[MacDV] Re: Compression type

[David DelMonte]

The latter (Flash) is also best if you do not want your video easily  
poached. If you want general distribution, the top three programs are  
QT, Real, and Windows Media. I believe that the latter two have  
proprietary codecs. Is that correct?

David

David

On Oct 9, 2006, at 8:54 PM, sb wrote:

> H.264 is the codec, just like sorenson 3 is a codec. You choose H. 
> 264 in the
> compression application (QT or Compressor, etc)
>
> H.264 is very good for the web, that's what it was created for - to  
> maximize
> quality with the smallest file sizes.
>
> That said, you need to know what your intended audience has - you  
> might be
> better off using WMP (Windows Media Player) if most/all your  
> viewers are PC
> people, or you might be better off with Flash 8 if you want to  
> stream a high
> quality video.
>
>  regards,
>  sb
>
>
> On 10/9/06 7:19 AM, "CAM" <camzotter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone:
>>
>> Can someone please let me know what the compression type H.254 is? I
>> usually use sorenson 3.
>>
>> Also, if I am exporting quicktime videos for the web, what type of
>> compression do you recommend to have an equal balance of download  
>> time
>> and video quality?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
>
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