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hey all, question: what's the best format for uploading material to the web? I've been using a primitive iMovie program on a Mac and the high quality quicktime file is rather huge, but the next level down isn't good enough? Should I convert the files to something other than quicktime? Thanks.
Re: Best Formats for Uploading to Web
1) The quality isn't unbearable. Of course, it isn't 10-bit uncompressed, or even DV for that matter. But it's way better than most of the stuff out there. You do need to tweak the settings quite a bit and figure out the best way to get the most quality with the lowest file size. But that's all up to you and what you are willing to sacrifice.
2) Almost every computer has a player capable of playing MPEG-4. I found that with H.264, 90% of my clients couldn't see it because they didn't have QT7, and they refused to install it. When I went to Windows Media, however, the server I uploaded to was only Quicktime compatible, so the video still didn't work. MPEG-4 worked just fine.
Here are the settings I used for my latest web video:
Type = Quicktime Movie
Codec = Apple MPEG-4
Screen size = 426 X 240 (Widescreen)
Audio = AAC 128 Kbps Stereo 32.000 KHz
Data rate = 626.99 Kbps
FPS = 24
Keyframe every 70 frames
The final file size was 138 MB, but the entire movie was 29:53.25. Not too bad, really.
Re: Best Formats for Uploading to Web
I'm a huge fan of Flash 8 myself. Though, I also love h.264 - I find
that Flash 8 brings the most cinematic high contrast look to the small
screen. Especially when QuickTime h.264 sometimes displays a bit oddly
(brighter less contrast) on a PC. Though
for mobile h.264 is awesome!
As for Mpeg-4, I agree it's a great codec for maximum compatibility, but you
are giving up a bit on quality given the same file size.
So the question really becomes - are you more worried about quality or compatibility
(or are you just uploading for someone else to compress again). On my
current project, I went for quality and basically have excluded all dial up
audiences and older computers. It's really a personal choice in the end.
If you want to see high bit rate flash 8 from an HD source - you can check
it here if you like:
-Jes