[Thomas Hughes]

Thank you Shane. Very helpful.

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

We export with QuickTime to get the program into an .mov file. We use the settings Edit to Tape Apple Intermediate Codec 60.
Then we drag the .mov file into Toast.

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

Is that a setting in Toast? If yes, where? Thank you.

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

Thank you. My question is where can I source those? What company sells a DVD or download version of a selection of playful backgrounds? tx

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

We tried redoing it with the bitrate at 6000. The setting we had it on before was Automatic, so this time we did it at 6000. A few things about the resulting video: The former file, done at the Automatic setting, was 3.5Gb. This new file, done at 6000, is now .6Gb. So my editor thinks that the 6000 rate is actually a lower bitrate than what it was before, not higher. The good news is that the picture breakup no longer occurs, the bad news is that my editor thinks the picture overall is not as good.

The picture looks good to me, but I’d like it to look as good as possible. Do I have to accept a slightly smaller resulting file, thus degraded picture in order to lose the jaggies, or is there anything else I should try? Also, it was suggested above to be sure to check the deinterlace box. But we don’t see a deinterlace box, we get a deinterlace drop down menu of about three different choices. Each choice description is a bit too technical for us, so we left it as is. Thank you

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

How and where do I do that? In compressor, in FC? Thank you

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

Thanks Steve, I’ll jump on that right now.

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

No no. We already worked that out. That’s what we solved here on CC the first time I asked the question, that h.264 is universal and will play on most if not all computers. So we went back and recreated the QT file using h.264. Now it plays great on all computers including my old PCs, except for the picture breaking up when a scene has fast movement.

I’m hoping that someone can advise me on what settings within h.264 I need to change to have this play without the occasional picture breakup. That’s why I’ve provided all of the settings we used. tx

Thomas H

[Thomas Hughes]

I greatly appreciate everyone’s help on this. We redid it using H.264 and it worked, the client was happy. A few days later, the tech who was in charge of showing it pointed out to me that whenever there’s aggressive movement in the video, the picture degrades and we see fine horizontal lines/jagged edges. This occurs only when there’s fast movement. So we need to redo it. How do I fix that?

Here are my settings:

Field Acquisition: XDCAM disc – 1440×1080. We cut it in FC using ProRes422. The first QT version we created for the client, the one that wouldn’t play on their new Macs was done with these settings:

Window Title: All5.mov – Inspector
All5.mov
Source: /Volumes/2TB Buffalo/Branson/QT Files/All5.mov
Format: Apple XDCAM HD 1080i60(35 mb/s VBR), 1440×1080 (1888×1062), millions
16 bit integer (little endian), stereo, 48.000 kHz
FPS: 29.97
Playing FPS: (available while playing.)
Data Size: 3.25GB
Data Rate: 35.35 mbits/s
Current Time: 0:00:00:00.00
Duration: 0:00:13:09.15
Normal Size: 1920×1080 Pixels
Current Size: 1920×1080 Pixels (actual)

And here are the settings used when we redid it in h.264. This version worked for them but with the compromised picture during the fast moving scenes:

Window Title: Video 2011 QT.mov – Inspector
Video 2011 QT.mov
Source: /Volumes/2TB Buffalo/Branson/QT Files/
Branson Admissions Video 2011 QT.mov
Format: 16-bit integer (little endian), stereo (LR), 48.000 kHz
h.264, 1920×1080, millions
FPS: 29.97
Playing FPS: (available while playing.)
Data Size: 3.52GB
Data Rate: 38.34 mbits/s
Current Time: 0:00:00:00.00
Duration: 0:00:13:09.15
Normal Size: 1920×1080 Pixels
Current Size: 1920×1080 Pixels (actual)

Perhaps worthy of note: My editor said that the first version, the one that wouldn’t play for them at all, she created the QT file from the timeline, the sequence. The second one, the h.264 version that played for them but with picture breakup where there was fast movement, she created the QT file from the first QT file, not from the timeline/sequence. She’s the tech and thinks this is a non-issue. Yes? No?

Thank you

[Thomas Hughes]

Thank you very much everyone for responding to my question. We went ahead and redid the QT file using h264. I just gave it to my client on a USB flash drive. I expect when he tries it it will be fine. My editor was a little concerned saying that h264 may not look the best. Does that sound right? Is there another codec we could use that would look the best and definitely play on my client’s Macs? tx

Thomas H