Footage going online and DVD...?

[Jolfer]

I'm making a reel for my boss, and am still learning how to use the EX1 that got dropped in my lap, so I was wondering how I should export it so it can go on the web and on a DVD. Still having decent quality, but it doesn't have to be amazing.

Thanks for the help guys.

[Amr Rahmy]

u mean you have ex1 footage?, for dvd, you can use a dvd preset,
what kind of web?, your own site, or something like vimeo or youtube?

[tonykart125]

For your ex1 stuff use this video for web http://vimeo.com/2051588

for dvd export with compressor using best quality 90 minutes.

[Bobonli]

I'd agree with the last two posters. Vimeo is a fantastic portal to host video. I use it as a failsafe when I have to be able to show something and am having issues encoding.

Case in point: I just finished a project, exported it using Compressor as a quicktime movie to be burned to a DVD. It runs fine on all of my computers at home but bring it to my office and it won't play due to network and driver issues. So having it available on Vimeo was helpful.

You don't mention your experience level with outputing DVDs etc so I'd just advise you not to get frustrated. Sometimes it's not as easy as a point and click export, particularly if you'll be playing it on older machines or machines protected by network security features. It's a good idea to export a couple of versions (Quicktime, H.264 and to the web). This way if one fails you have a backup.

If you're on a mac with FCS, you can take those Vimeo settings and plug them into Compressor and save them. Then in the future you can just drag the output setting into the job window and hit "submit."

Bob

[Jolfer]

Tony, that link is amazing, thanks a bunch man.

If this needs to go on YouTube, what would be good settings for it?

Thanks guys.

[Amr Rahmy]

h.264, 1280x720, and depending on the duration and your uploading speed you can adjust the bitrate. what you would think the best bit rate you can pull off or choose best settings if it's a just a few seconds or a minute.

[Amr Rahmy]

i saw the vimeo link, you can use that for both vimeo and youtube.

[tonykart125]

hey everybody helps me too.

[Jolfer]

When uploading HD footage to YouTube, does the bit rate really matter? I know the dimension thing is important, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the option of watching it in HD out.

[Amr Rahmy]

anything 1280x720 will go hd, but it takes sometime for youtube to show the hd link, it encodes to standard def first then hd, give it some time and the hd will show up.

[property198577]

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