Re: OT rendering/compression for web

Date : Sat, 02 Jul 2005 10:40:21 -0400
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : Rainer Schmidt <itrisk(at)gmx.net>
Subject : Re: OT rendering/compression for web
ALTRDVISON(at)aol.com wrote:

This is more on the video/compression subject but here goes...
I will need to put some avi.'s on my web site.
Can anyone direct me to the proper resolution to render at for it to be viewable
with a fast download/load for windows media player? Proper compression/codec advice?
I am not a boutique with servers to farm on, just one guy with a laptop trying to post some demo work. I will be simply rendering avi.'s and mixing them in Vegas to a master mixdown
with audio. Quick downloads with decent picture is the goal. Can anyone /please/ lend some advice to the new guy>? =) Thanks
Jon
max avi size?
resolution? (320x240? 160x120?)
proper codec/compression?


Here's what I recommend in that case:

1. Create your video in the best possible resolution to have high quality available in case you wish to send a dvd or cd.
2. Invest into: http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video
3. Post the streaming video in your website. You can change the resolution/quality/bandwidth for the conversion.


The little tool even creates the necessary html code to include it into your site. No flash skills necessary.

The benefit is that the movie starts right away. You do not waste your bandwidth. When clients of your site stop watching, the data transmission stops. Otherwise everybody has to download the whole thing before they even see the first picture.

Works like a charm and you can even create surprisingly large formats with decent quality.

Cheers
Rainer

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