video compression?

[liquid]

I was going to put up some clips from our cruise, but the size of each clip is huge. I messed around on premiere, and a 9 minute video is over 2GB's. How can I make the files smaller.. or compress them somehow?

[R_Ethug]

Re: video compression?

colin since you have XP windows update to movie maker 2.0.. open each clip up and export them as a WMV for web.. should be okay.. PM or msn me with ?'s i dont' want to type a story lol

[Stonewall]

Re: video compression?

I belive movie maker 2 also outputs in Divx which would be ideal.

[Khyron]

Re: video compression?

Change the output size to 320x240, change the video codec from raw to Microsoft avi or whatever and use trial and error to find which one you like. I usually export into SVCD format then use the Microsoft Encoder to make a wmv file. Make sure you change the audio from raw to mp3 or something as well.

Khyron

[James]

Re: video compression?

Yeah, Id keep it in a format viewable by most DVD players. That way it'll be alot less work when you go to make the vid

[R_Ethug]

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well right now he just wants to show clips.. end result when i edit all this will be raw dv-avi format and 5.1 if you guys want

[Billip]

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Why use AVI or MWV? They are ass-like codecs. QuickTime is the industry standard from what I understand, and it's cross platform.

Just my $0.02.

Edit: ... and yes, if you want to edit a video later, keep all of the uncompressed DV streams so you can make the best quality video. (or at least the original tapes)

[R_Ethug]

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boo mac user lol

for windows you have to buy quicktime pro to author it bill... or umm get a free one lol

[Billip]

Re: video compression?

boo mac user lol

for windows you have to buy quicktime pro to author it bill... or umm get a free one lol

I'm sure you can be resourceful and find a key.

[liquid]

Re: video compression?

Ok I'm a little lost..... not a techie guy here. I took the nine minute movie I messed around with in premiere, and exported it as a movie. But it's over 2 GB's. In other words.... how do I compress the audio to Mp3 and the video to whatever format to make the file size smaller?

OH btw Bill... as the local camera expert... are there any lens covers I can get for the video camera. I'm a little weary of rocks and stuff as I have the camera hanging out the window.
Thanks

[Billip]

Re: video compression?

Ok I'm a little lost..... not a techie guy here. I took the nine minute movie I messed around with in premiere, and exported it as a movie. But it's over 2 GB's. In other words.... how do I compress the audio to Mp3 and the video to whatever format to make the file size smaller?

OH btw Bill... as the local camera expert... are there any lens covers I can get for the video camera. I'm a little weary of rocks and stuff as I have the camera hanging out the window.
Thanks

I'm not sure about filters for video cameras because I don't do video, but what we photographers do is get a UV or Skylight filter for their lens to put on the end. They don't affect the quality, colour or amount of light entering the lens, and the theory is that if something hits it (like a rock) then you just unscrew it and throw it away. Cheaper to replace a $20 filter than a $500 lens.

Just look at the end of the lens on your camera and see if it has threads to screw in filters. They usually say the size on them if they do (ie: "52mm" or "58mm" or whatever size it is).

And I can't help much with the compression stuff because I've never had to compress my video for anything... I just output to DV stream... but QuickTime rules the school!

(I have to get my Apple plugs in)

[Khyron]

Re: video compression?

Quicktime (Sorenson3 compression) used to be king, and since most Apples didn't run Media player very well, it was standard. But since quicktime 5, it's been buggier than any MS product on Windows machines, and Media Player is stable on most Apples. And the Microsoft mpeg4 compression kicks ass over anything you'll get with premiere/quicktime pro. You need ANOTHER product called Media Cleaner Pro to get a quicktime file down to compete with an MS file.

Anyways - when you go to export a movie after editing it, there's a pull down menu with all sorts of options. You can deinterlace or reinterlace, you can change the video codec/audio codecs, you can manually set keyframes - it's all when you export (at least in Premiere 6.5). Check project properties, but I'm positive it has to be in the Export/Make Movie options.

Khyron

[liquid]

Re: video compression?

Thanks for the help guys... I spent some time messing around with it this afternoon, and figured it out.

Now the question..... should I bother posting some clips, or should it be an end of the year suprise?

[R_Ethug]

Re: video compression?

post some up colin the end result will be the best

[Derick]

Re: video compression?

Post 'em bro ..... Just don't post the part where I got owned by Ryan on Stoney Tr.