How to render best quality video in AE CS5

Which format is the best quality in export setting?
I want render the MTS(AVCHD) fromat video with no wastage, and also keep the video as orignal size.

I want render the MTS(AVCHD) fromat video with no wastage, and also keep the video as orignal size.
By definition impossible in a compositing program like AE that expands all image data to full RGB and then fully re-compresses it depending on your output format. there will always be loss or a change in file size or both. As David said, render settings are dictated by the use, everything else is utterly beside the point.
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How to upload best quality video into dreamweaver

hello,
i'm trying to figure out what format and size i should convert my 1080x720 video to for import into DW. owen

1080x720... that's an odd aspect ratio... oh well.
For best compression coded, use H.264 to create a mp4 file at a bitrate that will not exceed the Internet connection download speed of the majority of your potential audiance. If you are not familiar with download speed, test yours here:
www.speedtest.net
To review bitrate:
Video bit rate
One of the principle of goal setting is to "Begin with the end in mind". In this case it'll be very hard to give good recommendations because the end is not defined. So I'll just make a few assumptions and you can correct me as needed.
First, I'll assume that since you are converting to Flash, you want to deliver this video over the Internet. If that's true, then we'll have to make some assumptions on the Internet connection download speeds of your potential viewers. Let's just say that most have at least a 1.5Mb connection or faster.
OK, that would mean that a video bitrate of half that should usually provide a video download that is not interupped by buffering (most of the time anyway). So assuming a video bitrate of 750kbps, what would the optimum display dimensions be?
Before we decide, here's a little info about bitrate. For highest quality playback, the video bitrate is tied directly to the display dimensions. That is, the larger the display, the more incoming data is required to properly display the video. Think of bitrate in terms of a can of paint. If you have 1 quart of paint, you might be able to do a very nice job on a 32 X 24 foot area. But if you try to stretch that same amount of paint out over a 64 X 48 foot area, the coverage will not be nearly as good and you get poor results.
In the same way, a video displayed at 640 X 480 pixels will require 4 times the bitrate as a video displayed at 320 X 240 pixels to produce the same quality. So for example a video with a bitrate of 100kbps, displayed at 160 X 120 will produce the same quality results as a video with a bitrate of 1600kbps if displayed at 640 X 480.
So to boil it all down, video bitrates of 750kbps, even up to 1000kbps can usually get delivered of the Internet on most high speed connections. Higher bit rates may work for really fast connections but will cause problems for viewers with slower connections. Video display size has a direct bearing on the final quality. In the 750 to 1000kbps range, display size should be kept around 450 or 500 width max (and whatever height the aspect ratio calls for). Yes it can be displayed larger, but the quality will suffer.
Sound like your audio settings are fine, especially for Internet delivery.
As for framerate, maintain the original raw video framerate for best results. So if the video was shot at 24fps, leave it.
As for video converters, do you have the Flash 8 Video Converter? It works just fine for video to be delivered over the Internet. Remember, you are taking a Cadillac version of video (h.264 HD) and stuffing it into a Chevy body to get it to work over the Internet.
Best wishes,
Adninjastrator

IMovie '08 option to make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08

Which iMovie '08 option will make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08?
1. Share-Media Browser-Large-Publish
2. Share-Export Using Quicktime
3. Or can you use an unpublished iMove in iDVD?
(Of course I'll have to first get iDVD to open without crashing...)

Which iMovie '08 option will make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08?
1. Share-Media Browser-Large-Publish
2. Share-Export Using Quicktime
3. Or can you use an unpublished iMove in iDVD?
As always, this depends on a number of factors which you failed to cover in your original question.
1) If you source files are SD, other than an increased loss of time in converting you gain nothing in scaling the files up in iMovie '08 only to scale them back down in iDVD. On the other hand, if your source files are HD, then you will likely see a marginal increase in quality which may or may not be worth the price of increased processing time. In this latter case, you are allowing the MPEG-2 compressor to get the most it can out of your file at the P- and B-frame level.
2) Export using QT allows you to customize your output with regard to both compression format and settings. For instance, you can use a codec with extremely high data rate (e.g., VGA dimensions with DV at 28.5-57.0 Mpbs, AIC at 18.0-22.0 Mbps, or even unlimited H.264/AAC at 16.0-20.0 Mbps). High video data rates generally translate to less lost quality during the re-compression process. Thus, if the intermediate file produced by iMovie '08 and passed on to iDVD retains more of its original quality, the MPEG-2 compressor can get more quality out of the final conversion as stated above.
3) Since no physical file actually exists until the project (simply a set of instructions detailing how the final file will be created) is published, there is nothing to be physically sent to iDVD. basically you must create a physical file from the project in order to do anything at all whether sending it to a gallery, iTunes, YouTube, iDVD, etc.

