[Tim Harrelson]

Hi Eric,

Those MainConcept AVC settings blew up the file size from 7 mb to 32 mb.

And when uploaded the rendered mp4, it took forever to buffer before playing.

I’ve been doing a TON of research trying to figure out the VERY BEST web video recipe. My objectives are simple – to have a clear video that plays almost instantly, and plays without being jumpy, on demand (minimal time to buffer).

I’m brand spanking new to video so I don’t know which settings I need to tweak. The direction I’ve been going in isn’t producing optimal results. Here’s what we’ve done so far …

~ Used the JW Player on our website, https://www.TheSignChef.com (where the video is)
~ Rendered an .mp4 using Main Concepts codec
~ And piggybacked Amazon’s S3 service to stream the video.

We’ve also tried rendering our 2 minute video as a master .avi file, encoded it using On2’s VP6 codec and played it that way. Although some other video experts highly recommend this approach, this method produced pixelation and still, the video doesn’t play as well as it should. Meaning, sometimes the video stalls while the audio keeps going – that’s what I mean by “jumpy”.

Admittedly, I’m using a somewhat older computer to view the videos for playback quality for testing. Why? Because on this older computer, many other videos from many other websites play flawlessly. So it’s not my computer or high speed connection that’s the issue.

It’s something that’s not tweaked right in our settings.

What does the Perfect Web Video Recipe look like to go from Sony Vegas Pro 9 to the internet? What are the exact settings we should be using front to back?

Which player do you recommend for optimal playback quality?

Thanks!

Tim

[Tim Harrelson]

Thanks Eric,

If we download the Lagarith Codec, can you give an example of the exact settings you use in Vegas Pro?

We’re also experimenting with MainConcept’s AVC MP4 rendering settings. Are there any special tricks or tips you would recommend?

Thanks!

Tim