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10 Expert Tips for Encoding Web Video

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 that are appropriate for your [...]

Frame Size Secrets: Your Video Dimensions Should Be Evenly Divisible By 16

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 [...]