrible. Someone mentioned that a piece this length should be 12-18 Mb at the most. What am I doing wrong?
Kind regards,
Eric -
I’m not sure we’re in the right forum here, since we’re out of AE territory.
I think you should check out the Compression Techniques forum on the COW, since you need to look at your Sorenson Squeeze settings.
Steve
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