[MacDV] Which format?

[James Asherman]

On Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 03:16  PM, Lee Chapman wrote:

> Hello all... I'm currently encoding a project I edited in FCP and 
> iMovie for a client. He intends to use the finished product directly 
> from his Hard Drive. He's using Windows XP, so what would be the best 
> format for him? I'd like the quality to remain as high as possible 
> it's a ten minute film so it will easily fit on a standard CDR for 
> transference to his HD.
>
> Currently I'm encoding it as a Quicktime movie at highest quality but 
> I'm not certain that's the best thing to do.
>
> Any help would be great!
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
>
>

This is a good question and our options are different than they used to 
be.
  I used to do sorenson3 at 320x 240 for laptop CD or harddrive play.
You might want to try the Mpeg4, I am assuming you want to go full 
screen.
Jim