Sorenson Squeeze 4 - Any Suggestions?

[Jasun]

If you're doing a CBR file (constant bit rate), I'd only change to 2-Pass, and that should solve your problem.. but what source are you coming from? AVI captured from Tape?

If you wanted to do a 3-speed VBR file (Variable Bit Rate), it would make it look a bit better, but you'd have to have a streaming server to make it work properly.

and Mac users won't be able to view it properly.

[GPallan]

If you're doing a CBR file (constant bit rate), I'd only change to 2-Pass, and that should solve your problem.. but what source are you coming from? AVI captured from Tape?

If you wanted to do a 3-speed VBR file (Variable Bit Rate), it would make it look a bit better, but you'd have to have a streaming server to make it work properly.

and Mac users won't be able to view it properly.

Thanks Jasun! yeah, the source is a raw AVI file (i followed your tip on printing to tape ) captured from a tape.

It's very important to me for the vids to be cross platform (well, at least PC and Mac) compatible. So in that case, i should stay away from the 3-speed VBR then?

In your opinion, what and how many formats do i need to be compatible on both PC's and Mac's? is Windows Media enough on it's own? or do i also need to introduce a Real Media format?

[Jasun]

I never use real player.. but what we do on Fratmen for our full-length moveis is encode them twice.. once in Windows Media (we do the 3-speed) and once in Quicktime. Makes the most sense... we let the web-browser figure out which file to point to, and the end user doesn't know they're seeing a different file.

Real Media is OK, but if you want by two bit opinion, unnecessary.

[GPallan]

I never use real player.. but what we do on Fratmen for our full-length moveis is encode them twice.. once in Windows Media (we do the 3-speed) and once in Quicktime. Makes the most sense... we let the web-browser figure out which file to point to, and the end user doesn't know they're seeing a different file.

Real Media is OK, but if you want by two bit opinion, unnecessary.

That's a great idea. So the PC guys will usually view the file in the Windows Media format and the Mac's in the Quicktime format right? (umm....quicktime is compatible with Mac's, right?)

So, what's your advice on encoding in Quicktime? would you still use the 3-speed format?

btw...i don't see the 3-speed option for either Windows Media or Quicktime in Sorenson

[Jasun]

There's no multiple speed with Quicktime, I don't think.. we dont' use it, anyway.

and in Sorensen Squeeze, it's called "MBR-Dial_UP_Stream"

you just have to choose how many speeds you want and what the data rates are.

[Xstr8guy]

Jasun, how do you get the browser to point to the appropriate video file?

[Jasun]

That would be one for a coding person. Video I can help with, but how to get it to detect which browser is being used is a bit beyond my knowledge.

I DO know that you should point Web-TV Users to the Quicktime files and they'll run just fine....

[GPallan]

and how about the audio? at the above 48kbs, the sound jerks whenever someone increases their pitch on the vid.

[Jasun]

hmm.. you're using the same audio settings that I am.. You can lower it if you want to lower the file size, but I think you'll be fine with that.