Proper way to export for iWeb usage

I'm trying to get my short film or even a trailer of it into iWeb. The film itself is about 12 mins and the .mov file created when I exported it as a Quicktime movie is 670MB. I shortened it down to about a minute trailer. The corresponding .mov files for Quicktime export and Quicktime conversion were about 187MB and 65MB respectively. It seems that for iWeb to play the film it needs to be a mere 10MB. Sure enough the film stutters and stops and is unwatchable. Suggestions? Thanks. Fred

Try this work flow.
Export using quicktime conversion, change the settings to match these.
Compression Type = H.264
Frame Rate = Current
Key Frame = 24
Frame Reorder = yes
Data Rate = Restrict bit rate to 1500 kbits/sec (this is important for web videos, keeps the file sizes small, while still maintaining, video quality)
Quality = High
Encoding = Best (multi-pass)
Dimensions = 853x480 (I shoot in HD 1080, and have found that on the web, 853x480 looks best, if you need other dimensions you can pick one of the presets that suits you video or experiment till you find what looks best)
Sound ACC, 48.000khz, stereo, bit rate 128kbps
Prepare for internet streaming = Fast Start
This should reduce your files to a manageable size. The iWeb 10MB warning is just that, a warning. I have several videos on my site that are 100mb and larger. I build on iWeb and upload to a third party FTP server. Feel free to check out my results at
www.karma180.com
A bit of info about youTube. As I understand it, the current upload limits for youTube are;
Video Length = 10 Minutes
File Size = 1 gig
Youtube uses their own compression, so send them the highest quality file you can, they prefer these Video Formats: H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
So stay under 10 minutes and try to export a big file thats under 1 gig and your videos will look spectacular on You Tube.
Ok, I hope that helps. Good Luck
John

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