What to export Canon T2i footage in FCP for vimeo?

[Rafael Amador]

Hi Dale,
Think that Vimeo will recompress the picture that you upload, so create an H264 with the higher data rate that you can allow your self.
Do it Multi-pass and with the Key-frames AUTO.
Cheers,
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Dale Thompson]

Rafael:

Hey, thanks for this. Sorry, should I do this through FCP using Quicktime Conversion or do it via Compressor?

Cheers,
Dale

[Dale Thompson]

My mistake, this should be done via Quicktime Conversion, correct? I’m still a newbie in FCP.

[Michael Gissing]

Compressor is better than QT Conversion.

[Rafael Amador]

As Michael says, do it with Compressor or MPGStreamclip.
Try to keep away from QT Conversion. You have no control on the process. Use it for draft export or for sound.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Dale Thompson]

Michael and Rafael:

Thanks for this, much appreciated! I have it in Compressor now and will upload to Vimeo later on. So much to learn with FCP, will I ever figure this all out?

-Dale

[Phil Balsdon]

Vimeo has a video tutorial to assist you in obtaining the best quality from Final Cut Pro.

Cinematographer, Steadicam Operator, Final Cut Pro Post Production.
https://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/

[Dale Thompson]

Thanks Phil, will check it out too, I never thought to look there before.

[Jonathan Ziegler]

I would use compressor. Here’s a link I’ve used in the past:

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/vimeo_hd_compressor_douglas.html

and a Vimeo video which is appropriate, “HD Video Encoding for Vimeo using Compressor:”

https://vimeo.com/2051588

Jonathan Ziegler
https://www.electrictiger.com/
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[Rafael Amador]

[Jonathan Ziegler] “I would use compressor. Here’s a link I’ve used in the past:

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/vimeo_hd_compressor_douglas.html

and a Vimeo video which is appropriate, “HD Video Encoding for Vimeo using Compressor:”

https://vimeo.com/2051588“
With all my respects, both methods (basically the same) are full of mistakes.
The one of the Ken Stone web site K-frames every 30 frames. Why?
Which element has to decide so?
The Multi-pass process is to let the compressor to optimize K-frames and data rate. If you force a number of K-frames, the process lose efficiency.
The Vimeo way has some other mistakes that I commented in that page some time ago:

“There are few things that I do not agree:
– I would let the Key-frames: Automatic.
One of the reasons of the Two pass encoding is optimize the number of K-Frames. Setting any value, prevents the benefits of the Double Pass.
The number of K-Frames necessary for a good compression will depends very much of the kind of footage.
– When working with 1080 stuff, is very important to set “Resize Filter: Best” (Frame Control). The quality of the downscaling is critical.
– When working with Progressive footage, set “Output fields: Same as source”. Other wise you will de-interlacing Progressive footage. This operation will degrade the picture”.
Cheers,
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com