Compressing video for n97 using MAC ONLY SOFTWARE

Hi, i have several videos that wont play on n97, plays fine on a ipod video. I beleive they are all h264 encoded.
I have access to the following apps to compress video.
Mpeg streamclip
Quicktime PRO
iSquint
Final Cut Pro
Compressor
ANyone have good settings to use - the max i can use for good quality?
Also, anyway to re-compress my h264 videos so that degradation is kept to a minimum?
I am a MAC* user with a Nokia n97 - oh dear
*Mac is short for Macintosh, a computer made by a company called Apple.

Resolution: nHD 640x360
Bitrate: 1.5 Mbps or 1 Mbps
Framerate: 29.97 or 25 or whatever the source is.
Codec: h264 AVC baseline profile
That's what I would use.
Any re-encoding you do will add degradation, why do you need to re-encode?
640K Should be enough for everybody
El_Loco Nokia Video Blog

Similar Messages

Compressing video for iPod using QuickTime 7 Pro ("expert")

Hi all,
I purchased QuickTime 7 Pro thinking I would be able to compress 640x480 H.264 video for an iPod. I have a specific application that requires precise control over the compression -- that is, the no-option "Movie to iPod" export setting ain't gonna cut it.
I have tried many, many different setting combinations using "Movie to MPEG-4" and "Movie to QuickTime Movie" under "File" --> "Export" in QuickTime, and I have been careful to limit sizes and bitrates per iPod tech specs as published on the Apple Web site. However, while all of the H.264 files I have output will open in iTunes, none of them will sync to my iPod. Videos I output using standard MPEG-4 compression will sync to my iPod (and look awful), but videos using H.264 will not.
Does anyone know what settings I can use to export 640x480 H.264 video to my iPod, and how I can have more control over the process than just "Movie to iPod?"
Thanks!
-- Joey
What I got (the technical details):
WinXP Pro with all the latest updates on Intel
5G 60GB iPod w/ firmware ver 1.2
QuickTime 7.1.3 Pro
iTunes 7.0.1.8
multiple Wintel machines Windows XP Pro

Welcome to the discussions, Joeysirmons.
The developer that created VisualHub (Only for the Mac) has discovered how to create iPod compatible 640x480 video where the user has full control over the compression. The changes he made were to some public libraries so these methods should be finding their way to the ffmpeg based tools for Windows soon.

I am a new mac user and I switch to mac due to the graphics that it brings. I do website in pc and I heard iweb is the best.NOW i heard that iweb will be discontinue. so what is the best application there for website using MAC OSX lion?

I am a new mac user and I switch to mac due to the graphics that it brings. I do website in pc and I heard iweb is the best.NOW i heard that iweb will be discontinue. so what is the best application there for website using MAC OSX lion?

It is now confirmed that iWeb, and iDVD, has been discontinued by Apple. This is evidenced by the fact that new Macs are shipping with iLife 11 installed but without iWeb and iDVD.
On June 30, 2012 MobileMe will be shutdown. However, iWeb will still continue to work but without the following:
Features No Longer Available Once MobileMe is Discontinued:
◼ Password protection
◼ Blog and photo comments
◼ Blog search
◼ Hit counter
◼ MobileMe Gallery
All of these features can be replaced with 3rd party options.
I found that if I published my site to a folder on my hard drive and then uploaded with a 3rd party FTP client subscriptions to slideshows and the RSS feed were broken. If I published directly from iWeb to the FPT server those two features continued to work correctly.
There's another problem and that's with iWeb's popup slideshows. Once the MMe servers are no longer online the popup slideshow buttons will not display their images.
Click to view full size
However, Roddy McKay and I have figured out a way to modify existing sites with those slideshows and iWeb itself so that those images will display as expected once MobileMe servers are gone. How to is described in this tutorial: #26 - How to Modify iWeb So Popup Slideshows Will Work After MobileMe is Discontinued.
It now appears that the iLife suite of applications offered on disc is now a discontinued product and the remaining supported iApps will only be available thru the App Store from now on. However, the iLife 11 boxed version that is still available at the online Apple Store (Store button at the top of the page) and those still on the shelves of retailers will include iWeb and iDVD. Those two apps were listed in small, gray text on the iLife 11 box that I bought.
Personally, if I didn't already have a copy I would purchase one to have it for reinstallation purposes if ever needed.
This might be of some interest to you at this time: Life After MobileMe.
OT

How to add language to a 9780 using Mac desktop software

Hi, I recently updated my Bold 9780 on Mac and the updated deleted all my languages, I need to know, how to add language using mac desktop software.

