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Post by jhanawa on Jun 15, 2006 9:59:57 GMT -6
For putting up large clips/multiple plays on the internet, what is the best format.
How do you compress them into small enough files to upload and be managable?
What software do you use, is WinDVD/ADStech good enough?
As far as compression, would it be possible to compress a entire game into a file under 60mb in size so as to be able to put it on a file share site such as savefile.com?
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Post by bulldog on Jun 15, 2006 18:12:29 GMT -6
A couple of thoughts: - Compression output is a function of the codec that you use to compress the video and the resolution/size of the video. There are many codecs that you can use to compress into a MPEG-2 AVI file. But . . . .what is the purpose? - If you are trying to make the video available to others for downloading, then maybe just segmenting the video into smaller files and leaving it in it's native format is best. - If you are trying to make the files viewable to people visiting a website, then you have another consideration - what files can a typical computer play? The easy answer is Windows Media files. - The more resolution and the larger the size of the video, the larger the file. It is a tradeoff. It is impossible to say that a file of this size will be converted to a file of that size due to the way MPEG-2 and other 'lossy' file formats work. (An encoder will check frame-by-frame and will only encode the pixels that change, so full frames are not usually encoded.) - My suggestion is to take your video and get the Windows Media Encoder: www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspxIt will allow you to translate your video file(s) (assuming they are a standard file type) into a *.wmv file that is suitable for uploading. You can try multiple passes to get a file size that is suitable for your needs. And I don't think there is any way to get a full game (assuming 20 minutes) under 60MB at any decent sized video frame. Post back if you need further help. |
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