need help please ...posting video for internet

jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:35 pm

hello...I have read the turorials for you tube...I am using footage in AVI and trying to get it posted on the net...www.veoh.com

my problem is I don't understand what the project properties should be...I've read to download the divx codec ..went to their site..downloaded and when I go to share still don't see an mpg4 option...please help...this is very frustrating... I a newbie so forgive me...but I really need help as to what the project properties would be to upload to internet

thanks

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:43 pm

When you go to Share > Create Video File choose Custom. The Save As Type box should have Microsoft AVI Files. Click on Options. On the AVI tab you will see the Compression drop down menu. DivX should be included on that list. Following the tutorial you now should be able to render your file to DivX.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:57 pm

FYI - I've found that if there is a lot of movement in your video the recompression that Veoh, YouTube, etc. use causes a lot of blurriness, artifacts, etc. I've found that rendering my file to a Quick Time Movie File produces much better results. (But I'm still having trouble getting my longer movies, and bigger files, to upload properly in this format. Shorter videos work fine.

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jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:29 pm

thanks black lab for the fast reply and help....really really appreci-love all the help....

please tell me...how do you render to the quick time ?

thanks

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:39 pm

Go to Share > Create Video File. From the Save As Type drop down list you will see Quick Time Movie Files. I believe I used the Veoh recommended 640 x 480 frame size but, other than that, I used the default options.

jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:13 pm

thanks black lab...I hate to be a pain... I've downloaded the dvx no luck....that or the quicktime is not there... I don't know if becvause I'm running vista on my laptop...but this is very frustrating.... the dvx is not in the file share...or in the prefferences...

ps... what is the difference in 29.97 frame and 30 ??

should my settings be set to frame based or lower field ??

recorded in avi
thanks for all your help

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:19 pm

DivX does not support VISTA yet, so you're not going to be able to produce a DivX compressed video. I'm not sure about QuickTime, they may not be VISTA capable too..

jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:24 pm

thanks video man.......can anyone tell me what to do then to post files on the net or you tube ?? should I just compress to regular mpg ??

I am confused as to what settings to use as far as the preferences

please help

thanks in advance

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:46 pm

Since WMV seems to be what VISTA will allow, and I think you may be able to produce a WMV with VS10+, try creating a WMV file.

I just checked Apple's website for QuickTime and Vista. No such luck. QuickTime is not VISTA capable yet. They do provide a "feedback" form for those that are trying to run QuickTime on Vista. https://appleseed.apple.com/QTVistaSurvey/run/.

However since I don't have Vista, and have not actually seen it other then pictures, I'm at a loss as to what will work. I'm finding out more of what will not work..

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:57 pm

Not sure if you've already seen this link or not but just in case you haven't
VideoStudio: Rendering for You Tube.

jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:39 pm

thnks a lot videoman....I have a sony pd170 cam.... should I set it to frame base ? or 29.97..... I am just real confused as far as the preferences go...

thanks for your help

you all are the best!

Post by **Ron P.** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:59 pm

Since you are wanting to display it across the internet, which uses PCs to view, set it to Frame Based. UFF or LFF is for viewing on Televisions, except the newer progressive scan models.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:19 am

If you are going to post it on Veoh I would render to an mpeg-2. No sense compressing it to wmv only to have Veoh compress it more. I say you can do that on Veoh because you can upload files larger than 100 MB, unlike YouTube and most of the others who require you to keep them under 100 MB.

jahmarvin · Post by **jahmarvin** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:43 am

sjj1805 wrote:Not sure if you've already seen this link or not but just in case you haven't
VideoStudio: Rendering for You Tube.

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yeah I've seen this...many many times...still a little confusing...cuz I'm using vista unfortunately...

videoman thanks!!!!!!!! I didn't know for web/online stuff use frame based...learn something new everyday!

black lab thanks again for all your help...I already rendered to WMV...I will try it mpg2 also and see if I can tell the difference...

thanks again to you all

chazz · Post by **chazz** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:52 am

most of those sites will re -render to flash FLV anyways, and depending on the sites, you dont want the width larger than 320px width.