Can someone educate me on web outputs?

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DoubleIt

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16x9 HD source files that need to output for the web sooo 50 megs a minute or so. I'd love to get some good Compressor settings dialed in so I can just batch everything up. What's my best bet here? Right now I export the HD file using quicktime conversion NYSC 720 x 480 16:9 and then upload that file and the result is horrible. I assume I need to get the file size down on my end. Also having issues with the 16x9 footage being squished to 4x3 once i upload. Any help? Any good tutorials on this?
 
For aspect ratio you have to uncheck "Preserve Aspect Ratio" If your footage is anamorphic, having this checked will squeeze it, thus "preserving" it. As far as making your web footage look good, just run some test with a minute or so of the timeline with different settings until you have a good compromise between file size and quality. Try H.264.
 
If you screw up the aspect ratio just open it in QT
Window/Show Movie Properties/Video Track/Visual Settings and change the aspect ratio manually. Change the second number to the 1st number divided by 16 and multiplied by nine. So 720X480 would become 720X404.

Here's the easiest thing to do that produces great results and ensures people will have an easy playback experience.

Export a full quality master from FCP ... "Export using QT" and use current settings. Not "Export using QT conversion"


Now open this movie up in QT once it's done. Under "FILE" choose export for web. Choose export H.264 at maximum data rate. It will guide you through the rest and tell you how to optimize for streaming.
 
Here's a good recipe I use that I got from this forum:

1. Export using QT Conversion
2. Select Broadband Medium or High
3. Options - Video - Custom aspect ratio, use 480x270 (keep it at h264 also)

I get nice looking MOVs at small file sizes.
 
What everyone above said, but if you're in a hurry try Mpeg-4 as it encodes a lot faster. Some older machines also have trouble with playing H.264 so if you're sending it to someone who is digitally challenged, Mpeg-4 is less demanding on the processor.
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
If you screw up the aspect ratio just open it in QT
Window/Show Movie Properties/Video Track/Visual Settings and change the aspect ratio manually. Change the second number to the 1st number divided by 16 and multiplied by nine. So 720X480 would become 720X404.

Here's the easiest thing to do that produces great results and ensures people will have an easy playback experience.

Export a full quality master from FCP ... "Export using QT" and use current settings. Not "Export using QT conversion"


Now open this movie up in QT once it's done. Under "FILE" choose export for web. Choose export H.264 at maximum data rate. It will guide you through the rest and tell you how to optimize for streaming.
Click to expand...

This works AWESOME and gets the file size down so much more than I was able. PLUS you can do more than one at a time. Thank you!
 
Jack Daniel Stanley said:
Window/Show Movie Properties/Video Track/Visual Settings and change the aspect ratio manually. Change the second number to the 1st number divided by 16 and multiplied by nine. So 720X480 would become 720X404.
Click to expand...


Should this ever be 853x480 when working anamorphic? What is the difference?

Is 853x480 appropriate for the HVX200's SD squeeze mode, since the HVX has native 16:9 pixels and it's anamorphic works different than SD cameras, utilizing the full 16:9 resolution?
 
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