Workflow for videos ending up on the web only

Boy

Boy

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i was wondering what a proper workflow is if my videos will end up strictly going to web?

i am used to editing for DVD, so cutting in a standard NTSC DV timeline (23.98) then exporting via compressor to an mpeg2 stream is a workflow that's thoroughly engrained in my head. i have never bothered changing codecs or deviating from this.

now that i have some projects that need to go straight to web, i am wondering if i can modify my workflow to better suit my product.

for example, what is the best way to handle render settings for my timeline; i.e. should i switch to RGB? i am a lot more comfortable in an RGB color space (as i am a photographer used to photoshop), and i am not going to lie, i'm not 100% sure on what happens to superwhites when i export to web (do they get clipped or does 110% become the definite white point?) plus negative values for black has always been a gray area as well... it would be a lot easier if video could be treated like photos: 0 being black and 255 is white (at a bit depth of 8)!

and what about pixel aspect ratio; obviously this needs to be get converted to square pixels - i assume this is best done as a final step in transcoding via compressor?

any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance
 
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I wouldn't change anything- do the same you've been doing. then tune your final export settings to leverage the web.

Noah
 
If you export as H.264 then convert it to Flash Video, you will get a smaller file size.
Which is good for a web movie.:beer:
 
thanks everyone. if i am intending to export for web only, would it make sense to edit in an RGB space? this seems more analogous to how i am used to working with stills
 
RGB is not necessary, just set your render settings to show 'super white' (Command + 0). That way you aren't compressing/clipping the highlights to fit into Broadcast NTSC format.
 
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