From: db (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2007 - 22:13:44 PDT
Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro?
If FCP I'd recommend exporting through compressor using one of the h.
264 presets (web download or web streaming).
In case you are using express, here are the highest and second
highest quality settings (short of LAN) using compressor presets:
streaming 300k:
Name: H.264 300Kbps Streaming
Description: H.264 for medium-bandwidth streaming
File Extension: mov
Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 32.000 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 320
Height: 240
Pixel aspect ratio: default
Crop: None
Frame rate: 15
Frame Controls: Automatic
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 50
Key frame interval: 75
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 50
Average data rate: 225.28 (Kbps)
Hinted for QuickTime
streaming server
streaming 800k:
Name: H.264 800Kbps Streaming
Description: H.264 for high-bandwidth streaming
File Extension: mov
Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 320
Height: 240
Pixel aspect ratio: default
Crop: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Frame Controls: Automatic
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 50
Key frame interval: 150
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 50
Average data rate: 0.688 (Mbps)
Hinted for QuickTime
streaming server
download 300k:
Name: H.264 300Kbps
Description: H.264 for medium-bandwidth connections
File Extension: mov
Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 32.000 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 320
Height: 240
Pixel aspect ratio: default
Crop: None
Frame rate: 15
Frame Controls: Automatic
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 50
Key frame interval: 75
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 50
Average data rate: 225.28 (Kbps)
Fast Start: on
download 800k:
Name: H.264 800Kbps
Description: H.264 for high-bandwidth connections
File Extension: mov
Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 480
Height: 360
Pixel aspect ratio: default
Crop: None
Frame rate: (100% of source)
Frame Controls: Automatic
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 50
Min. Spatial quality: 50
Key frame interval: 150
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 50
Average data rate: 0.688 (Mbps)
Fast Start: on
db
On Oct 28, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Ken Paul Rosenthal wrote:
> I'd like to embed a 10-minute quicktime movie in a website for my
> documentary.
>
> How do I output from Final Cut for the optimal balance between
> quality and upload speed?
>
> Thankyou....Ken
>
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