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Video Output sizes/quality..understanding..
Hi, I recently started using After effects and Have used premier in the past. Im using premier to put my videos together, add sound, mix it all up and get it ready to export. Currently I want to export for the web, so going to export a .FLV file. But I have no idea about what output size to use?
I would like to understand a bit about the topic and what do people usually use, etc. I mean if I use a certain setting in After Effects, then what happens in premier, etc. Not sure if you can understand me as I cant really explain…well I would like to know about file sizes that are usually used and quality settings, etc (for the web, cdrom to be viewed on a tv,etc)For my specific case I have a video i want to output to a flash .FLV file to play on the web currently I think(from the info in premier) that the source is 720w X 480h Output is 320w X 240h Preset NTSCSOURCE to 256kbps.
What do you reccomend? and maybe a link to some info where file types, quality setting output sizes are explained?
Thanks,
regards,
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320×240 is good for web. If you intend to go to youtube, that’s the standard size. You’d want to export an AE project that is that size.
As far as quality, generally that is processor setting – the higher the quality the longer the encode time. I’d always go for the highest setting.
As far as bitrates, that’s a balance that you would have to determine based on your exact needs for quality-versus-file size.
It’s typical to run test encodings numerous times before you find your magic formula. Run test encoding with a small clip so you can test quickly. 256Kbps is good 1280 is better, obviously.As far as resizing video with Premiere… Resizing is best done in After Effects.
Ideally, your Premiere project should be the same size as your desired output. If you do resize in Premiere, use Effect/Distort/Transform to, don’t use the Motion Control.You should run one project as 320×240 with square pixels (PAR 1.0) for web. For TV (NTSC anyway) you should run a different project that is 720×480 with full screen or widescreen pixels (0.9 or 1.2).
Vince
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