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Targa Frames Size Too Big?
I know this has been asked a million times but my situation is a bit different. I am trying to compress this for my website. My Demo Reel is 1min 46secs. I rendered it out in Maya as Targa files. This is a modeling reel w/ turntable revolves of the models, wireframe on shaded, no texturing yet.
The uncompressed file rendered out in AFX is 3.44GB @720×540 (this is for my VHS/DVD reel). I then stretched it in AFX to 3 diff resolutions for web using the Quicktime pro Codec (H.264):
360×270 (46.8mb)
320×240 (37mb)
240×180 (24.3mb).These sizes look great but are much to big for web. I can get them smaller by exporting in QTpro and using other settings/codecs in AFX but they look really crappy and you can not make out the wireframe on the models. I have read through the boards and tried other solutions ect. and i am convinced that the Targa frames are just too big to begin with!1.48mb per frame).
Is there a some way i can adjust the targa files in Photoshop to make them smaller w/o loosing quality?
Is there some setting in AFX that will help?
Or do i need to re-render it out in Maya and adjust something in the Render Globals settings?
I am seriously considering purchasing Sorenson Pro but i dont want to spend the money i then find out it will not compress the vid any better than anything else i have tried.
Please Help! I have been fussing with this for weeks and my hair is turning grey.
Thank you
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The source frame size really doesn’t matter – it’s the output frame size.
In QuickTime, H.264 is by far the most efficient codec.
Make sure your settings are set to:
Optimize for Download
Multiple passesAnd especially, SET A BITRATE. By default, you don’t get one with H.264.
The size of your file in MB will be:
(bitrate in Kbps * duration in seconds)/128
My Book: https://www.benwaggoner.com/books.htm
Squeeze and ProCoder tutorials: https://www.classondemand.net/benwaggoner/
Compression Class at Stanford: https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/compression.html -
thank you to all who replied. I think i got the problem staightened out. You can check out the video @Nakedmonster.net
Thanks again, Robert
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