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Outputting for SD Television VS Computers and the web
by Malcolm Oliver on Sep 16, 2008 at 11:07:00 pm

I'm outputting some docs I shot for a local client, the main plan is for web use.

I shot them at 480 24p.

When I output a standard def 4:3 29.97 NTSC format as a quicktime, the quality looks decent but it still looks degraded. When I print to tape it looks far better.

Does this have anything to do with the fact I'm looking at my Quicktime on an LCD computer screen?

Is there a more appropriate codec for something destined for the web, like h.264, that I can find in Compressor or FCP?

thanks

- Malcolm

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Re: Outputting for SD Television VS Computers and the web
by walter biscardi on Sep 17, 2008 at 12:10:47 am

[Malcolm Oliver] "Is there a more appropriate codec for something destined for the web, like h.264, that I can find in Compressor or FCP? "

Yes, Compressor has multiple setups for the Web.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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Re: Outputting for SD Television VS Computers and the web
by Sean ONeil on Sep 17, 2008 at 7:36:21 am

[Malcolm Oliver] "When I output a standard def 4:3 29.97 NTSC format as a quicktime"

Question. Why would you ever output 29.97 for the web when your footage is 24?

Sean

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Re: Outputting for SD Television VS Computers and the web
by Malcolm Oliver on Sep 18, 2008 at 4:25:24 am

I'm outputting material for television and for archiving. The "broadcast" is for the web but it'll kept in digital format and hard copy for however long it needs to stored/accessed.

So what I'm really looking for is a little clarity on outputting for web/computer screens not televisions.

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Re: Outputting for SD Television VS Computers and the web
by Sean ONeil on Sep 18, 2008 at 5:26:46 am

Output 23.98, not 29.97. You can't have pulldown video in a web clip. It will look horrific. This is actually a common amateur mistake.

Like Walter said, there are several h264 settings in Compressor you should use.

Sean

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