Rendering

Narrowgate wrote on 3/19/2005, 12:52 PM
Whats a decent file size for a video 3:30 to 4 minutes long?

I'm uploading a small sample to my site and its taking FOREVER. 179MB

I havent looked into how to save things just yet so I saved it only as a AVI File.

Am I missing something here? I never would have thought it would be this long and its only about a 50 second clip right now.

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 3/19/2005, 12:59 PM
That's huge!
File size for a 3 minute vid (depending on content and bitrate)
http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/media/JodyEldred_HVR-Z1U.wmv
is 3 mins, and is 5.5 meg in size.

Generally, 256 or 512kpbs is plenty good quality for webstreams. If you're using Quicktime as your delivery source, the bitrate must be much higher, but for Real or Windows, you can get away with lower bitrates.
busterkeaton wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:02 PM
What are you going to be doing with this video? Are you going to tape? Are you just going to look at it on your computer? Your final destination should determine your format.
Narrowgate wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:11 PM
Im FTPing it up to a directory on my site.

I know how MP3s work with audio but this video stuff has me stump'd at the moment.

If I go to "File"-"Render As" what should I choose as the "Save as Type" I used AVI.
Spot|DSE wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:24 PM
Windows Media Video, or WMV. YOu'll find it at the bottom of your rendering template options. You'll also find Quicktime and Real Networks in there.
Narrowgate wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:30 PM
Thanks...Looks like I can change the sample rates there also.

Very helpful.

I got the file down to 3.17 but its still just a 45 second clip so far....UG!

How much can i compress without loosing the quality?
busterkeaton wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:35 PM
How much can i compress without loosing the quality?

The afternoon is still young. You should try all the familiar templates in Windows media. 56K, 256K, 512K. You can see the quality tradeoffs you make.
Chienworks wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:36 PM
Q: "How much can I compress without losing the quality?"
A: "None!"

The real question should be, "how much can i compress before the quality loss is objectionable?" This is very subjective and varies from person to person and application to application. As Spot suggested, 256 or 512Kbps is usually a good starting point for web delivery.