[Tim Kolb]

I haven’t used QT Pro for this purpose i’m afraid…I have Media Encoder in CS 5.5, which has no problem exporting a cross-compatible file in my experience.

…I’m just trying to brainstorm some options for you.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

For any system that isn’t the latest and greatest, more RAM can compensate for less spec in other areas. I’d typically recommend 24 GB of RAM in a dual-quad core Mac…

I have 16 GB in my Windows laptop.

More RAM is better with Adobe products…pretty much across the board.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Since IBM sold off their hardware business, they have become a monster business…so I suppose the model is there.

My experience with Boxx is different than yours by the sound of things…but your response to your experiences is understandable.

I suspect there will be more users looking at the same transition, so any and all experiences and options recounted here will hopefully be helpful for those looking for some insight.

…sort of the whole COW principle right there actually.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Agreed.

You need to capture a frame (screen) size that you will stick with through the edit, and then export to that same framesize.

Computer interfaces are simply not designed to be scaled, and one-pixel thick text will quite predictably fall apart when you try to change the frame size between capture and final output.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Yes, you have Media Encoder, but I don’t think there are any iPhone presets back that far…CS3 and the iPhone were released about three days apart in 2007.

Would QuickTime Pro produce a more tolerant file?

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

My first question would be where that animation is actually located…is it on the system drive? Is all the media on the system drive?

(I don’t see a description of your media storage)

24 GB allocated should be plenty for PPro…this sounds like some other gremlin.

Can you give a more detailed description of where the media came from, what codec it’s in (…you say “DVD”, but does that mean it’s a VOD file ripped from a DVD? Is it uncompressed footage at DVD framesize?) Need more info here…

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Most TV stations have bitrate included in their delivery spec, so Adobe Media Encoder has the ability to target the specific data rate. Quality settings of 100 or 80 or whatever within QT really don’t give you that technical access.

I’d encourage you to try the H264 output profiles as a start instead of the QuickTime settings…you may find you can hit the spec dead-on.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Have you tried Adobe Media Encoder to do the encoding?

I’m on Windows, but I’ve had no issues with using the iPhone H264 preset for iOS and Android.

(With Android, I’ve noticed that performance between phones and OS versions can sometimes be different. Have you checked it on more than one Android?)

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

Several players are worth mentioning in this regard…

(…and HP was contemplating departing from the consumer PC market…not the professional market.)

In my opinion, if you are willing to look at spending a similar amount on a Windows workstation that you would on a Mac, you can achieve similar performance and dependability.

(What you think about OS vs OS is a personal thing and I’m not going there until we clear up all the political and religious issues that we can’t agree on… 🙂 )

If you’ve actually handled a professional HP Z800 workstation, you know what a machine should be built like…tool-less install/removal of components, very intelligent layout…a ton of power supply. Their are several capable resellers for these systems, but the one I’m experienced with is DV 411.

BOXX systems is another player that should be in the conversation and their workmanship rivals HP’s Z series and often, they can implement new technology before the bigger players can. They build specialized platforms for the media production industry in several areas including effects, animation, and post, and their customer list is made up of extremely recognizable names… They’re solid and their support is exceptional and unwavering in the long haul. I’ve had several BOXX systems, and I have to say it gives you a good feeling to have that sort of backup.

I’ve heard positive feedback from users on several other system builders that I don’t have experience with myself…

ADK is certainly a reputable builder.

NEXT Computing builds heavy-lifter systems for portable use, or workstation configurations.

A new builder I’ve started to hear good feedback on is Puget Systems…their configuration list seems to indicate they’ve done some homework to come up with well-vetted configurations.

Keep in mind that you may not see the same base configurations between many of these vendors. They’ve all settled out certain motherboard/processor, etc combinations that they’ve been able to optimize and that they can confidently support. If you think you have some brand preference in motherboards, etc, many of these vendors will not build whatever you want, and just like Apple, that’s because they build what they’re confident with…

…and as a professional user-that’s what you want.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor

[Tim Kolb]

I usually maintain the iPhone preset for video…and that seems to work well cross-platform for both iOS and Android in my experience.

Do you have a clip that runs on an iPhone well?

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Kolb Productions,

Adobe Certified Instructor