QUick compression question - Sorry!

I know this has been discussed a lot. And the general consensus is that - to export an uncompressed movie from FCP I should just File> Export> Quicktime Movie.
Now just as an experiment, I tried using a couple different methods.
I did File> Export> Quicktime Conversion. And then I tried Photo JPG. And I also tried Uncompressed 8bit PAL.
Both of these gave me final Quicktime files bigger than the the normal Export> Quicktime method. And they had higher bitrates.
So my question is: doesn't that mean they are of better quality?

Exporting a movie does not add quality.
You just create a movie file and it has always been stressed that the best quality is the source quality.
When you export a QT movie self contained a perfect copy of each frame originally used is created.
No compression is applied to the copied frames.
Using Export QT conversion add a new conversion step.
No. bigger doesn't mean better.
If I compress a file as MPEG4 it comes bigger in size and possibly lower in quality if compared to H.264.
Cheers,
G.

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Hi all,
Could anyone advise me if i can add anything within - header('Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/thankyou.html'); in the script below so as the page
re- directs back to the main index page after a few seconds ?
Thankyou for any help.
<?php
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Feedback form results';
// prepare the message body
$message = '' . $_POST['Name'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['E-mail'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['Phone'] . "\n";
$message .= '' . $_POST['Message'];
// send the email
mail($to, $subject, $message, null, '');
header('Location: http://www.mysite.co.uk/thankyou.html');
?>

andy7719 wrote:
Mr powers gave me that script so im rather confused at this point in time
I don't think I "gave" you that script. I might have corrected a problem with it, but I certainly didn't write the original script.
What you're using is far from perfect, but to suggest it would lay you open to MySQL injection attacks is ludicrous. For you to be prone to MySQL injection, you would need to be entering the data into a MySQL database, not sending it by email.
There is a malicious attack known as email header injection, which is a serious problem with many PHP email processing scripts. However, to be prone to email header injection, you would need to use the fourth argument of mail() to insert form data into the email headers. Since your fourth argument is null, that danger doesn't exist.
One thing that might be worth doing is checking that the email address doesn't contain a lot of illegal characters, because that's a common feature of header injection attacks. This is how I would tidy up your script:
<?php
$suspect = '/Content-Type:|Bcc:|Cc:/i';
// send the message only if the E-mail field looks clean
if (preg_match($suspect, $_POST['E-mail'])) {
header('Location: http://www.example.com/sorry.html');
exit;
} else {
$to = '[email protected]';
$subject = 'Feedback form results';
// prepare the message body
$message = 'Name: ' . $_POST['Name'] . "\n";
$message .= 'E-mail: ' . $_POST['E-mail'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Phone: ' . $_POST['Phone'] . "\n";
$message .= 'Message: ' . $_POST['Message'];
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mail($to, $subject, $message);
header('Location: http://www.example.com/thankyou.html');
exit;
?>
Create a new page called sorry.html, with a message along the lines of "Sorry, there was an error sending your message". Don't put anything about illegal attacks. Just be neutral.
By the way, when posting questions here, don't use meaningless subject lines, such as "Quick script question". If you're posting here, it's almost certain to be a question about a script. It doesn't matter whether it's quick. Use the subject line to tell people what it's about.

Hi all .hope all is well ..A quick trim question

Hi all
Hope all is well ......
I have a quick trim question I want to remove part of a string and I am finding it difficult to achieve what I need
I set the this.setTitle(); with this
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[/code]
Now I what to use a jbutton to remove the read only part of the string. This is what I have so far
[code]
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[/code]
Please can some one show me or tell me what I need to do. I am at a lose

there's several solutions:
// 1 :
//you do it twice because there's a space between "read" and "only"
int stn;
if ((stn = trim.lastIndexOf(' ')) != -1){
    trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
if ((stn = trim.lastIndexOf(' ')) != -1){
      trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
//2 :
//if the string to remove is always "Read Only":
if ((stn = trim.toUpperCase().lastIndexOf("READ ONLY")) != -1){
   trim = trim.substring(0,stn);
//3: use StringTokenizer:
StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(trim," ");
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    int count=st.countTokens();
    for(int i=0;i<count-2;i++){
      result+=st.nextToken()+" ";
    trim=result.trim();//remove the last spaceyou may find other solutions too...
perhaps solution 2 is better, because you can put it in a separate method and remove the string you want to...
somthing like:
public String removeEnd(String str, String toRemove){
int n;
String result=str;
if ((n = str.toUpperCase().lastIndexOf(toRemove.toUpperCase())) != -1){
   result= str.substring(0,stn);
return result;
}i haven't tried this method , but it may work...

