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What compression settings does Hollywood use for their on-line trailers?
Hello,
I’ve been exporting short videos for the web from FCP HD as MPEG-4 files using Compression. With the settings I use ( https://tinyurl.com/bpk9j ), a minute long video ends up being about 3-4 megs, which is a great size but it looks pixelated and crappy. How can I get it to look good in an average size window (400 X 225) but keep the file size small (under 5 megs per minute). I know it’s possible because all the new movie trailers are at least a minute long, they’re in a good size window, they look really good, they play in Mac and PCs, and they take very little time to download/view. Whats their secret?
Thanks in advance,
Jared
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Hey Jared,
I am in search of this too and if I ever find anything I’ll let you know. The thing that makes sense though so far that I have found is generally the smaller the file the crappier the images:(
I can tell you this though…most movie trailers that you view are hosted on their FTP sites and I can almost assuredly guarantee you that they are over 5 megs a minute. If you download it then check the file size after it is downloaded. We will from time to time put a video on our site and the ones that we compress for our site good quality compressions that are over 5 megs a minute.
One last question…foot long or 6 inches…sub that is;)
Later
Lee
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Jared,
Grab a sub, seat and read this article from ken stone. <https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/qt_movies_from_fcp.html>
It should shed some light!!Good Luck
Lee
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