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Tim Flippance
Tim Flippance
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video file too large

Mar 8, 2010 11:47 AM

Hi

 

I want to submit a 2 minute video to a BBC competition.  They stipulate max file size 50MB.  My video is HDV 405MB size.  A downscaled DVD version is still 95MB, probably because most shots involve a lot of movement.  I tried reducing the target bitrate to 1.5Mbps but even that gives 75MB size.  Reducing the max bitrate from 9MB to 6MB actualy increased the file size to 102MB!!!  Can anyone recommend suitable software/codec to downconvert it to 50MB while retaining as much quality as possible? 

 

Thanks

371 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: Bill Hunt, Mar 8, 2010 1:12 PM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Mar 8, 2010 12:07 PM   in reply to Tim Flippance
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    Tim,

     

    What formats are allowed by the competition? Likely that you can find a CODEC that will yield good bit-rate, but higher compression. You might good luck with something like DivX, but then one of the HD WMV CODEC's might work well too. Still, without knowing what is acceptable, it will just be a crap-shoot.

     

    Also, programs like Sorensen Squeeze might be very useful to "squeeze" out as much as is possible.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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    2. shooternz,
    Mar 8, 2010 12:15 PM   in reply to Tim Flippance
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    You will achieve that with the Youtube preset in PPro.

     

    (Hopefully they will accept the mpeg-4  CODEC )

     

    Adjust the bitrate to get to target but I am sure you will find the quality acceptable.

     
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    3. Tim Flippance,
    Mar 8, 2010 12:29 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    Thank you both

     

    they accept  avi  mov  wmv  mp4  mpg  flv  3gp  wav  mp3  wma

     

    I can't find the Youtube preset in PPro

     
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    4. shooternz,
    Mar 8, 2010 12:33 PM   in reply to Tim Flippance
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    What version PPRO?

     

    Its in H.264 section

     
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    5. Tim Flippance,
    Mar 8, 2010 12:44 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    Found it  thanks

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    6. Bill Hunt,
    Mar 8, 2010 1:12 PM   in reply to Tim Flippance
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    Tim,

     

    Great news, and glad that they accept formats that work well with your footage. Hope that H.264 can get it small enough for you, and for them.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     

    PS - some users find that either the Lead, or the MainConcept H.264 CODEC work better than the H.264 from Apple - just an observation from other users' experiences.

     
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