Sorry quick simple question

when implementing a simple branch , can i check the equality of strings to generate a boolean?
e.g.
string s1 = "large";
string s2 = "large";
if (s1 != s2)
{ do some code}
else
would the code in the "if" branch be executed???

If part will never be executed.
also "string" should be "String"
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Ok,
I have recently finished a dvd in PAL format with about 4.5GB total video once compressed. Now I need to get this into an NTSC version. Is it possible to use Compressor 2 to convert the DVD compressed clips/audio [the ones ready for PAL DVD] into NTSC format ready to build my project in DVDSP? Or do I need my original quicktime clips in PAL format and change them to NTSC in Compressor 2 then make them into NTSC DVD ready clips? Also what is the best setting for NTSC DVD in compressor that will be ok for the size of my final version [4.5GB]. Sorry about these questions but I made the PAl version with compressor 1 and there was far less settings to worry about.
powerbook 12 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

I'm pretty sure you need to go back to your Final Cut source material and re-export via Compressor by selecting 'advanced standards conversion' to get your NTSC files. Then you can import these into DVDSP as NTSC assets.

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Finally upgraded to a decent prosumer camera and I'm trying to decipher what the manual is telling me about the many different formats it shoots and and the associated options. I keep seeing things like "There are two basic shooting modes: 720p and 1080i/p.", which I'm finding confusing. In my understanding, the "p" in 720p means progressive video and the "i" in 1080i means interlaced. So what do I make of 1080i/p?
On top of this, my camera shoots in "native" mode, which drops duplicate frames used in "over 60" formats. This will give me variations in the notation like:
720/24pN
720p Native 60 fps
1080i/24p
1080/24PN
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Thanks!

There are so many cameras, capable of so many different formats that providing a manufacturer and model could be helpful in this discussion.
Jim's answer is absolutely correct but I'm going to re-state for clarification.
The i/p designation means you can chose to record as interlaced or progressive for a given resolution.
It sounds like your camera is designed to "capture" images at 60 frames per second, selecting "native" mode means extra frames are deleted and only the desired frames, based on frame rate setting, are recorded to memory. The advantage of "native" @ 24fps is you save space on your memory card. The advantage of NOT using "native" mode is that all 60 frames per second are recorded, but the file metedata tells playback software to only show the frames needed for the specified frame rate (i.e. 24). Since all 60 frames per second are recorded, you use more memory but you also have the option of retrieving all the those frames, if you so desire, at a later time (i.e. for smoother slo-mo).
To be honest I don't know what your spec of 1080i/24p means. If that is truly an option then I would guess it means it will record a 24p image but the metedata would indicate the file should playback at 30fps interlaced by adding the proper 3:2 pulldown. This would give you that "film" look in a broadcast compatible format.
For the most part, you don't want use use any interlaced settings. Very few display devices still in use can properly display interlaced images. Interlacing is only required in some broadcast specifications.
To answer the second part of your question;
Frame rates are an indication of how many times the moving image is captured over a given period (per second). Higher frame rates means smoother, more "real life" motion. Data rates can generally be considered an indication of image or audio quality. Higher levels of compression result in lower data rates and (generally) lower quality. If squeezing more hours of footage on fewer memory cards is more important than getting the best image quality, choose a lower data rate. Higher frame rates (more images per second) inherently require a higher data rate to retain the same quality as fewer frames at a lower data rate.

Urgent help with quick translation questions

Hello,
I am somewhat new to Java. I have a translation to hand in in a few hours (French to English). Argh! I have questions on how I worded some parts of the translation (and also if I understood it right). Could you, great developers, please take a look and see if what I wrote makes sense? I've put *** around the words I wasn't sure about. If it sounds strange or is just plain wrong, please let know. I also separated two terms with a slash, when I was in doubt of which one was the best.
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1) Tips- Always ***derive*** the exceptions java.lang.Exception and java.lang.RuntimeException.
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distinguish the message sent from the other exceptions that may also be passed to them.***
2) The use of the finally block does not require a catch block. Therefore, exceptions may be passed back to the
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3) TIPS- Declare the order for SQL ***statements/elements*** in the constant declaration section (private static final).
Although this recommendation slightly hinders reading, it can have a significant impact on performance. In fact, since
the layers of access to data are ***low level access***, their optimization may be readily felt from the user’s
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large size, it must be ***reassigned a null value.*** This allows the garbage collector to quickly ***recycle the
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Vera

