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I would say that 320x240 is the optimal size for web. With a 320x240 video, you don't need to compress TOO much to give a fairly good result. If you keep the file at 720x480 or 640x480, you'll have to compress it much more to get it down to an acceptable file size.

BUT, here's a hint if you want to reduce the size of the file a WEE bit more. Most videos come to you at 29.97 fps. Reduce it down to 24 fps. The difference isn't noticeable, but the reduced file size will be.



As for your DVD problem, I figure that your video is coming in at 720x480 (thats the standard DVD format). First thing you might want to do is convert your video to 640x480 when rendering the AVI.

Now I see you're using alot of programs to do your work, but of course, you can always do all of this in one program, such as Premiere.

When you split up the videos, do you do any editing? or do you just split them up, if so, you could probably skip the AVI process by getting a WMV splitter.

Basically you'd just take your VOB files, convert them into the WMV size you want and get a WMV splitter to seperate your files. You'd probably save 1-2 hours of render time.

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Guess this thread is starting to die out :(

I missed out on this thread but its a bevy of information :)

a usefull thread, wow!

Thanks for starting this thread.

So my question is what is the best method for storing the endless gigs of raw AVI files? After I shoot a scene and I have a 12gig avi file then I edit it, add titles, etc... I want to be able to keep a master copy of the editted footage at the same quality as the original so that I can use it for making DVDs, etc... I'm new to shooting content on a regular basis, and quickly filled up all of my available hard drive storage. I guess one method is sending back to MiniDV, but what is the shelf live of a MiniDV tape?

Well, haven't seen anyone in this thread in awhile :)

I believe that a similar question had already been asked.

The answer is very simple. For long term storage, send it back to a Mini-DV tape and keep it in a safe, dry place.

A Mini-DV tape's shelf life will outlast any Hardrive, CD or DVD.

If you have the budget, you can also back them up on extra HDs. But my trick is to transfer everything back to Mini-DV. Make sure that the transfer goes by smoothly and you don't loose any frames and that the audio isn't jerky. Cause once you erase those files, they are gone for good.

Try mixing down the tracks. As for export times, I don't have any trouble. I'm using Avid Xpress Pro HD w/ Mojo DNA

With an Avid it's simple. Just use the tracking feature in FX to keyframe where the face needs to be blurred. The machine will interpolate the frames between the keyframes keeping the face obscured.

Here is a video tutorial that shows the tracking feature.

Video Tutorial

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