I'm going crazy -> Compression for web issues

morten

morten

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All I want is to be able to export compressed QuickTime movies for web. That shouldn't be so hard, right? WRONG!

for some reason it's next to impossible to output a decent looking QT file from Premiere Pro 2.0. I've followed all the walkthroughs and all the advise around the web but I keep running into the same problem: massive pixellation.

Just in case you're wondering: I have no problems exporting to Windows Media, FLV or any other format - just QuickTime. Now I know it's possible to get crystal clear video but I just can't figure it out.

maybe I should use After Effects instead of Media Encoder?

any help will be GREATLY appreciated :eek:)

mor10
 
You're not alone. The only way I've found is to export out from Premiere, then use Quicktime Pro, Sorenson squeeze, Sony Vegas, etc. I personally use a frame server, then I export h.264 using Sorenson squeeze from the Premiere timeline. It's nice that I don't have to export out of Premiere, but Sorenson Squeeze is expensive. My best advice would be to export an uncompressed quicktime from Premiere, then get Quicktime Pro and encode with that.
-Kevin
 
Quicktime pro is a great way to go, its cheap, and it works very well. but PPRO is NOT a program which you should waste your time trying to get a decent quicktime out of. if you just wasnt a nicely compressed file for the web you could also consider using WM9. PPRo does an excellent job of encoding windows media files.
 
I had a feeling this was the response I'd get... It's tempting to just give up on the QT and leave the Mac users to fend for themselves. I think FLV might be an acceptable middle ground....
 
dont export quictime from preimre it doesnt work well...

export as .avi and use another software to change to quicktime
 
Singing the praises of QuickTime Pro!

Singing the praises of QuickTime Pro!

I took the advise of many people and gave the Devil (aka. Steve Jobs) $30 to try his full featured QuickTime player. And holy crap does it ever work! I am ready to admit that something created by the evil monopolic empire of Apple actually is supperior to it's PC equivalent.

After exporting my project from Premiere in uncompressed QuickTime format (about 800mb for <2 minutes) I opened it in QuickTime Pro, messed around with the settings and exported it in h.246, 24p and some other settings I honestly can't remember at the moment. The end result was stellar: small and clean. in comparison the quicktime file is vastly supperior to the wmv equivalent and about half the size.

I highly recommend getting QT Pro to anyone who wants to publish video on the web.

see the results here:

www.andnowyouknow.net

mor10
 
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