Video compression

Jensen · Posted: Aug 16, 2004 4:19 pm Post subject: Video compression

What video compressions do you video creators use? The first wakeboard video i made was with no compression and it was like 30 gig bytes long!! i can't even fit a 5-6 minute creation on a dvd disc. I need a good compressor that has good quality. MPEG-2? im not sure. thanks

If it helps i use adobe premier pro and after effects 6.5

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

MPEG 2 is what is used to compress DVD movies, so yeah it would be a good choice... Or if you plan on putting it on the web, there's DIVx that is good too

Jensen · Posted: Aug 18, 2004 12:08 am Post subject:

i tried mpeg2 and when ever the camer moved the movie would get these wavey riples and jittery crap. doesn't seem like that good of quality.

WakeBoardingManiac · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 914 City: Montréal

Maybe you didn't tweak the settings well? I'm not the most experienced guy in video compression, I just know a few things, but nothing much, you gotta experiment I guess!

Jensen · Posted: Aug 18, 2004 11:52 am Post subject:

ya, the encoder in premier pro isn't htat good so im going to buy a cinema craft encoder.

BrandonC · Addict Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 539 City: Murrieta

Is it possibly the interlacing? If you are going to view on a TV you want interlaced, but it wont look good when played back on a PC. Progressive is for PC, but not for TV, so you wouldnt export progressive if you want to make a DVD, although the file would look good on the computer. Comprende?

Jensen · Posted: Aug 26, 2004 12:08 am Post subject:

ahhh... ic, im going to give that a try, cause the raw .avi's are great, but the encoded mpeg2s are horrible, whenever the camera moves theres waves. thanks for the help