Which method for best quality video?

I am importing analog home movies into iMovie 08 via Canopus ADVC300 (works great). Which of the following methods in iMovie will produce the best quality video when I eventually burn DVDs in iDVD: (1) Share to Media Browser and check "Large", or (2) Export to DV Stream? Or is there some other option I have not mentioned? Thanks for your help!

I agree with most of what has been said here.
Use iMovie 06 instead. I was having the same problem when using iMovie 08. I believe it has to do with how iMovie 08 deinterlaces your video. Even at the highest settings, my videos would look bad once burned to a DVD. At first I thought maybe it was just how the video looked previewed in iMovie, but that wasn't the case. When using iMovie 06, the video looks just like the original DV while editing.
However I have a different opinion regarding DVD media.
I have found DVD+R to be more reliable than DVD-R. The only disadvantage to DVD+R is that DVD players manufacture before 2003 may not play them.
DVD+R disks are better than DVD-R disks because of the increased error correction technique used for the +R type.
DVD+R has a more robust error management system than DVD-R, allowing for more accurate burning to media independent of the quality of the media.
I would recommend Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs. (I get excellent results using iMovie 06 with iDVD 08.)
If money is no object look at MAM-A DVD+R 4.7GB. Mitsui Gold Archive DVD
Gold archive recordables are high performance discs featuring gold-on-gold construction, which provides longevity and maximum resistance to environmental degregation.

How to export best quality gif animations in flash

how to export best quality gif animations in flash

GIF is a color restricted format with on/off support for transparency. There's really no settings you can tweak to output a better GIF. You have a drop-down during GIF sequence export to allow transparency, select the amount of colors (up to 256) and you can choose dither to save a little filespace. The only 2 things in there that really matter are dither and amount of colors used to export.
If your content is very similar (e.g. not a lot of complex gradients/shadows/etc) and is limited in color use turning down the amount of colors used and dithering is your only option.
Make sure you're exporting the GIF via "Publish Settings" so you get a single animated GIF and not file->export->movie because this creates a separate sequence of GIF images for each frame.

How can I get the best quality video on YouTube?

I tried what you posted from another poster, Steve, but had a problem at step 2, the part in red.
2. Import this AVI file into Windows MovieMaker, place the file on MovieMaker's timeline and Publish (to your hard drive) a
WMV, dvd-quality (4:3 size) PAL 3,0 M.
When I click Publish, the only option I get is "YouTube" and "Get Add Ons".
Since the option I was told to take didn't exist, I clicked "save movie" and then "high definition 1080p". Hey I'm just trying to figure this stuff out. I'm new to it, so I picked the highest quality I could find.
Well, the result is a movie on YouTube that is OK, but nowhere near the quality of the movie on my computer. Just for fun, I uploaded the AVI file to YouTube from MovieMaker. It was a huge file, it did upload, but the quality was still not there.
So, I return to my original question, which is almost the same as the originally posted question:
How should I save video with Premiere Elements to get the highest quality video to post to YouTube? The videos were taken in AVCHD format, but after editing, I don't know the best rendering option to get the highest quality video when viewed on YouTube. The videos look great on my computer, but on YouTube, the video is really degraded.
Thanks for any help!
I have an i7 processor, 8 gigs or RAM, and am running Windows 7 x64. Video editing is with Premiere Elements and my video camera is a Canon HG10 that shoots AVCHD.

I had the best success using the John Cloudman method from the link you posted. The video was much better quality on YouTube (in my opinion) with this method than the method of going to Movie Maker etc. I tried John Cloudman's Frame widtht of 1280 and Frame Height of 720 and then frame width 1920 frame width by 720. I found 1920x1080 better quality on YouTube than Mr. Cloudman's 1280x720.
I pasted in the part of the link below that I found most useful. A big thanks to John Cloudman for posting this!!
John Cloudman offers further advice:
From the Share tab, choose Personal Computer and then QuickTime. Choose the Cable Modem, DSL preset and then click the Advanced button.
From the settings window, do the following:
b Video Tab
*Video Codec: H.264
*Quality: 100
*Frame Wdith: 1280
*Frame Height: 720
*Frame Rate: 29.97
*Field Order: None
*Pixel Aspect Ratio: square
*Set Bitrate: checked
*Bitrate: 8000 kbps
b Audio Tab
*Audio Code: AAC
*Output Channels: Stereo
*Frequency: 44kHz
That should generate a .mov file that Youtube will handle correctly. You can modulate that Bitrate to reduce the amount of data size, and you can modulate the Quality number to reduce the encoding time. I wouldn't go lower than 3000 kbps for a bitrate or below 50 on Quality. Hope this helps everyone!

