[Kevin Thoeng]

After a nightmare day of attempting to render using a laptop not designed for graphics/video engineering (see: overheating problems), I finally managed to get a decent render with the following:

-used Adobe Media Encoder
-QT format
-H264 codec
-used same 720×480 dimensions as source
-100% quality
-1Mbps bit/data rate
-final file size of about 300MB
-total render time approx. a little more than 2 hrs

With the above settings, I was able to upload the file (excellent motion and crisp pictures/text) and the recipient downloaded and viewed it without a problem. No need to pay FedEx $50 for overnight shipping!

All’s well that ends well, thanks to everyone who helped!

[Kevin Thoeng]

Mike —
I was referring to video DVD. I mentioned 1GB because I figured that would be a size which I could conveniently enable the recipient to receive electronically (via some kind of file transfer method or otherwise), to avoid having to burn the file/s into a DVD and overnight it to him.

However, I’ve since resigned myself to the fact that I’ll have to burn and overnight. I’ll be creating 3 versions — 1)QT, 2) WMV, 3) video DVD, probably through Adobe Media Encoder. Not sure what the settings should be for the video DVD render, though…

I’ve already rendered the QT one at 320×240 but the quality was horrible when viewed full screen (obviously). Trying 640×480 now…

[Kevin Thoeng]

Thanks Mike — where can I adjust the bitrate setting? Tried looking for it in the Export settings but don’t see it…

[Kevin Thoeng]

Thanks — with the factors I’m dealing with (forgot to mention it’s about a 20-minute or so slideshow), is it possible at all to end up with an end-product which is less than 1GB? I’m not sure how feasible it is for me to burn it onto a DVD, since that would have to be shipped (internationally), and my guys need it by Thursday (a little bit tight).

[Kevin Thoeng]

I discovered how to use opacity last night to achieve what I wanted. Thanks!