Charles Simonson
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Read the manual, apply the filter, read the manual, click on the setting the filter was applied to, read the manual, view the preview, and oh yeah, read the manual.
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For premiere pro, just export to QT using one of the BlackMagic codecs. Download the blackmagic codecs from decklink.com and you should be good to go. PP2 has better support for AVI, so you could use that as well if desired. But for PP 1 and 1.5., QT is the way to go.
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IMO, the app that will best complement your current software is Episode. Squeeze may be easier to use, but I Episode is much more powerful in terms of options and tools.
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Right, I didn’t pay attention to the fact that you are using a Mac Pro. Real encoding is not possible on Intel Macs yet because Real and the Helix community have yet to port the libraries over to Intel. So for Real encoding and the Mac, you will need to use a PowerPC mac. If that option is still available to you, then I would suggest Episode as the encoding suite. While you are correct in that it appears that there is no mention of Real on the Episode site, if you download the data sheet there is info there. And from my tests over the years, Episode (and Compression Master before it) has always come out on top to be the best Real encoder.
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Yes, as in it should play back on a PC. 8bit uncompressed files generally aren’t a problem, but 10bit can be, and I imagine you used the Apple 10bit Uncompressed codec when exporting, which only gets installed with FCP. So on a PC, you need to download and install a compatible codec, like BlackMagic.
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Yeah, just download the BlackMagic or AJA codecs for Windows, install them, and you should then be able to play back the 10bit QTs.
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Quite a few solutions. The Real QT exporter should still work. If you are having problems, then I would highly suggest Episode from Flip4Mac. Best Real encoding on any platform IMHO. Squeeze does a pretty good job as well, just not to the exact same level of Episode.
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For MPEG-1, I like either MainConcept or Episode.
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Normally, for video that consists of a lot of stills and static shots, I would recommend BitVice Pro. Basically, if BitVice can’t do a good job on your stills, then I don’t know what encoder will. I would suggest that you keep trying to tweak the settings in BitVice until you hit it.
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I doubt it has anything to do with your source. What are the specifics of your encode? Frame size, bit rate etc? One thing I would have to look out for is the size you are encoding to. If you have a 480i source, you should not expect it to look good encoding to 480p with Flash. If you encode to 480i WMV or MPEG-4, then it will likely look better, but given it is likely laden with graphics and cg material, any encode at web bit rates at 480 lines is stretching it. I would recommend you deinterlace the source while encoding and only encode to a maximum of 360 vertical lines.