How do I render best quality in 1920x1080 / having problems.

Im at the end of a film.
Shot on Canon HV20 1940x1080.
Im trying to render a clip at full 1940x1080 BEST QUALITY, when I press match sequance it makes the settings 1440x1080 mpeg preview.
There is no custom setting under AVI.
Ive tried also H.264 HDTV 1080p 1920x1080 and it comes out the same as 1440x1080. Theres a lot of noise on the picture.
Is there a big difference between 1920 and 1440?
Im sure I set up the project HDV 1080.
Advice/ Help please!!

Just read 1920x1080 only renders in PF24 Mode...whats that??
Ive just read this
Oh boy! This is a big discussion, and I highly recommend that you read the HDMI threads, but I'll give you the short version.
First, let me tell you that the sensor is actually bigger than 1920x1080, which is 2 megapixels. It's actualy 3 megapixels for photographs, but it's masked off.
You are probably capturing through firewire off of your videotape. HD video is ALWAYS 1440 x 1080 with 4:2:0 colorspace and a 1.33 pixel ratio. The pixels are stretched to give the wider format.
That is the technical standard to fit the video stream within the data rate for the mini-DV tape. Every HD camera that records to mini-DV uses that format. You are not losing anything compared to any other camera.
The interesting thing is that the output from HDMI is 1920x1080 with 4:2:2 color space and square pixels. The HV20/HV30 is one of the few that has HDMI output.
There is much debate on whether the data stream is being intercepted before it's compressed (which is what it appears to be IMHO since there is more detail in the HDMI capture.) HDMI Comparison Thread.
HDMI is captured with an Intensity card by Black Magic Design. The biggest drawback of this is you need a computer running at the same time. That means indoors, or with an extension cord, or portable power. Portable Intensity Thread.
A big advantage is you get two videos at once. One on the computer and one on the video tape.
So its
1440 firewire max
1920 for HDMI.

Trying to output best quality video for later work on a PC?

I have a video file that was sent to me to work on, add effects to, then send back to a customer for him to incorporate into a larger video project.
I have finished my work, but am wondering what settings I should use in Compressor to maintain the best quality file that will be easily readable by PC editing software (such as Premiere)
Please, any suggestions?

The best solution is to ask to talk to the guy with the PC and ask him what he needs. Hopefully he has some clue as to what he is doing and will give you direct answer. If he doesn't know what he is doing the first question you need to ask is he working in HD or SD? Start there.
Basically you really need to talk to the other editor. If you don't then you are just wasting everyone's time.

How to get best quality when exporting presentation to dvd?

I have just completed a keynote presentation with 21 slides including various movie clips.
I want to export this to Dvd where it can be played on someone elses computer and then onto a projector.
I have tried exporting it as a Quick time movie and then to idvd, however the quality seems to dimish considerably. The picture is shaky and the resolution seems rather low and grainy.
Could someone tell me how I can get this onto Dvd with the best quality possible. i.e if I change the slide size will this make a difference, or if I make the dvd interactive?
I am a completely new keynote user so I apologise for my ignorance but would appreciate any advice!
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks David.
I will give that a go. I went to the Mac store on Regent street, and they were really helpful. The guy there advised me to compress the movie in quick time and then export it onto either a flash drive or ipod, which can then be transfered onto any other computer (mac or p.c) which has quick time downloaded on it. This works for me as I needed my presentation to be exported to my bosses laptop P.C.
Sarah

How good is best quality in iDVD6?

Has anyone done comparisons as regards the best quality in iDVD6?
Are DVDs authored using this option as sharp as videos played directly from the camcorder (dv camera / standard definition video)?
Do some other DVD authoring programmes burn sharper DVDs - - or is iDVD´s best quality really best quality?

excellent post with profound knowledge, Len...
let me add:
if the source is underexposured, low key, artificially amplified, extremly processed in edit, done with some cheapo camera, any compressor will make the final result worse... (no dv-cam creates a 0% black/-5%superblack...=>artifacts in mp2)
the iLife suite is by concept for the consumer...- which normally handles some ~300$ camcorder... not bad for movies as I do... and iDVD does a good job to create easiely videoDVDs... I would never consider iDVD for handling footage shot with a 40k$ digi-beta...
Golden Computer Rule No. 41: s* in, s* out....
another cup of tea are all these stills-to-DVD discussion... but a 16MPixelPic on a 640x480 NTSC interlacing TVset....?
........ what I intended to say is:
is the quality IN to iDVD really that good, that you can decide, iDVD does a OUT job good/perfect/excellent...? (you do Len, but many others here...)
sorry for ranting...........

