Hi, I need help extracting a video in the best HD, got this not so great test:

Question

Hi everyone,
I've recently purchesed the Premiere Elements 9,
I use the Panasonic HDC HS700 which is a great camera...
I tried like a million times to export a video with different HD settings but I can't find the ultimate to show the real quality of My HDC HS700
check out this clip I just made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Jo6UQY9No
I used MPEG export with 1280 resolution,
what are the parameters that need to be adjusted to get the best out of the export?
I've tried the H.264 codec but it keeps messing around with the size of the video so it plays like a square 4:3 really messes up the original 16:9
though I was using 16:9 settings...
I hope I could get some help here.
Thanks in advance,
Radion.

Answer 1

For the Export choices, one starts with what their delivery scheme is, say to BD disc, or perhaps streaming Video for the Web. That will dictate much of what one will choose next.
Within those two delivery schemes, there are choices also. For the BD, if one is working exclusively in PrE, then Export/Share is not necessary, as PrE has BD authoring capabilities. If one is using another program to author, then there are two allowed choices: BD-compliant H.264, or HD MPEG-2, which is BD-compliant. For streaming media, then there are many choices, from WMV, to Flash (FLV), to DivX, to H.264. Each has pluses and minuses, and much might depend on the Web page, on which one will display the AV file. If, for instance, the Web page has an embedded QT Player, then the H.264 in a MOV wrapper is probably the best bet, while if there is an embedded Flash player, the FLV would be the choice. If one wishes a self-contained Flash player, then a program, like Adobe Flash, can bundle the FLV into an SWF file.
Knowing exactly how you need to deliver the output file will get you (and us) started on picking the best format/CODEC and then the internal settings for Export/Share.
Good luck,
Hunt