kinda OT: compressing video

stringer · Since 31 Jul 2007 694 Posts Chucktown Flying Tomato

So what do you video guys do to compress your videos.
Mine keep coming out either huge or looking like crap.
I'm using Mpeg Streamclip to compress using h.264

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

I use windows movie maker Embarassed

Sol-flyer · Thu Nov 20, 08 6:28 am

Kataku2k3 · Since 14 Aug 2005 3754 Posts PDX-LA Videographer

Andrew, your videos looks good to me, especially when you download them. I assume you're exporting from your editing software as an NTSC DV (.avi), then running through MPEG Streamclip to get you to an H.264 .mov, correct?

About the only thing you can do is up the bitrate in the MPEG conversion. However, I just downloaded your video to check and 2.5mb/s should be more than enough. I do most of my stuff at ~3-5mb/s for HD footage.

If you aren't doing your initial render to an NTSC DV file, try that!

As I said though, I think it looks good! Thumb's Up

Kraemer · Since 24 Apr 2006 1736 Posts Sky Pilot Unicorn Captain

Looks good. H264 is what I'm using too.

pdxmonkeyboy · Fri Nov 21, 08 9:42 am

I do believe vimeo has a help section on it to pick the best compression type for their site. Video looks good though.