Create Video File - Best Format For Export?

jesseforrest · Post by **jesseforrest** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:25 pm

Hi Everyone,

I have several movies I have created (between 15 and 25 mins
long each) and I want to upload them to a video sharing service
(not youtube) in a high quality but low-size format.

What is the best settings in the "create video file"
settings to export my video in a high quality format?
Without them being huge files - like 700 meg.

Thanks,
Jesse

Accolades · Post by **Accolades** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:53 pm

DIVX - would be the optimum for size/quality and compatibility with other players.

jesseforrest · Post by **jesseforrest** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:59 pm

Hi Accolades,

Thanks for the swift reply.

But I'm using VS 10 and I'm not sure what
the "divex" option under the "create video file" list.

Could you be more specific?

Many thanks

Jesse

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:38 am

DivX is a commercial codec. They have a free version and also a "Pro" that costs very little. If you don't have it installed you can get it HERE.

There's also an open-source free version called Xvid, which is very much like DivX. You can get it from Xvid's Website.

I believe both codecs are generally wrapped in the avi container. So to locate it within VS10, you first need to look at the AVI compressions, or codecs, not MPEG. Open Project Properties [ALT]+ [ENTER], for the Edit File Format change it to MicroSoft AVI files. Now press the Edit button. In the Project Options dialog window, go to the AVI tab, and press the drop-down menu for Compression. It should have a few codecs, one possibly being DivX.

For Share>Create Video File;
Select Custom from the menu options. In the Save as Type make sure MicroSoft AVI Files is selected. Next press the Options button. In the Video Save Options dialog window, go to the AVI tab, and so the same as above.

Now if you're running VS10 on a Vista machine, forget the above. For some reason, VS with Vista does not see and you will not be able to use the DivX codec, at least I've not been able to. It works fine on XP, but not Vista.

Please complete your System Information in your profile. Clicking on this button -->

will take you to a short tutorial, explaining how to find and complete that information. This way it will always be available, and will save you from retyping it in the future.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:19 am

Going on from the above we have two tutorials on DivX and Xvid
09: VS 11/11.5: Encoding in Xvid MPEG-4
and
VS: Encoding in DivX format using Video Studio

There is also a video based tutorial here:
Creating YouTube Videos using DivX
and another
DivX in High Gear

Different Host Services also have there own recommended settings,
in view of this you may also be interested in these links:
VideoStudio: Rendering for You Tube.
and also
Making and Sharing VideoStudio Movie Templates - I will be making this one even easier in the next week or so - just have a slight time management problem at the moment - lots of work and not much time!!

jesseforrest · Post by **jesseforrest** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:27 am

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all your help.

But there is a problem. When I follow the
steps from the tutorial "Ulead VideoStudio -
Creating YouTube Videos"

I get this error message:

"Unable to compress the video. There may
be a codec drive error or the frame size
is not supported."

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks,
Jesse

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:35 am

Jesse,

Could you please right-click on one of your clips (each if they are all different) in the timeline or library, select Properties and post them back here? Then we might be able to provide a more accurate solution..

jesseforrest · Post by **jesseforrest** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:39 am

Hey Ron,

Yes I can do that.

But first, I just noticed that my project properties is ...

PAL (25 fps)
Microsoft AVI files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 4:3, 25 fps
Upper Field First
DV Video Encoder -- type 2

See any problem here?

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:48 am

IF your source video files are DV, then the field order is reversed. DV is always Lower Field First. So I'm real interested in what your source clip properties are..

DV is Digital Video, which is used by mini-DV and Digital-8 camcorders. It is the exact format that is recorded to tape. It should be transferred to your PC using a Firewire.

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:26 am

This thread prompted me to do some looking at my VS installs, and DivX. I found that there was another update for DivX, however I also discovered that VS Pro X2 has a version of DivX listed that is way outdated. VS11.5+ had the most recent (before updating DivX) version.

After running the DivX update, VS11.5+ reflected this updated version(6.8.4 and the 5.1.1) , VS Pro X2 did not. I even tried doing a repair install, and it still shows version 5.1.1.

I'm not sure why VS Pro X2 is not picking up on the current DivX...

Post by **Ken Berry** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:37 am

I think previous version of VS also installed DivX 5.1.1 and it chooses that version since a lot of stand-alone DVD players can only play DivX rated discs burned with version 5 of the codec, and not 6.

As for the newer version not showing, I usually find that after I have rebooted the computer once or twice, it should up. However, I have just checked my X@ Pro, and it too just shows DivX 5.1.1 and not 6.6.1 which is also installed. VS11.5+ correctly shows 6.6.1 and both it and X2 also show XVid with no problem. I have rebooted this computer several times since installing X2 so am not sure what is going on!

But thanks for the heads-up: I hadn't realised there was a newer version of the codec available!

Post by **Ron P.** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:47 am

Well I just uninstalled DivX completely, then reinstalled it and rebooted. VS Pro still only sees the older one.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:48 am

Ken, Ron
As you are aware I am at my workplace so can only generalise.
When I re-installed all of my versions of VideoStudio onto my laptop recently
I found that I could carry over the templates created in the make movie templates manager from earlier versions to newer versions.

It is one of the files in the user settings
C:\Users\Ron\AppData\Roaming\Ulead Systems\Corel VideoStudio\12.0.
Or the XP Equivalant. If you can't find it I will hopefully be doing mine tonight.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:10 am

FWIW, I have just downloaded and installed DivX 6.8.4 Pro. After rebooting, it does not show in X2 but does in VS11.5+... i.e. identical situation to Vidoman.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:23 am

If you have previously created a DivX template in 11 then...
Try copy/paste the template.dat (not sure of the exact name) from the user directory above from 11 to 12.
(Make a back up first) - then see if DivX 6 is in your list.