Hello hjmatias and welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
You can use the Desktop Software for Mac, available for download at www.blackberry.com/mac to install additional languages.
Here is an article from the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center that will take you through the steps to add applications: KB19937
-HMthePirate
Come follow your BlackBerry Technical Team on twitter! @BlackBerryHelp
Be sure to click Kudos! for those who have helped you.Click Solution? for posts that have solved your issue(s)!

How do i run a new software program (Investment Account Manager for Windows) using Windows emulation software?

How can I run a new software program (Investment Account Manager for Windows) using Windows emulation software?

You will need a licensed copy of Windows 7, and I recommend VMFusion. You can run the program in Unity mode just as if it were a Mac application. Or, you can install Windows in Bootcamp and run the Mac in Windows when you boot and run it that way. Depends on the resources. I prefer the VM method because it is cleaner and gives you more options as far as backups, etc.

Importing Video into iMovie using Mac the Ripper

How do I import video into iMovie using Mac the Ripper? I ripped the video content onto my computer but it was not converted into a file that I can import.

I think it's trend for all users since we can get more funny from digital life. Also it's necessary sometimes for us to save our video or dvd files with other methods, i have no idea but use something like converters.To my experience, mactheripper is not what you want,maybe you can try this dvd ripper for mac.Maybe ripper is illegal, but i just get my oringinal files, and i want to do more with it, that's just it!

What is the best way to export a video for broadcast using FCE? H264?

I need to get the best quality HD video for broadcast using final cut express and I need to know all info and settings please?

Hello,
You need to find out from the broadcaster what specs they require you to meet. H.264 is probably not it.

Compressing Video for DVD Burn Makes Text Look jagged

Hello,
I'm currently at the final steps of a lengthy video production project and am struggling to make the text elements of my finished video display correctly after compression prior to burning it to DVD.
I create and produce music for a living and don't have nearly as much experience with video editing. I'm a bit new to all of this and am using FCE 4.0.1 to create my video & Compressor and DVD Studio Pro 2 to compress and author video for DVD.
*My main issue is this:*
I'm using an imported still image as the title card for my film. It's a mixture of large plain Helvetica Neu font text with some additional stylized lettering created in Photoshop (which is why I'm not using FCE's built-in text generators for the title card). The typography isn't very wild and crazy, it's basically big bold letters and a few gentle curves. I exported the image (1200x600) from Photoshop as a .png and imported it into FCE.
When I export my finished video file (.png title card and all) out of FCE, I export it as a raw uncompressed Quicktime file:
Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i
29.97 fps
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (1440x1080) (Anamorphic not checked).
Field Dominance: Upper (Odd).
(It displays in quicktime at 1920x1080 though.)
After initially exporting from FCE, the title card image and all the other text in my movie created from FCE's built-in text generators look fine. It's only after I compress the finished movie in DVD Studio Pro or Compressor that I get jagged looking edges on the curves of my letters, primarily the title card image (the text generated by FCE's generators holds up okay).
In compressor I'm using the "MPEG-2 6.2 Mbps 2-pass settings for DVD" preset and in DVD Studio Pro. Using '2 pass VBR', 'Best' motion tracking, 'best' and 'highest quality' on all the compression settings I can find. I'm encoding at a total rate of 6.5Mb/sec max and 6Mb/sec average. These are standards for compressing to DVD and since I'm preparing a master for reproduction, I've been told I shouldn't increase the data rate over this or I'll run into player compatibility issues down the line.
Any ideas on how I can make this text image last through the compression process and still look clean and crisp without having to increase the data rate of compression? I'm going to play with different file formats for now, but it that doesn't work I don't know where to go from there.
Thank you for any help insights you can provide.

