Premier Pro File Size

Question

I am new to Premier Pro and after creating my first video with this software I realize the file size is HUGE!
100mb+
What are you guys using to compress your files for internet distribution?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hey! I install routers on T1lines all the time. It is what I do for a living on my day job. Unless they are using MPLS to route through a centralized firewall, then 1.5Mb/s should be fast enough for most locations with less than a dozen people or so, even if they are routing VoIP. At least that should be the case if the traffic shaping is set correctly. Unless they all want to watch the videos at the same time.
As for sacrificing, you missed the third leg of the stool. Frame size. With a smaller frame size it is possible to reduce the bit rate without sacrificing quality.  It depends on the content of course. Training calls for bigger frames. A word from the CEO just needs to be big enough to see his/her facial expressions.
That said, the Vimeo presets produce a pretty decent video. However, I see a problem with your settings.
First of all, 720X480 is a frame size designed for non square pixels. If you change over to 640X480 you will have a true 4:3 frame. I thought you would have wanted a 16:9 frame. If you truly want a 1280X720 (720p) setting, then you need to go with a different preset. Also, I recommend that you deinterlace the export, meaning go progressive instead of using the DV NTSC setting. So select one of the 720p presets.
Try the Vimeo 720p preset. That gave me 38,954KB at a data rate of 5Kb for a one minute video (00;01;00;02) with a frame size of 1280X720 progressive instead of deinterlaced.
The Vimeo SD widescreen preset gave me a 16,976KB file at a 2K data rate with a frame size of 640X360.
Neither are terribly small by standards I used a decade ago, but I assume better PCs and a faster connection than I did back then. If you really think that 10Mb is too big for a one minute video, I highly recommend that you reconsider. To get 60 seconds of video that was already compressed pretty tight and was still a file of just about 200MB (using HDV at 25Mb/s as a source) down to one twentieth of that, you really have some hurdles.
To get it down even farther recalls the day I wanted to put a video of Arlo Guthrie on my web site so I cut the frame rate to 15 frames per second and exported a frame size of only 160X120 and achieved a 1.6MB file with a duration of 4:28 at a data rate of 17Kbp/s. http://www.stevengotz.com/videos/arlo_8.wmv
Download it to play in Windows Media Player if you want to see what I mean - don't play it in a browser. It just doesn't look right. One of these days I need to find that tape and post it at full 480p. I really love that guy.