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Okay, back to the well. Sorenson Squeeze is getting worse and worse. Time to scrap it. What other mac based compression software you yall recomend. I have used compressor and while it does a fine job, it is slow as hell.
Sorenson has been a huge mistake for us.
surprised to hear it. is there a version of canopus for mac?
I don't know. I can check it out and see. What do you think of cleaner?
cleaner as in plugin for premier, as in the program that is also a ripper or anotehr cleaner?
Cleaner by Autodesk.
I wish I knew. I just export from FC Pro using the flip4mac plugin. I don't like it but as far as that method it's the only game in town.
It makes me want to drop WMV and just stick to Quicktime.
Cleaner doesn't work well with DRM, Alex.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_Manifest_M
Check out Episode and Flip4Mac as an option, as well.
http://www.flip4mac.com/products.htm
Gary,
Thanks for the heads up. That would have been a $600 mistake. I ran a search on Episode and found this which explains one of the problems with Sorenson. We light the hell our of our projects and after they are compressed they are too dark. Then to lighten them in sorenson to get the back to the correct levels, the pictures lose clarity. Wow. And here I thought it was me.
Alex
Ran a bunch of samples with episode pro and LOVE it! These look so much better then the sorenson ones. What do you guys think? The clarity is WAY better...http://74.200.200.50/allnewpsd/Caleb...64_1Mbit_1.mov
What's the difference between using Episode and using FC Pro's flip4mac export plugin ?
I honestly don't know.
Looks great - as does your model... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_Manifest_M
I am not sure of all the differences, but some of the Episode products do batch conversions and handle a ton of formats, including Flash video.
They have free trials for most every product, so you can try it out.
i wish there was a version for pc to try but i didn't see one on their website.
I'm very happy with the trial. They have a deal for cleaner users so I'm hoping they will extend it if I trade in my sorenson license!
Nope - Episode is Mac only.Quote:
Originally Posted by basschick
One of our other contacts in the encoding space offers a new PC based transcoder -
called VT3 - at http://www.VT3Studio.com
They have trials and it is a pretty solid product for PC - though not as robust as Episode.
thanks - sounds interesting. i downloaded the trial and it didn't come with a manual. since there's no file or other tabs on the top of the program, this could be a challenge.
Which trial did you download?
the only one they offered - both trial links seem to lead to the same trial.
although it does seem to be quite fast, it doesn't have a way to minimize it, so i can't work while it renders. also can't find a way to encode into more than one format at a time, and so far the videos i encoded are coming up at a lower bitrate than i specified.
Hmmm...I minimize it. Without going back to the site, are you using the mac version? The mac version has a full handbook with it in the sample.
Alex, I think Patty is talking about the PC trial program.
Ah, okay. Odd that the two OS would have such different trials. The mac one is fully loaded (except for the 20 second limit on compressions).
Patti - the manual for the VT3 is kinda hidden - http://www.vt3studio.com/downloads/VT3HELP.pdf
thanks, ccjax.
alex, the pc version is like encoding for dummies :D i've only once seen such a stripped down program.
unfortunately support got back to me and said you can only encode in 1 format per speed at a time... but on the upside, support is fast responding to emails. it will do and ftp an entire folder of videos in 3 sizes - each size can be a different format or can be the same format, but you can't encode in 2 formats per size.
On the mac version I have been able to encode WMV and MOV in all three speeds and sizes as a batch. If I can get the watermark feature to work, then it is a winner as far as I am concerned.
Mostly I am excited about a six day FCP class I am attending in October. A week of class and the the GAYVN Retreat...man oh man October is gonna get GREAT!