I started with a variety of HD raw footage (most of it gathered on Canon 5D Mkii SLR Digital camera in the form of: H.624 1920x1080) but converted all my raw footage prior to editing into:
Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i
29.97 fps
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (1440x1080) (Anamorphic not checked).
Field Dominance: Upper (Odd).
I edited everything in Final Cut Express 4.0.1 using the AVCHD Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i60 at 29.97 fps sequence preset.
When I finished editing all my video I exported it as a raw uncompressed quicktime file which is also:
Apple Intermediate Codec 1440x1080i
29.97 fps
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (1440x1080) (Anamorphic not checked).
Field Dominance: Upper (Odd).
But when played in quicktime this finished video displays at 1920x1080, which I'm happy with. (I'm assuming this is the proper behavior of Apple Intermediate Codec? It seemed to take 1920x1080 footage, converted it to 1440x1080, and then spit it back out as 1920x1080 after the whole editing process.)
But seeing as how my issue is with an image file I'm creating in Photoshop and importing into my video sequence, I don't quite understand how the rest of my footage would really effect it. I've made sure to create the image using the same dimensions and pixel aspect ratio as my sequence frames by using one of the standard Photoshop screen templates (HD widescreen 1440x1080). I save my title card image as a non-interlaced .png file and import it into FCE.
When I place the imported image on the timeline, FCE doesn't resize it because it matches the frame dimensions of the sequence. When I view the image at 100% in FCE's viewer all of the image's lines, curves, and shapes display properly as they appear in my original photoshop file.
But for some reason FCE treats this imported .png image file as a 'rendered proxy.' So while it looks fine in FCE prior to rendering and exporting, when I export the video sequence containing this newly imported title card image, the resulting uncompressed quicktime file contains jagged horizontal lines across some of the characters in the title card image. It almost looks as if there's some interlacing issue going on.
However after much experimentation and trial and error I landed on a custom compression setting in Compressor that seemed to take care of this issue. I did as you recommended and selected a high quality 7.5 Mbps encoding preset (7.5 Mbps max/6.4 Mbps average), but noticed a 2 pass VBR rendered better results. What really seemed to do the trick was adding a deinterlace filter to the compression preset, and that miraculously seemed to eliminate the jagged lines in my title card image, restoring it to its original appearance (at least during my initial inspection in Compressor's preview mode).
After letting Compressor crank away, I looked at the finished compressed video in quicktime and the jagged interlaced-looking lines in my title card image have returned. Compressor's preview was somehow misguided.
Now my plan is to burn this compressed video to a DVD and view it on a TV to see if maybe these jagged lines in the final compressed version are only being caused by viewing on my computer's monitor. I'm hoping this is the case, otherwise I'm at a loss of what to do next.
If you need any more details please let me know. Otherwise I hope this is enough to give you a better idea of what issues I'm dealing with.
Thanks again for your insights.

BB Storm screen problems after using Mac desktop software

Ever since I first used the Mac desktop software, I keep having problems with my Storm. The screen keeps dimming to about 30-40%, although it is set at 100%. I thought it was the device, so I got a new one. Same thing has happened. Anyone else having this problem?

Thanks again for the quick reply simongee,
To make sure it is not data related or hardware related (usb port speed), I would suggest performing a security wipe ****Backup first**** www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB14058
Then add a few test contacts and some test calendar appointments and then try to create a backup. Let me know how look it takes to do the backup.
-ViciousFerret
Come follow your BlackBerry Technical Team on Twitter! @BlackBerryHelp
Be sure to click Like! for those who have helped you.
Click Accept as Solution for posts that have solved your issue(s)!

PLEASE HELP with publishing video for youtube use while on trial!

I have the 30 day trial of adobe premiere pro and i just finished a project i have been working on for a long time of me singing with multiple videos playing at once. i would like to know how i can save the video to put onto my youtube page. i need to know as soon as possible! can anyone help me?