Getting the best quality video

First, I have a new Canon HV20 and I would like to record in High Definition, edit it in my Premiere Pro CS3, and export it so that it is clearly visible as HD. As practice I have connected my camcorder via Firewire for capturing. What settings or presets should I verify or modify before I capture in order to ensure the highest quality video? Any help you can give me, I'd greatly appreciate!!
Dean

Thanks Jim. I have been using the preset, but when I upload for editing, it loses some of the quality. I was just wondering if there was another option so that I would lose the quality.
Dean

What is the best Compressor setting for best quality video playback on an iBook g4?

I know the iBook and G4's in general are very outdated today, but I need to ask anyways. I have some video projects in 720p and 1080p in which I have down converted to 480p and also exported to MPEG-2 for DVD (personal wedding videos and videos made for my clients using Final Cut Studio). Anything encoded at most resolutions using h264 won't play on my iBook. Even 480p.
I have about 20 hours of mixed video content that I need it in a format that is suitable for an iPhone 4 and an iBook 12" with a 1.2GHz G4, 1.25GB RAM and I added a 250 WD 5400 IDE hard disk (running 10.5.8 and 10.4.11 for Classic Mode). I know the iBook doesn't seem like the best tool for modern video playback, but I need to figure out which setting will play best with iPhone 4 and iBook so I don't need to make 2 local copies of each video for each device.
The iBook plays best with the original DVD output MPEG-2 file and playing back in QT Pro or VLC... but I already have 180 GB's of MPEG-2 files now and my little HD is almost full. I don't have enough room to convert all the iPhone 4 counterparts. If I use Compressor 3.5.3, what is the optimal setting for iBook and iPhone .m4v or .mp4 files that can play on both devices? So far 720x400-480 widescreen videos @ 29fps works great on my iPhone, Apple TV 2, and other computers but seems to murder my poor iBook if encoded with high profile (and still choppy on simple profiles). 640x480 (adding black matte bars to my videos) plays fine in MPEG-2 but drops frames or goes to black screen if I convert it to mp4 (and looks bad on the iPhone 4 because of the matte). But if I convert on any of the simple profiles, it looks terrible on my iPhone 4 and a blocky on the iBook.
This is the problem leading me to having 2 copies of each video and eating my hard disk space. What is the best video setting for both playback on the iBook and iPhone 4? Can the iBook playback H264 at all in decent resolutionsat all? I don't really want to have a 480p .m4v collection for the iPhone 4 and a MPEG-2 RAW collection just to play the same videos on the iBook.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Update: The iBook can play any 480p video and higher if I encode them with DivX and in AVI format. But of course this is not compatible with my iPhone 4. At least I can shrink my library now and get away from the full MPEG-2s. I don't get why I can't use Apple's h264 though. There has to be a setting I am missing. The sample Apple h264 videos from the days of Tiger worked flawlessly on my iBook when it was new so the CPU must be capable of decoding it. I really can't understand this.
Also, since I made my videos in English for my family, I had to create soft subtitles for my wife's Chinese family, and I can't get players like QT with perian or MPlayerX to sync them properly to an AVI encoded with DivX, they only sync well with the iPhone 4 m4v/mp4 formatted files I made. This is a real pickle.
So now I may need three or four copies of each video, LOL. I need to hardcode the subtitles if I want to use AVI to playback on older machines, and keep the mp4 file for the iDevices too, while keeping higher quality h264 videos for my American relatives...
If h264 is compatible with my iBook, what is the proper encoding settings? Must I dramatically lower the settings or frame rate? I can settle on 2 copies of each video that way. One iBook/G4/eMac compatible video that syncs correctly with my srt soft subs, and another version that works well with my iPhone 4 and iPad.
All in all, I will end up with more than 3 or 4 version of each video. On my late G5 dual core I have the full 720-1080p uncompressed master files. On my i5 iMac I have the h264 compressed versions for distribution, and lower versions for my iDevices. Now I need to keep either full MPEG-2 files for the iBook to play, or convert to older formats like DivX AVI for our family's legacy machines. I am running out of hard disk space quick now, LOL.
Is there an easier way?

