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what’s the latest advice on Motion Estimate and VBR settings in Compressor 2.0.1 …
What are the correct Motion Estimate and VBR settings to use in Compressor 2.0.1 for a 90 min FCP QT movie?
I’m confused because of the following info I found in the same article by Larry Jordan.
“Also, Compressor 2 has problems with both motion estimation and 2-pass VBR. If you are using Compressor 2 make sure to select 1-pass VBR Better and set Motion Estimate to Better. Using Best settings creates very poor video.”
But then he also said:
“Remember, 2-pass VBR gives better quality and smaller files, but takes longer to compress. I always use 2-pass because I am always interested in the best quality. This screen shows the settings I use for longer videos.”
In the screen picture, he picked “best” for Motion Estimate.
Does anyone have some advice for me regarding these two settings? Thanks so much!!
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Drop Larry a note for clarification. He will probably answer. I was confused by that, too, and attributed it to a typo or a missing paragraph or two.
Try reading the entire article again. I think there is a reference to why the apparent contradictory advice is there.
But, 2-pass is a tremendous waste of time unless you absolutely need the benefits. The Motion thing is computationally intense, too , and lengthens any batch activity dramatically. You sort of decide what you wan and what you can tolerate: Better quality=two to three times as long for the batch. Acceptable quality=faster run. You must also consider the overall nature of your footage. Do you NEED the best motion estimation?
Anyway, please let us know if you hear form Larry.
bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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Thanks for your reply!
I will email Larry my question if I can find his email address, and will let you know what I discover.
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Here’s Larry’s prompt reply:
“There is a bug in Compressor 2 that does not exist in Compressor 1.x or 2.1.
For Compressor 2, the first paragraph is correct.
For the other two versions, the last paragraph is correct.”
Thanks again!
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