These videos show the use of the YouTube H.264 preset that shooternz mentioned, as well as other crucial aspects of exporting:
http://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-4001.htm
http://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-3781.htm

Which one should I use to compress video for iPod/iPhone?

Hi
I have a quicktime movie. Should I export from the quicktime player to iPod setting or should I go through compressor?
The last time I did it through both applications-- Quicktime was fast--Compressor took a while but the quality of them looked the same.
What do you guys think?
Thanks

I normally use the iPhone preset in Compressor.

Compression tecniques for website use urgently needed

Hi there
I am creating short movies (about 2-5 mins) in Imovie HD and i want them to be downloadable from my website as a file (not streamed etc). I want the picture quality to be very good but the sound can be mono as its not as important. I need to keep file sizes to about 20mb or less. I am told that 320 x 240 is the size to go for websites - is that true?
My problem is that both PC and Mac users will be wanting to download the movies so compatability is very important. What file type should i go for (mpg, mov, avi, wmv) and what compression should i choose for the best cross platform compatability?
If anyone can help, i would be so grateful. If anyone has any good settings that they have tried and tested - that would be fantastic.
Many, many thanks
Daniel

I would create .mov ..that's to say QuickTime.. files: every Mac user has QuickTime on their machine, and Windows users often already have it, or can be guided to simply download it.
I've tried an assortment of compression codecs, and have found that a 'hardwired' codec-in-a-chip, rather than using software to compress, gives the fastest and sharpest results. So I run my mini-movies through an Archos recorder/player (..predecessor of the video iPod..) which encodes all incoming video in DivX format.
This plays great in QuickTime, except for the sound, which is - by default - hidden. So I run the resultant small video file through a little free program called 'DivX Validator', which resets the sound to the proper QuickTime format.
I then post that 'validated' compressed file on the web (..on my Homepage..) and it's playable by all versions of QuickTime, both old and new. [NOTE that only the latest QuickTime 7 seems to be able to play back videos encoded through the recent QT 7 H.264 hi-quality codec ..but DivX looks just as good, and can be played in any QT versions.]
Here's what a DivX-encoded movie looks like.. [This is a still slideshow burned to a DVD ..when it starts.. not moving video, and DivX really does justice to the hi-quality stills. And as DivX produced a small file size, it can be downloaded quickly!]
Other people will probably have other recommendations..

Compressing video for Flash

Hello. I have a group of short movies shot for the web. Since I upgraded to the latest version of Compressor, I have had problems encoding the movies (made in FCP7), for delivery to Flash. When I bring them into Flash, it says that it 'doesn't recognize the format blah blah blah, although the videos might have been created for use on web or devices'.
I tried making the videos .mov (this was the ideal format, as I seemed to be able to achieve the most efficient compression that way). I also tried encoding them as .mp4, but Flash still rejected them. I am at at total loss. The worst part is now I am, at least temporarily forced to use Adobe Media Encoder, and the file size is much larger and the quality is nowhere close to what I'm getting out of compressor. I'm sure that I'm probably missing something here, as I am relatively new to compressor, but I do know the program well enough to try all the obvious options.
Any suggestions/tips for encoding movies in the latest version of Compressor for use in Flash?

I guess I'm really trying to find out how Compressor encodes for Flash properly. I just get so much
better quality and smaller files with Compressor.
"BETTER QUALITY" is rarely objective. There are too many tradeoffs in bitrate, frame rate, frame size, codec tweaks, and multiple pass encoding runs. Flash is a wrapper, like Quicktime, sort of, and there are several true Flash encoders that use wildly different true Flash codecs and compression algorithms.
Google and versiontracker both returned about 15 different products for the Mac and dozens for PC including some cards. Some are cheap.
http://www.sothinkmedia.com/flash-video-encoder/
http://www.video-to-flash-encoder.com/
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/flash-encoder.html
http://www.geovid.com/Flashto_Video_EncoderPRO
http://www.kibisis.com/kibisis/index.asp/
http://www.ustream.tv/higher-quality
http://flash-video-encoder1.software.informer.com/
http://download.cnet.com/Wondershare-Video-to-Flash-Encoder/3000-2194_4-10473277 .html
Here's an obsolete Flash encoder comparison chart:
http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/flash/video/encoders/
bogiesan

