A good plug in or setting for online videos

[scatteredbomb]

Hello,

I just recently bought VS9. I'm wondering if there's a certain kind of output that someone could suggest an mpeg plugin or compression or something that would maintain a decent amount of quality while compressing a file.

I'd like to use mpeg 2, i think? I'm really new to a lot of this stuff. I do know that mpeg is compatible with both mac and pc with both Media Player and Quicktime, thats why i'd like to use mpeg. But at the same time I dont want these really big. 80MB, 2 min videos because I will be sharing these videos online. So i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to adjust compression and the type of 'mpeg' i'd like to convert the file to use.

[Divotfixer]

Wow, that's a wide open question. How are you going to distribute the video (streaming? straight download? podcast?)

I have been experimenting creating MPEG4 video files and distributing using a Video Podcast (or Vodcast). I am using the MPEG4 plugin you can get for free from Ulead, as well as the IPOD specific pack (as the main point for me is to get files onto a Video IPOD).

Using the stock IPOD MPEG4 output template, I am getting about 3 to 3.5 Meg files for every 30 seconds of video.

You could also try the streaming formats available on the output menu...

[scatteredbomb]

Where do i go to download those from Ulead?

[Divotfixer]

You can get the base MPEG4 plugin for free if you have VS9 registered from http://www.ulead.com/vs/extra.htm. The IPOD patch can be found at http://www.ulead.com/tech/vs/vs_ftp.htm.

I am assuming you need to install the MPEG4 plugin before the IPOD patch, but not sure. It's what I did...