Thanx bro, I hadn't noticed he had posted! lol

poor guy must have felt overlooked :(

Lol now you're asking for some trade secrets there my friend :P

BUT, when it comes to compression, what you're realling looking at is : How many surfers do you think will watch your video and how much Bandwidth do you want to spend on the video?

Cause, quite honestly, if you don't have a BD limit, friggin' pump up the resolution! lol

Your very welcome :)

Lol now you're asking for some trade secrets there my friend :P

BUT, when it comes to compression, what you're realling looking at is : How many surfers do you think will watch your video and how much Bandwidth do you want to spend on the video?

Cause, quite honestly, if you don't have a BD limit, friggin' pump up the resolution! lol




But in my experience, when working with say, a 640x480 trailer that lasts about a minute, you want the trailer to be about 6-7 megs tops.... (thats what most of my customers prefer).

Depending on your content (if its mostly black video, when you compress it, your file will be ultra small for example), you can compress it at a bitrate of 650 to 800 to get a good file size without too much of a sacrifice in quality.

Anything over a 1000 kbps is overkill for your bandwidth. The quality will look great, but the improvement in image quality over a 1000 kpbs is barely noticeable.




When it comes to 320x240, well, logically you're exporting for the slow surfers right? so you want a small size file. I usually pump them out at 1.5 to 2mb per 1 minute trailers. I prefer about 300 kpbs for the 320x240 format. It gives you a decent quality image, without sacrificing too much in quality.



and REMEMBER, 80% of a viewing experience is AUDIO. So don't be cheap on your audio quality. Keep the 44khz!! it might increase your file size by 100kb, but goddamn its worth not having to hear distracting audio distortions!



Well, hope that helped out

Much abliged, feel free to chip in anytime or to ask any questions of your own.


Oh, and I hear you're quite good yourself, got a link to your samples?

what's the difference between wm7, wm8 and wm9 codecs?

wm9 is currently the best/standard to use right?

which is more normal:

400x304

or

400x300

?

Here's my question :

How do you add a logo (either simple text or a gif/png file) to a .wmv video ?
I want to watermark some vids at the bottom right...

Thanks for your help !

Well, wmv9 is the LATEST codec to come out, but not the BEST depending on the situation you're up against.

To explain the difference between the 2 is a bit long, BUT, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/dvcoll...ion_Primer.pdf and skip to the WINDOWS ENCODING MODES section to get a detailed explanation and difference between the different formats :)


Plus you get all sorts of usefull information on those options you never knew you could use.

Sorry if I'm not explaining the thing myself, but, like I said, its a freaking long topic :)


enjoy

Logically it would be 400x300 since you have the exact resolutions for your 4:3 ratio, but most of the time your compositing software or NLE (Non Linear Editing) system will prefer to use 400x304 for various reasons.

1 - Sometimes its encoding algorythm doesn't allow for perfectly square pixels
2 - Sometimes the algorythm needs a bit of a buffer zone
3 - Most of the time, 400x304 IS what you're system is running at, but settings will show 400x300 so that the user doesn't get confused.

Yet again, its a long explanation (you're good at asking questions that require alot of background on the science of digital compositing), lol, but if you want to learn more about it, I can recommend you a few good books.

50 video editors going to NoWhErE

Well, I gotta to head out soon, so I'll give this one a quick reply.



there are MANY ways of doing this and MANY programs that can do it for you.


BUT, I will give you a hint, if your vids are ALREADY in WMV format, you will need to uncompress them to raw AVIs. SO that way, when you re-encode them, you won't loose much quality as compared to recompressing another WMV.


For simple watermarking, I'd recommend http://www.videocharge.com

whats great about the program is that, not only can you watermark, but its also an idiot proof program for cutting up your vids, making thumbnails, converting your vids, etc.


If you have any other questions, I'll be back in a few hours!

recommended hardware setups for rendering HD video?

is is true that RAM is not much of a factor in rendering speed, but CPU power is??

When it comes to rendering, the formula is VERY simple... the more RAM and CPU power you have, the better!


And as for RAM, it depends on what you're rendering... if its simple video, ya... RAM doesn't affect it MUCH, but if its graphical work, then yes, RAM matters alot.



But, its pretty simple, when you're rendering, get the most RAM and CPU power you can use. And read up on your programs capabilities, some will allow Dual core processing, some won't.

Some have a RAM usage limit,etc.

A Sony DSr 11 would do you good and not break the bank

I could help ya on this one ... it really makes no difference to your camera what Tape you use ... Tape stock is a personal choice ... As a DOP in Broadcast I have (thru the years) formulated a Choice of tape based on Construction and Material use by Various companies.

In My humble opinion Fuji Film is the bast tape stock when it comes to analog and digital tape (Sans Memory) .. fuji is know for very abrassive tape .. While sony is know for the Oppisite .. and Maxelle/quantum tends to flake ...

Videotape be it analog or Digital is made of Silver composites .. When the tape travels thru the tape transport it lies on a slight angle against the Head drums .. On these drums there will be 4 to 5 Play heads ... Microscopic needles scrap the video tape when reading or recording .. Hense the reason for the Abrasiveness of the videotape .. the abrasivness will determine the amount tape/silver particals that will be moving around in the transport or remaining on the tape.

My MINIDV videotape ratings

1. Fuji
2. Panasonic (great tape if you use a EDL)
3. Maxelle
4.JVC
5. BASF
6. Sony

Good input from a camera pro!

Thanx mate!

Ferris Bueller, you're my hero :)

thanks for your input! :thumbsup

Using Premiere whats the best filter/plugin to use to blur faces on moving video?

ohhhhhh.. hate it when that happens
bored out of my mind.. maybe explains why I get on GFY a lot some times :thumbsup

Honestly, if you're going to do something like that, I would learn the Basics of After Effects, otherwise it will be a pain in the ass to do in Premiere... as for After Effects, it will only take you about 5 minutes :thumbsup



Simple guide line to doing it in After Effects:

Step 1 - Add an adjustment layer on top of the video

Step 2 - With the adjustment layer, cut out a mask over the face and make sure to feather it out.

Step 3 - Blur the adjument layer

Step 4 - Animate the mask shape properties over the timeline to have the blur follow the face

Step 5 - Render it out! Easy as pie!

No problem bro! :thumbsup :thumbsup

Hehe it happens more often than I'd like to admit :P

Bump back up for those that have questions

Thanks I'll try that out. :thumbsup

Alright, 2 more bumps until I let this thread die out, unless people start asking for more!

Last Bump... then I let this baby die :(

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