Workaround solution for those using Mac OSX 10.9.4 who can't scan

I recently upgraded my Mac Mini to OSX 10.9.4 and have been unable to scan using the Scan button on my Deskjet 4400 All-in-One printer (I have updated all my Apple software). I accidentally found that if I go to Systems Preferences and click on Printers and Scanners, I can click on Scan and then on Open Scanner and can scan from there.
It's not the easiest way to scan but at least I am able to scan. Hope HP will soon find a way that it will work just using the Scan button on the printer.
This question was solved.
View Solution.

Hi,
A Full Feature software is not available for your printer for OS X Mavericks, I'm sorry to inform you that a such is only available for newer models and will not be available for your printer.
Scanning from the front panel is not supported on the operating system but only via Image Capture, Preview or Printers & Scanners as listed in the following document:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03967506&tmp_task=useCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=e...
Regards,
Shlomi
Say thanks by clicking the Kudos thumb up in the post.
If my post resolve your problem please mark it as an Accepted Solution

Encoding h.264 video for iPad using Adobe Media Encoder CS5

Hi guys!
I'm upgrading a clients website to HTML5 video and I'm having a VERY hard time using Adobe Media Encoder CS5 for encoding movies that are going to be embedded and played on iPad.
I've tried different resolutions, different profiles (Baseline Profile, Level 3.0, Baseline Profile, Level 3.1, Main Profile, Level 3.0 and so on).
Here's more info from one of my test clips:
* * * MediaInfo Mac 0.7.36.0 file analysis report.
* * * MediaInfo Mac is ©2010 by Diego Massanti - http://mediainfo.massanti.com
* * * MediaInfoLib by Jerome Martinez - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net
Created on: 8 jan 2011 17:50:03 CET
Report for file: test_b3_0.mp4
General / Container Stream #1
    Total Video Streams for this File.................1
    Total Audio Streams for this File.................1
    Video Codecs Used.................................AVC
    Audio Codecs Used.................................AAC LC
    File Format.......................................MPEG-4
    Play Time.........................................55s 808ms
    Total File Size...................................14.1 MiB
    Total Stream BitRate..............................2 122 Kbps
Video Stream #1
    Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
    Codec (FourCC)....................................avc1
    Codec [email protected]
    Frame Width.......................................854 pixels
    Frame Height......................................480 pixels
    Frame Rate........................................25.000 fps
    Total Frames......................................1394
    Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
    Video Standard....................................PAL
    Scan Type.........................................Progressive
    Color Space.......................................YUV
    Codec Settings (Summary)..........................2 Ref Frames
    QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.195
    Codec Settings (CABAC)............................No
    Codec Settings (Reference Frames).................2
    Video Stream Length...............................55s 760ms
    Video Stream BitRate..............................1 995 Kbps
    Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
    Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
    Video Stream Size.................................13.3 MiB (94%)
    Video Stream Language.............................English
    Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-01-07 13:20:32
Audio Stream #1
    Codec.............................................AAC
    Codec (FourCC)....................................40
    Audio Stream Length...............................55s 808ms
    Audio Stream BitRate..............................125 Kbps
    Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
    Number of Audio Channels..........................2
    Audio Channel's Positions.........................Front: L R
    Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
    Audio Stream Size.................................854 KiB (6%)
    Audio Stream Language.............................English
    Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2011-01-07 13:20:32
All kind of help is appreciated since I already spent more than a day trying to get this to work.

Even Main Profile, Level 3.1 (compressed with AME CS5) works in the real thing when embedding according to my "reports".
Gaaaah, what a waste of time relying on a not-so-reliable simulator!

Compressing video for n97 using MAC ONLY SOFTWARE

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for