Trying not to sound cliche

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Amerikan123

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Sorry about this, and not to sound cliche but im a NOOB. Ive never compressed any of my movies before. Im curious as to how because i want some insight on what you all think about a wedding video i shot (again cliche) but i dont have any software or any ideo how to compress a video. If anyone has the time could you explain pretty much everything i need to know? Sorry for my blatant laziness and ignorence.
 
Here are a few followup questions to help you get teh answers you need.

What NLE (editor) are you using? Final Cut? Vegas? ULead? Liquid?

What will you use to master the DVD? DVD Architect? Nero?

I use Vegas so my answers are specific to Vegas. In any case, there are a few formats you need to look at if you want the video to be used for a DVD. For DVD production, use MPEG2 and depending on what you will use for DVD mastering (which program) you might want to not include the audio stream with the video render (DVD Architect uses seperate files so that it does not have to re-render after Vegas exports the files).

If you want the video rendered for web display, then consider Real (I know, everyone hates their player, but the codec is possibly the best I have used). WMA & Quicktime have settings based on kbps and frame size. The usual "mid size" resolution render is 320x240 @ 30fps with a general data rate of ~512kbps. The variation in kbps comes from how hevily compressed each frome is and what quality of audio to use. The audio's sample size is selected based on kbps which is determined by sampel size in kbps, sample rate in kHz, and channels or mono-stereo). A typical mid size audio sample will be about 128kbps @ 22KHz, stereo.

If you want the video rendered for PC / Mac display (data DVD, or just a single high quality file) then just choose WMA or Quicktime. As far as compression formats, choose the max setting (usually around 3Mbps) if you don't have to worry about file size or transmission (getting the file anywhere besides your computer).

I generally avoid rendering AVI files because they are huge (low compression) and hog system time / disk space.

Hope that helps.

jason
 
As far as uploading to this site, you will need to have a "web presence" already because I doubt the forum owners are willing to store your large video file on their servers. Include a link in your post to where your web site is and then everyone will be able to view any samples you provide.

jason
 
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