Dumb compressor geometry question

I have a compressor setting all created, and it needs to be able to handle either 16:9 or 4:3 input. I want it to output 640x__ where _ is whatever the proper height is.
I've tried specifying only 640 in the setting, that obviously didn't work.
Suggestions?

Correct, you have to choose a height. Compressor will not adjust itself based on the input. You will have to create one setting for 16:9 source files and one for 4:3 source files.

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Dumba*s newbie question :)

So, I'm embarrassed to ask this but here goes...
I've been having problems with Safari and figured that somehow it got corrupted. Therefore, I felt the best option was to get rid of Safari by moving it to the trash and downloading a new version from apple.com. Easy enough, yeah? So here's my D.A. question: when I go to the downloads page on the apple site they only give two download options: 1) Safari for those running Windows XP and/or Vista; 2) Safari + Quicktime for those running XP and/or Vista. Can't see where to download the version for...uh, well, Mac OS X. I figured that perhaps the downloadable version is good for both Mac and PC, so I downloaded the sans Quicktime version but I can't get it to install. Just nothing happens after I download it and try to launch the app. Therefore, I thought perhaps it is a version just for PCs. Is this a correct assumption, or is there another problem on my Mac that is causing this? If so, ideas? Please keep berating replies to a minimum, as I've already acknowledged that this is a dumba*s question

Hi
To install Safari 3.0.4:
Download the 10.4.11 Combo Update: PPC machines - here; Intel machines here.
Also, you'll need Pacifist to open the Combo Update. Inside, you'll find a replacement copy for your existing Safari 3.
Steps to take:
First, move to the trash Safari 3.0.4 from your HD>Applications folder.
Next, open Pacifist
Once open, select "Open Package" and Navigate to the Combo Update, selecting it.
Then in the top part of the open panel, select "extract to" navigating to your HD>Applications folder.
Once installed, go to your Utilities folder, opening Disk Utility. Highlight your HD on the left and "Repair permissions".
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Dumb double quote question in my SQL.

This maybe a dumb question, but I want the rownum to appear in my query output and not the word 'rownum' - what am I missing. Maybe one too many quotes or missing one somewhere.
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Cheers
John.

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Dumb newbie hardware question! :)

Hi folks,
I'm new to the world of the blackberry and am just about to take the plunge with an unlocked sim-free BB Bold to use in the UK on Vodafone. I have read about the software differences between BIS and BES and would be going for a BIS set-up. My dumb newbie question is does the hardware come in BES and BIS versions or not?
Many thanks in advance and feel free to mock my foolishness
Solved!
Go to Solution.

hello, about BIS and BES it's explained on the website but it's clear that if someone sums it up for you it will be easier...
so BES is a type of contract between a company and Blackberry. The company IT buy computers, put Blackberry servers, and buy a fleet of Blackberry Devices for the people in the company to use them and get email through the Blackberry servers.
BIS is a type of contract between a common person and a carrier. The consumer goes to the carrier, and buys a Blackberry device, and a BIS plan that will enable him/her to :
phone/sms/mms
receive emails that have been configured on the BIS site
do data things if you subscribe to (like browse the web)
You can buy a Blackberry from a carrier that has a deal with RIM (the company that sells Blackberries). Or you can buy a blackberry alone, and then go and contact a carrier that has a deal with RIM.
phone/sms/mms
receive emails that have been configured on the BIS site
do data things if you subscribe to (like browse the web)
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Can you Up-Convert SD footage to HD in Compressor? Question in 2 parts

Hi guys, this may sound silly but I have to ask if this is possible.
My question is in 2 parts!
1. I have SD Footage, shot with XL2 at 60i and I am trying to achieve best picture quality to burn in DVDSP.
Can I up-convert it to HD in Compressor 3? If so, which preset would I use?
2. If it is possible to up-convert SD footage to HD,
Can you still burn the up-converted HD video on a regular SD DVD in DVDSP if it fits on a single or dual layer disc?
Thank you,
Z

