David Horwitz
May 22nd, 2009, 02:58 AM
Hi all,
I have a client who has a Vimeo Plus account. They told me Vimeo Plus has a 5 GB weekly upload rate, so I thought "sweet, I can work with that." The problem is the file size is limited to 1 GB, which sucks.
So I have to figure out what to do. The video is a little over 1 hour 55 minutes. My encoder setting for 720p H264 is set at a constant bitrate of 4,000,000 bits per sec. I use Main Concept in Vegas. At that rate it looks fine, but from what I know, if I were to render the whole thing it would put me way over the 1 GB limit. Suggestions on what to do?
I'm waiting on a reply from my client, but I suggested splitting the video into parts, or I could do 1/2 1080 HD which from my experience looks fine.
I could also try a variable bitrate, but the settings that were suggested here seem much bigger than what I had with a constant bitrate: http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/images/mainconcept.png So what can I get away with and still have it look nice?
Also, if I were to go 1/2 HD, what bitrate would you recommend to keep the file size down with good quality?
I need help with math since it's not my strong suit. Even with the best encoder settings at 720p, I imagine I'd still need to split the video at least once...and I might even have to do it with 540p. Maybe I could go down to SD, but I'd like to get the best resolution out of this.
Anyway, that should be enough info, let me know what you think!
Thanks!!
I have a client who has a Vimeo Plus account. They told me Vimeo Plus has a 5 GB weekly upload rate, so I thought "sweet, I can work with that." The problem is the file size is limited to 1 GB, which sucks.
So I have to figure out what to do. The video is a little over 1 hour 55 minutes. My encoder setting for 720p H264 is set at a constant bitrate of 4,000,000 bits per sec. I use Main Concept in Vegas. At that rate it looks fine, but from what I know, if I were to render the whole thing it would put me way over the 1 GB limit. Suggestions on what to do?
I'm waiting on a reply from my client, but I suggested splitting the video into parts, or I could do 1/2 1080 HD which from my experience looks fine.
I could also try a variable bitrate, but the settings that were suggested here seem much bigger than what I had with a constant bitrate: http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/images/mainconcept.png So what can I get away with and still have it look nice?
Also, if I were to go 1/2 HD, what bitrate would you recommend to keep the file size down with good quality?
I need help with math since it's not my strong suit. Even with the best encoder settings at 720p, I imagine I'd still need to split the video at least once...and I might even have to do it with 540p. Maybe I could go down to SD, but I'd like to get the best resolution out of this.
Anyway, that should be enough info, let me know what you think!
Thanks!!