Using Quicktime Pro questions.

downsouth

downsouth

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Need a quickstart lesson ...

I want to use Quicktime Pro to make a .mov.

From my timeline in PP1.5 do I export a .avi or Dv avi file? Should I even convert timeline to avi "first" or should I make a .mov during the export?

When exporting from the timeline, should "recompress" ALWAYS be unchecked for avi or other type files"

Which compression in QuickTime Pro, is best for web use? Sorensen 3, h264 etc?

Thanks,
Jeff
 
You could either export an .AVI or a .MOV, just make sure that the setting is set to 'uncompressed'. DV AVI are slightly compressed, so you wouldn't want to go with that. I'd probably recommend using the .MOV, as this would work in with quicktime better. The exported file will probably be quite big, but then you can take that into quicktime pro and compress it smaller, i'd again go with the H.264 codec, as this seems to get the best results for the web. you can play around with the settings in quicktime pro to get the file size and quality you want. Give that a try and see how it goes.
 
thanks Daniel...will do.
FYI...here's some more on H.264
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/h264/


Also, because QuickTime is not just a product, but an architecture, H.264 is available for encoding in many applications from Apple and third parties. To create HD projects on DVD, use the latest version of DVD Studio Pro, which uses H.264 to encode HD video. And to distribute H.264 encoding over multiple machines to speed up the encoding process, use the new version of Compressor, included with the latest versions of Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro and the Final Cut Studio.

Jeff
 
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tried this but the Audio is terrible...

Exported mov from timeline...brought back to QuickTime and exported a
H264 mov.

It took forever to render! The video was perfect, but the audio was skippy and distorted. I played it on two different computers, so I think it was the audio codec, not my single processor computer.

Any suggestions...
Thanks,
Jeff
 
hmm, maybe take a look at the audio settings you're using when doing both exports. make sure you use 'uncompressed' and make sure the sample rate you export at is the same that the sound was recorded in. i dunno what else it could be. maybe someone else could chime in.
 
Yep, Ive checked the the sample rate during export.
Strange thing is.........the exported mov file will play perfectly on Windows Media Player, and VLC Media Player..............but not on the Pro version of QuickTime (I just paid $30 for). Im thinking my QTP install may be corrupt. Will reinstall and post if it's a fix.

Thanks for your help...
Jeff
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