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Squeeze users input needed
I have a 3:00 video project (currently sized at 1024×768) constructed in AE – I also have Squeeze and am desperately pouring through the total training DVD and any available documentation to get up to speed ASAP.
As a test, I rendered :30 and ‘squeezed’ it under every swf/flv format – ultimately I resized it smaller (obvious move) but have found the best balance between size and quality puts :30 at around 2-3 MB – so my final piece would be around 10-12MB. Is this a reasonable file size in ya’lls experience.
Any tips/suggestions/links are very much appreciated…
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That seems like a pretty reasonable size.
Depending on the source material, you may want to try compressing to MPEG-4 as well (unless you specifically need flv files), the size/quality ratio can be pretty nice.
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My reel is about 2.5 minutes long and about 20 MB. I used Squeeze’s constrain file option size for that. Looks good.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
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Ah, I see – so I’m getting reasonable results, that’s reassuring to hear. I’m pretty sure I’ll need to stick with a .swf format for the final (again, I’m still reviewing the total training DVD – still trying to get a mental grasp on the .flv vs .swf thing.) The test render I did looked good, but I have to manually resize the Sorrenson flash player window to fill my screen – I’m sure there’s a way to have it automatically do this, but I’ve yet to fully understand all the settings, etc.)
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I’m actually working on a Creative Cow DVD that covers this (compression for the web+ Flash, podcasting, and tutorial making, and other stuff too) in depth. I hope to complete the DVD by the end of this month.
Do not use SWF’s. Use FLV. SWF’s lose sync between audio and video.
What you want to do is either use an FLV preset and then create a player for it in Flash, or use the SWF setting in squeeze but make sure to set it to “Linked FLV” (found in the player options), and then chose a player (Squeeze comes with many pre-made players). This creates an SWF player that loads the FLV video.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
arabinowitz(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com—————————————-
Click the link below to subscribe to the Creative Cow After Effects Podcast, and get free AE video tutorials:https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=111087911
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