Egypt Part 2 at DVinfo.net

Mikon Haaksman · June 7th, 2007, 09:59 AM

So here is part 2 of my Egypt trip. The video is about 7 minutes and highlights all the major sites I visited while there. I think you'll find it feels more like a mini documentary set to music, but my intention was to show friends and family the places we saw without boring them to tears.

http://gibopictures.com/video/egyptpart2.mov

File is about 167 MB and is an mp4 encode to save bandwidth.

Shot all of this 1080i (60i) and was deinterlaced in the encode.

Glenn Thomas · June 7th, 2007, 07:04 PM

Excellent! Really nice footage. It's amazing how those stone carvings have stood the test of time. I never realised there were so many of them though. You must have been out shooting non stop the whole trip?

Mikon Haaksman · June 7th, 2007, 07:47 PM

Thank you! It's funny actually, when I look at the sites edited together it all seems to run together somewhat. Mark it up to a very aesthetically consistent culture.
I did shoot a lot - partly because I kept saying to myself, "man, won't that look cool in hi-def?" But I do video work for a living, so it just sort of happens that way.

Norm Goodger · June 8th, 2007, 09:26 PM

Excellent again Mikon, what are you editing this all together with? You might have said in some thread, but I cannot recall now..

Mikon Haaksman · June 9th, 2007, 09:47 AM

Thnks for the compliment, Norm. I've been cutting with FInal Cut Pro. Been using it for about 5 years now.

Norm Goodger · June 12th, 2007, 11:12 AM

Mikon, when you export the clips that you are posting, what settings are you using?

Mikon Haaksman · June 12th, 2007, 01:25 PM

I had been struggling for a while to get a decent export and stumbled on a thread somewhere which said that if you have Quicktime, you can export a file using the "Apple TV" setting. You can't modify the settings on the preset, but it does a decent job of compression. Essentially, it turns it into an MP4 file.

I hope this helps.

Norm Goodger · June 12th, 2007, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikon Haaksman

I had been struggling for a while to get a decent export and stumbled on a thread somewhere which said that if you have Quicktime, you can export a file using the "Apple TV" setting. You can't modify the settings on the preset, but it does a decent job of compression. Essentially, it turns it into an MP4 file.

I hope this helps.

That does help, so your Egypt clips have been Apple TV exports.. They do look pretty good.. thanks for the feedback...

Mikon Haaksman · June 12th, 2007, 07:40 PM

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the compression as I had been trying for a while to get a decent combination of file size and compression. This was the better than my other attempts.

June 7th, 2007, 09:59 AM	#1
Mikon Haaksman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 42	Egypt Part 2 So here is part 2 of my Egypt trip. The video is about 7 minutes and highlights all the major sites I visited while there. I think you'll find it feels more like a mini documentary set to music, but my intention was to show friends and family the places we saw without boring them to tears. http://gibopictures.com/video/egyptpart2.mov File is about 167 MB and is an mp4 encode to save bandwidth. Shot all of this 1080i (60i) and was deinterlaced in the encode.

June 7th, 2007, 07:04 PM	#2
Glenn Thomas Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 320	Excellent! Really nice footage. It's amazing how those stone carvings have stood the test of time. I never realised there were so many of them though. You must have been out shooting non stop the whole trip? __________________ Personal Website: http://www.avene.org

June 7th, 2007, 07:47 PM	#3
Mikon Haaksman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 42	Thank you! It's funny actually, when I look at the sites edited together it all seems to run together somewhat. Mark it up to a very aesthetically consistent culture. I did shoot a lot - partly because I kept saying to myself, "man, won't that look cool in hi-def?" But I do video work for a living, so it just sort of happens that way. Last edited by Mikon Haaksman; June 7th, 2007 at 10:40 PM.

June 8th, 2007, 09:26 PM	#4
Norm Goodger Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maple Grove, MN. Posts: 30	Excellent again Mikon, what are you editing this all together with? You might have said in some thread, but I cannot recall now..

June 9th, 2007, 09:47 AM	#5
Mikon Haaksman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 42	Thnks for the compliment, Norm. I've been cutting with FInal Cut Pro. Been using it for about 5 years now.

June 12th, 2007, 11:12 AM	#6
Norm Goodger Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maple Grove, MN. Posts: 30	Mikon, when you export the clips that you are posting, what settings are you using?

June 12th, 2007, 01:25 PM	#7
Mikon Haaksman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 42	I had been struggling for a while to get a decent export and stumbled on a thread somewhere which said that if you have Quicktime, you can export a file using the "Apple TV" setting. You can't modify the settings on the preset, but it does a decent job of compression. Essentially, it turns it into an MP4 file. I hope this helps.

June 12th, 2007, 07:40 PM	#9
Mikon Haaksman Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 42	I was actually pleasantly surprised by the compression as I had been trying for a while to get a decent combination of file size and compression. This was the better than my other attempts.