Huge file size, what's wrong?

Naagzh wrote on 1/16/2005, 6:48 PM

Hello all,

My friend is an amateur videographer, and we're having some problems. We're running Vegas (4.0 I think) on a PC, and we want to post a 4-mintue clip onto the web. We also want to be able to play the video with both Real Player and Windows Media Player (and, if possible, Quicktime).

My question is this: is it possible to render a file to Quicktime format? My friend has tried, but he winds up with a HUGE file size (about 9 Gigs). Weird since when it's in another format (Windows Media) the size is 109 Megs.

Do you guys (and girls) prefer to render to one format over another? How can I ensure that our movie can be played on both a Mac and PC.

What could be going wrong? Thanks in advance for your help

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p@mast3rs wrote on 1/16/2005, 6:58 PM

You can render Quicktime but I believe you have to pay for the Quicktime package that gives you authoring rights.

Your friend probably render uncompressed or to DV AVI which is why his file size is so huge.

Just have him render to whatever format he chooses (real, wm9, or quicktime) and you will be fine. But be aware, the higher the bitrate you choose, the larger your file will be.

Chienworks wrote on 1/16/2005, 8:14 PM

The full version of QuickTime can be downloaded and installed for free. However, you need to install ALL components in order to render to QuickTime from Vegas.

The filesize is dependant on the bitrate. Many of the formats default to a rather high bitrate. Choose a more fitting template or use the [Custom] button to pick a lower bitrate.

Naagzh wrote on 1/16/2005, 11:25 PM

Thanks!

logiquem wrote on 1/17/2005, 5:29 AM

Start with WMV and look at the templates. You will have a very good primer of compression just looking at the differnent settings.

BTW, you will not have efficient size/quality ratio with stock QT encoder. You must pay high $$$ to get a better version of Sorenson.