The whole reason that internet video is taking off is because of the maturity of several technologies and the emergence of new tools. Video compression has improved tremendously since the days when Sorensen 3 was the best thing out there. That's Quicktime 5 technology -- and I have no idea why someone would recommend it now.
Mpeg-4 compression like freevlog teaches is Quicktime 6 Player compatible. The H-264 codec that Apple is pushing needs Quicktime 7. Use one of these technologies. I use and teach the first. Other people like the second better. There's something to be said for not always using the cutting-edge newest technology because it takes a while for people to upgrade their software. But, hey, Quicktime 6 came out almost four years ago in July 2002.
I haven't heard of anyone pushing the Quicktime 5 stuff!!!
Sorensen (at settings that download over U.S. "high-speed" connection speed without waiting) has a lot of compression artifacts, and QDesign Music 2 usually sounds really really bad. In my opinion, that's the _worst_ advice of all -- that's pre-mp3 technology, from back before anyone wanted to compress music digitally because it sounded so bad!
It's great you experimented to see which you liked better. Those are important skills to work on -- understanding what's happening and trying out a lot of settings for yourself. Try out mpeg-4 vs. h264, that will be more relevant to today's technology.
And whoever runs vimeo should really change that advice! Come-on....
jen
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On Apr 24, 2006, at 4:43 PM, M. Mart wrote:
To edit my videos using iMovie on my Mac I relied on the settings provided by Michael and Ryanne on their great Freevlog.org site. Those settings have served my site well, both in .mov and .wmv formats.
Today I read on Vimeo.com’s Upload Guide different recommended settings. Following the Vimeo settings as shown below I reformatted an existing QuickTime video and played them side by side. The Vimeo settings worked well, with the only difference being the Vimeo settings produce a file size of 30.28MB vs 14.95MB for Freevlog. The two of us here differ as to which output is slightly better.
Has any one here experimented with the two settings? Do these setting differences affect how videos appear in the browser?
Vimeo.com:
Under Video, click Settings.
Compression Type: Sorensen Video 3.
Frame rate: Current fps.
Key Frames: Every 60 frames.
Data rate: Restrict to 1200 kbits/sec.
Quality: Best.
Under Sound, click Settings.
Format: QDesign Music 2
Channels: Stereo (L R)
Rate: 44.100.
Click Options and set the bitrate to 48kbits/s.
Freevlog.org
Compression MPEG-4
Rate frame: 15
Key Frames: 5
Compressor at: Medium
Data Rate: 600 kbits
Sound AAC
Mono
Bite Rate 24 kilohertz
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