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***the calling layers will not know how to
distinguish the message sent from the other exceptions that may also be passed to them.***That's OK.
while effectively freeing resources ***attributed*** locally***allocated*** locally.
3) TIPS- Declare the order for SQL ***statements/elements*** in the constant declaration section (private static final).***statements***, but go back to the author. There is no such thing as a 'constant declaration section' in Java.
Although this recommendation slightly hinders reading, it can have a significant impact on performance. In fact, since
the layers of access to data are ***low level access***, their optimization may be readily felt from the user’s
perspective.Again refer to the author. This isn't true. It will make hardly any difference to the performance. It is more important from a style perspective.
4) Use “inlining.”
Inlining is a technique used by the Java compiler. Whenever possible, during compilation, the compiler
copies the body of a method in place of its call, rather than executing a ***memory jump to the method***.
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5)tips - ***Reset the references to large objects such as arrays to null.***Correct, but refer to the author. This is generally considered bad practice, not good.
Null in Java represents a reference which has not been ***set/established.******Initialized***
After using a variable with a
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***Prior or on demand initializations***Change 'prior' to 'automatic'.
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Two really quick/dumb questions!

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2: In Safari I do not seem to have a tools bar where I can for example open another tab for a new web page.
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Hello. I found some previous answers here and followed them, which brings me to now. I bought the QT 6 MPEG-2 PLAYBACK-MAC OS X-INT plug in to allow me to bring mpg files from my sony digital camcorder. I keep getting a message that 'this file is not a movie file'. I don't know how to tell if the MPEG-2 plug in is installed, how can I find out in Quick Time? I have Quick Time Pro.
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thanks

Hi Trib and welcome to the forums!
Mpeg2 is the standard compressed final delivery format of a DVD, and is not intended for further editing.
You need to convert your mpeg2 files to a DV stream that you can edit in iMovie 6.
For that you need mpegStreamclip:
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Quick NativeWindow questions.

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Quick REGEXP_LIKE Question

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Edited by: vi2167 on May 27, 2009 2:06 PM
Edited by: vi2167 on May 27, 2009 2:07 PM

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Is it something you can simply save as an .aif file, then import it into iTunes and then compress it to mp3 at, say, 256 Kbps? That's pretty good... but if you're looking for better... perhaps an mp2? Not easy to find an mpeg1 layer 2 compression utility, but I use Sound Converter:
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Jpeg Compression Question

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In order to make a flash game, do i start a new actionscript 3.0? and another question (lol)
when you want to make animate for a flash game, do i make all the animations and save them as seprate the compile all of them when i put the game together? or do i make and animate and do all the stuff simontaniously? like make a background, right after that make the charchter, etc.?
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I have a very large table (560GB, 12billion records) which I would like to compress.
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903039 wrote:
I have a very large table (560GB, 12billion records) which I would like to compress.
This table has 6 partitions (range partition) and 24 subpartitons for each partition (hash partition)
Data in this table is never deleted (obviously). Data is inserted daily via bulk load (SqlLoader)
Please make recommendations on how to compress using 10g compression.
Thank you,
Larry
The first thing you should do is fully document the business requirements you plan to implement. That document should include:
1. why you are compressing data - which you haven't told us by the way.
2. what data you intend to compress - new data? existing data? both?
3. to what extent is the data updated or deleted? and to what extent are 'normal' (i.e. not direct-path) INSERTs done?
4. what compression options are available - basic? advanced?
5. how you plan to TEST your compression options and validate the savings and problems with each of them. That testing should include deletes and updates.
6. how you plan to do the compression - online? in an outage windows? over one month and one subpartition at a time? other?
7. what your 'fallback' plan is if you need to undo part or all of the compression.
8. any opportunities for archiving older, unneeded data. If you plan to compress the existing data you need to move it so now is the time to offload any older, unneeded data.
For basic compression Oracle does NOT compress existing data in place. That means if you want the existing data compressed you need to MOVE it; and that means moving 560GB of data. If you want to compress new data you need to use BULK inserts; that means 'direct-path' inserts.
If you just want to start compressing new data you can do that fairly quickly since no existing data needs to be moved.
Don't even begin an operation like compression on a large table without a good requirements doc as suggested above.

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