For starters, you can't make SD turn into HD. It's just not possible. Something was shot at a resolution of 720x480 which means it will never become 1280x720 or 1920x1280. That being said, there are hardware solutions called line doublers which can upscale for you, but those are expensive and not really what you even asked about so nevermind. Upscaling DVD players add pixels by interpolating info in between real pixels and adding what it think might go there. After this, filters are added to blend and soften and then some sharpening is added. I have seen DVD players that do a really nice job of this and others that don't.
Anyway, you can blow up your footage in compressor but not upscale as far as I know. The best quality footage however is going to be 720x480 since that is your source. This is especially true if you are playing back on an SD TV which only has a resolution of 720x480.
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Compressor 3 questions - specifically streaming for web

I am new to the world of video compression and every thing else that comes along with it. Recently i have been getting some experiance w/ FCP and now need to get some experience with compression. I have access to a computer w/ Compressor 3 but i dont know enough to use it and get the results iam looking for.
The main problem iam facing now is how to get a fair quality (not necessarily crystal clear) video compressed for the web that can stream and hopefully average out at about 1.5 mb per minute at 400 x 300 dimesnions. I was shown some settings before that did this but it seems that i have either accidently changed them or they just dont work like they used too. I know it ssems wierd to suggest that they would suddenly stop working like they used to but it actually seems like this must be the case and oddly my friend started experianceing the same thing w/ the same settings.
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http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Compressor-Quick-Reference/dp/032147408 2
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Those numbers - 100, 300, 800, reflect the kilobytes per second of your compressed video & audio stream.
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Compressor geometry settings disabled

You have any idea why compressor won't let me take a 720x486 sequence and then make a 720x480 mpeg2 movie out of it? It always makes it 640x480, even though the settings are set to 720x480.
Seems like all my geometry settings are locked when doing mpeg-2. Anybody have the same problem?

It gives you the dimensions as 640x480 where, in Compressor itself?
On the other hand, if you're opening the MPEG-2 output movie in QT Player, that is normal behavior (640x480, provided this is a 4:3 aspect ratio movie) as the QT MPEG-2 component displays movies using square pixels.

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FCP - Compressor - DVDSP Question

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i don't think it has to do with your PAR, but more with settings.
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Compressor presets question

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Would that be the preset in the 'Quicktime' folder, or one of the presets in the 'Apple Devices' folder? I'm not actually looking to play it on a specific device- just thru Quicktime on my PowerBook.

Another dumb newbie with questions

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Dumb film roll question, I'm sure

There has to be an obvious answer right in front of me, but I can't see it.
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How to achieve good non-interlaced video using compressor (newbie question)

Dear all,
I am completely at sea but I know that I have to use the "none" setting for the field order and cannot for the life of me work this out.
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Let me see if I can wrap my head around what you're trying to do. You started with an HD timeline 1280 x 720 (16:9). Into this you want to add your SD PAL clips, shrunk down for a picture in picture effect (a completely different concept from multicam.) But your shrunk down clips have nasty interlacing, and the one clip which was meant to be full frame looks like rubbish, right? Sorry but there's no way to blow a clip up 180% and have it look even halfway decent. At least not in FCP. Compressor has an upscale algorithm, available in the same Frame Controls tab where you did the de-interlacing, which can give you somewhat better results. There's also a plug-in from Red Giant called Instant HD which may or may not yield better results than Compressor.
Here's where you went wrong. The clips to be shrunk should have been deinterlaced before bringing them into FCP, and into your sequence. Go ahead and do this, using the ProRes 422 setting, with the deinterlacing technique from before.
Your sequence in FCP is fine, except that you want to change its compressor to ProRes 422 so that it matches your newly imported de-interlaced clips.
You want to de-interlace your P2 1080i clips beforehand as well. The other change to make to your sequence is to change Field Dominance to None.
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