What are the settings to for best quality video for playback on computer?

I'm not having any software or hardware issues. I have tried differnent combinations using AVI, MPEG and WMV and I'm still not satisfied with the quality.
I have used the same settings as my original video and it still is no where near the quality. Maybe this is as good as it gets, any help would be appreciated.
quick rundown
I'm using the recorder on my computer to record my screen and voice to create video tutorials for my students to watch on-line. This creates a 720x480 AVI file and has good quality.

What is the best preset to use for HD-lite?
The best is one that matches the Source Footage 100%. Unfortunately, with that variation on HD, I do not think that PrE, even PrE 10, will be able to come close. PrPro, however, does have the ability to do Custom Sequences (think a bunch of mini-Projects inside of a Project), and one can match odd Frame Sizes, FPS, etc.. I was hoping that PrE 10 would have Custom Presets, but it did not show up. This limits PrE to standard Frame Sizes, which is not what most video screen capture programs offer. Your footage does not match to any real HD-Lite Frame Sizes, so you will still have the same problem.
It does appear that your program, while different than the TechSmith Camtasia, does use the TSCC CODEC. This will give you a bit more info. Also, though you do not have Camtasia, or CamStudio, I think that the article, that I linked to above, might be of use.
Now, what options does your video capture program offer for output?
Good luck,
Hunt

How to import high quality video into FCP Studio

I used Mac The Ripper to extract video off of some DVDs, that were NTSC.
I then used compressor to match the frame rate of my timeline, 59.94.
The video never looked great, even after I de-interlaced it. But after using compressor, this is the video noise I ended up with.
Is there a good way to extract from DVDs. What are the best settings in Compressor to get the best results?
My compressor settings:
File Extension: mov
Estimated file size: 2.75 GB/hour of source
Audio: multi-track passthrough
Video Encoder
    Format: QT
    Width: 640
    Height: 426
    Pixel aspect ratio: Square
    Crop: None
    Padding: None
    Frame rate: 59.94
    Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off
    Codec Type: MPEG-4 Video
    Multi-pass: Off, frame reorder: Off
    Pixel depth: 24
    Spatial quality: 100
    Min. Spatial quality: 25
    Key frame interval: 24
    Temporal quality: 50
    Min. temporal quality: 25
    Average data rate: 6.554 (Mbps)

Thanks so much for you help! Your the best!
I will try MPEG STREAMCLIP again. My earlier version does not seem to be working.
The previous poster stated I needed to be the owner to rip DVDs. Yet, I just wanted to point out that there are two instances where you actually do not need to own copyright. As I mentioned I have the releases from the copyright owners. And mentioning Fair Use was inportant to know about as well. But you're right, not something to be cavalier about.
Definitely, what constitues Fair Use should be left to attorneys. There are very specific criteria that designates what is and what is not Fair Use. Happily the law has been recently changed so film makers doing documetnary work can editorialize, and commnet under the Fair Use doctraine and ripping DVDs under this doctraine is not punishable.
The courts are broadly interperting the law, and as this link shows, even Yoko Ono couldn't stop a film maker from using IMAGINE, by John Lennon.
http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/2008/06/yoko-ono-denied.htmlhttp://

Best quality video format???

Finally took the plunge and scrapped my sony laptop for a mac book pro!!
After spending ages in the apple store i was happy that all my saved HD camcorder movies (on external /hd) would import no problem into imovie.... Wrong!
PLEASE can someone recommend some quality conversion software to convert my files which are .mts file to something imovie can recognise. Maybe then i can start making movies!!
One more thing, what is the best and highest quality file i should convert my mts files to??? i have tried a free trial conversion tool to convert the file to mpeg4 HD and i am really disappointed with the quality i am left with.
Thanks in advance
Andrew

You say these are previously recorded mts files saved on an external hard disk .
Try Movist - Its a free application and plays mts files with simple, no fuss interface. I'm pretty new to it, but am finding it a great application. I think this should solve all your problems, and on a fast newish Mac, should play mts files without stuttering. There is also VLC which is a more widely known free video viewer.
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Video/Movist.shtml
To edit the files and get them into iMovie ??? Not sure why iMovie itself won't do it, but there is a free 'Automater' application called rewrap2m4v. Its available online and repackages your mts files into a M4V file that iMovie likes. You also need another couple of free application called ClipGrab and Perian, sitting in your applications folder to enable the rewrap2m4v script to work properly. It sounds a bit of a chore to get all these things together but it is so simple once they are all together and it is lightning quick.
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