Enzo Tedeschi
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“It seems like I’m getting the idea that if I post a Quicktime movie, both Quicktime for Mac and Quicktime for Windows will read it. Is that right?”
Yes. Your only stumbling block (not much of one) is that Quicktime is not a standard Windows installation. Users have to intentionally install on their system. Having said that, most Windows users have it installed, and adding a link to the download on your page as mentioned will overcome that hurdle.
“Why doesn’t FCP 3 save better quality movies for the size files I’m getting?”
Encoding is a tricky business, and from memory, FCP was never all that great at it. There are several things to try – different codecs and bitrates, shrink your frame size (if you already haven’t), and in some cases you can get away with a halved bitrate (12.5fps PAL, 15fps NTSC). Half the frame rate = half the filesize in some codecs. Also, are you compressing your audio? A couple of minutes of uncompressed audio will add a good 15 to 20MB to your file. Don’t be afraid to experiment with settings – you can’t break your cut bu outputting a dodgy file 🙂
“Where can I find Internet tutorials on this subject of saving movie files for the web?”
Right here on the COW very soon. I have been in the middle of one that I put on hold due to being very busy – sounds like it’s time to get back onto it and get it finished. Watch this space…
“Yes, I know … I don’t know what I’m doing.”
Don’t stress. Neither did anybody else the first time.
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It sound like you haven’t been playing with your codec settings. For DV, try using the Quicktime PAL DV codec, or the DV codec that corresponds to the capture card you are using (if any). If you are looking for small (say web-friendly size), try Quicktime’s Sorenson 3 (in QT6), or H.264 (in QT7) – for windows, try a wmv file.
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Thankyou.
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Thankyou.
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Nice one.
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It pays to search the Creative COW for these things. This is a new one:
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As a quick tip – If you happen to have anything in nest sequences, double-clicking it in the timeline will open up the sequence in the timeline. I find it good practice to select a clip in the timeline and then hit enter to reload into the viewer. This will work for clips or nests. Saves ME frustration at least!!
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Tom’s right – there are no gurantees either way, at least not with an efficient codec.
I usually post my stuff online using QT6 compatible (Sorenson 3 codec usually) if I need max compatibility across Win/Mac. Sorenson 3 goes back to QT5, I believe, so it’s very likely that windows users can see it. H.264 is by far the better option, but a lot of Windows users will probably need to download it. On the other hand – it’s bundled now with iTunes, so people get it even if they don’t want it when they install iTunes!
But the best advice is to echo Tom’s suggestion – always add a link for people to download the appropriate player.
Here’s a little something I’ve put up recently using H.264:
https://www.westboundsign.com.au/aboutadog/
This is my usual format for online stuff – I have run into some people, though, particularly in office situations with tight IT, that can’t update their QT to v7. Something to consider.
If you right click on the black in that page and hit “View Source”, you can copy the embed tag and use it to easily get the QT autoplaying etc.
Hope this helps.
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The way I do this is simple:
Create a text layer, type in all your credits. It’s going to be way bigger than your comp size, so you’ll have to move the layer around a bit until you get your formatting right.
Then centre it (or wherever you want it to roll), place it off-screen at the bottom for the first frame of the comp, add a keyframe. Move to the time in the timeline that you want to be the duration of your roll – say, 20 secs. Add a keyframe. Move the credits text layer up until it’s off screen at the top (up arrow will ensure no drifting left or right, shift+up will be bigger increments).
You now have a 20sec bottom to top credits roll. To adjust the speed of the roll, just drag the second keyframe back or forward.
That’s my way, but there’s always several ways to do things in AE.
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If you are using the transition within AE, then just scale the logo to fill the screen halfway, for example, allowing you to cut to the next shot underneath it. When you scale back down or move back out, voila, shot B is revealed.
If you want to use the transition within say, FCP, you could create a keyed transition: use 100% white where your shot A goes, and 100% black for shot B. When you lay it over the top of two overlapping shots in your timeline, changing your composite mode to luma key will create an A>B transition. You may need to reverse the black/white depending on your NLE.
Yet another option is to render a .mov with an embedded alpha channel – your NLE will read the transparency in the logo, you’ll just need to wipe or dissolve beneath it in the timeline.
I hope this is what you were after.
Enzo Tedeschi
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