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Video Editing Software

Thanks, Fowl!

I downloaded the Womble editor, and it seems to work fine, although the audio in the resulting clip seems too low. Not sure if I messed up with some settings or what.
 
RSLancastr said:
Thanks, Fowl!

I downloaded the Womble editor, and it seems to work fine, although the audio in the resulting clip seems too low. Not sure if I messed up with some settings or what.
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If it's the quality, you can adjust that when you go to save the file (increase the hz in the settings). If it's not loud enough (and I know I usually wind up raising the volume on DVD transfers 6-12 db), you can right click the clip, then select audio from the menu, and raise the volume. You have to do it clip by clip unfortunately (or at least I've never figured a way to do them in bulk), but it generally does a nice job and doesn't tend to get too noisy unless you really push the sound.
 
Thanks Atrin, I'll give that a try.

By the way, what video format (.mov, .avi, .mp4, etc) do you recommend for posting clips on a web site?

Any recommendations as far as settings (bitrate, etc) for a decent compromise between file size and image quality?

Thanks again!
 
Generally, I don't post to the web much (and usually the tech guys handle it if it's necessary, since they're obsessed with making things all secure--ie, wasting time). However, since I also do a lot of downloading, I'll say that my personal fave is when sites offer a couple of options. Maybe a divx for folks looking for quality and real or wmv for a smaller file (also nice for folks still on dialup).

On the occasion that I have set something up to post to the web, I usually just run it through Womble at the optimum settings, then take that finished file and play with it in Stoik Video Converter (it's freeware from stoikdotcom/products/svc/ --just replace the dot--I don't think I can post urls yet). It gives lots of options (ooo, and they have a new one out with even more toys), including recommendations for different downloadable formats for wmv. If you don't do a lot of video for the web, that makes it kinda handy, plus lets you play around and juggle quality versus size until you're satisfied. It's also generally faster than recompiling the edits over and over.

Hope that helps.
 
RSLancastr said:
Thanks Atrin, I'll give that a try.

By the way, what video format (.mov, .avi, .mp4, etc) do you recommend for posting clips on a web site?

Any recommendations as far as settings (bitrate, etc) for a decent compromise between file size and image quality?

Thanks again!
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I've always used Divx with mp3 audio myself. You can drop the quality of the audio down really low and convert to mono for speaking parts. If you can give me an idea of the file size you are prepared sustain for, say, a 10 minute track I can help you more.

Another option is to host the videos on Youtube or googlevideo and then embed them in your website.
 
monoman said:
I've always used Divx with mp3 audio myself. You can drop the quality of the audio down really low and convert to mono for speaking parts. If you can give me an idea of the file size you are prepared sustain for, say, a 10 minute track I can help you more.

Another option is to host the videos on Youtube or googlevideo and then embed them in your website.
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I really have no idea what file size I'm shooting for. I'm mainly concenred with keeping it small enough for the majority of visitors to the site to be able/willing to download.

I still have no feel for how much traffic the site will get, so it may also become a bandwidth issue if traffic is heavy.

I considered hosting the videos on Youtube, but for one thing, I am concerned that comments left on them would be interpreted by some as having come from the site. I am trying to stick to a pretty even-handed tone and approach, and some of the comments left on Youtube would definitely not fit that description.

Thanks for the input!
 
You're right to worry about the comments on the YouTube videos. There are enough negative comments on the Sylvia Browne videos as it is. Fortunately, you can set YouTube videos so nobody can leave comments or ratings for the videos. Also, when you embed a YouTube video in your webpage, the comments and rating are not visible.
 
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