Encoding Video for the iPhone
by QuasiKoz
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Jun 18, 2007 at 5:37:47 pm
Does anyone know of any Final Cut Pro sequence settings that would replicate working in an iPhone workspace.
I know the resolution of the iPhone is 320x480 but does anyone what kind of pixel aspect ratio to work in? And if you can flip the phone horizontally, can't you just work in a 480x320 workspace?
Re: Encoding Video for the iPhone by Jonathan Miller on Jun 18, 2007 at 6:31:17 pm
Since no one has an iPhone yet, this is a bit hard to get a real answer on.
However, from what I've heard/seen/read, the iPhone will only play back video in the horizontal orientation (and will stay that way even if you tilt it vertically.)
Since the iPhone is an iPod, then just follow Apple's specs for their current video iPod. I do have experience producing material for the current iPod.
Don't edit material at the iPhone's resolution. Edit it in the native resolution of your acquisition format. Then, after you're finished editing, encode the material for the iPod.
Basically, you can export using QuickTime Conversion and choose the "Export to iPod" setting, or if you use a 3rd part app, then export at 640x480 for 4:3 material (which will most likely put black bars at the sides of the iPhone screen when playing back on the device's 16:9 screen) or 640x360 for 16:9 material. Either way, the iPhone will scale the video down to match the resolution of it's screen just like the current video iPod does.
Of course, to be absolutely sure of all/any of this, wait until June 29th or later to verify it...
