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10 Expert Tips for Encoding Web Video

By VideoPro | Published: March 17, 2008
Keep these tips handy for the next time you encode video. Deinterlace your source video Choose a frame size where the width and height are evenly divisible by 16 Maintain the aspect ratio of your source video Crop any empty space (like letter boxing) and crop/scale to remove edge jaggies around your video Select bitrates [...]
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Calculating Bitrates For Web Video

By VideoPro | Published: February 24, 2008
To accompany his latest book on Flash Video, Robert Reinhardt has developed a awesome bitrate calcuator you can use to figure out target bitrates for your web video. http://www.flashsupport.com/books/fvst/files/tools/flv_bitrate.html Also, if you haven’t read his latest book, be sure to check it out. 5 Stars at Amazon! Here is a brief description: From pre-production to [...]
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MPEG Streamclip v1.1 – Free H.264 Encoding Software for Windows & Mac

By VideoPro | Published: February 5, 2008
Squared 5 has released one of the few free solutions for encoding H.264 QuickTime MOV files that includes a graphical user interface. Since it uses the QuickTime 7 Player’s rendering engine, you must have the free player installed. A side benefit to this is that it will allow you export to the same codecs as [...]
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Frame Size Secrets: Your Video Dimensions Should Be Evenly Divisible By 16

By VideoPro | Published: January 24, 2008
Whether you are encoding to QuickTime or Flash Video, it is a best practice to ensure that the width and height of your video is evenly divisible by 16. Although some modern codecs do not require this, it is best to keep it in mind for all your projects to guarantee the best results. In [...]
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