Ryanne March 19th, 2007
There are literally a gajillion ways to compress your video for the web. This is just a good, quick, one-size-fits-all way to get it done. So if you’re feeling adventurous, here are a few more:
H.264 iPod (iMovie & Final Cut Pro)
Ryanne’s Favorite Settings
3ivx Dual Pass
P.S. Be sure not to do what I did in this tutorial by naming your file with spaces: “Videoblog Extreme.mp4″ should be “Videoblog_Extreme.mp4″ or “VideoblogExtreme.mp4″, the internet kind of hates spaces in file names. DOH! What was I thinking?!
Verdi March 19th, 2007
Now that completed your videoblog masterpiece it’s time to compress it for web. Uncompressed, a 3 minute clip will be about 660MB. Here we’ll show you how to slim that same 3 minute clip down to about 15MB. That’ll help keep the tubes from getting clogged!
Ryanne January 14th, 2007
direct .mov file
Hurray for good compression settings! These settings are sure to give you a lucious, QuickTime, widescreen experience. Not downloadable for the iPod, but great for watching on a bigger screen. In this screencast we’re using the h.264 codec on the multi-pass setting, which, in my opinion is some of the best looking compression with the best size files you can make right now. (BTW-make sure you’ve updated to the newest QuickTime 7). I will always love 3ivx, but honestly h.264 just looks better. If you’re on a PC and using Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere or Avid Xpress- be sure to export as a DV-AVI, open that up in QuickTime Pro and use these same settings (meaning you can skip straight to minute 1:40 in the screencast and go from there!). Enjoy, good luck, keep your chin up and keep compressin’!
runtime: 6:40, size: 640×480, 21.4mb
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Ryanne December 13th, 2006
click here to download
Welcome to the crazy dark art of compressing video for the iPod! It’s not that hard if you follow the steps, but Apple seems to always be changing these specifications. This is the most up to date info that we have, so hopefully it will stay current for some time. In this screencast we’re using the h.264 codec on the multi-pass setting, which, in my opinion is some of the best looking compression with the best size files you can make right now. (BTW-make sure you’ve updated to the newest QuickTime 7). I will always love 3ivx, but honestly h.264 just looks better. Enjoy, good luck, keep your chin up and keep vloggin’!
runtime: 5:29, size: 640×480, 26mb
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QuickTime