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Mike Wade · October 17th, 2011, 03:23 AM

In exporting from MP4 to a 4minute full HD H.264 Quick Time file what sort of file size would you say was reasonable ?

Craig Parkes · October 17th, 2011, 03:32 AM

If both were h.264 and you used pass through then the same size. Mp4s are generally h.264 encoded already (not always though)

Mike Wade · October 17th, 2011, 07:30 AM

I am exporting from the Premiere CS5 timeline. 'From MP4' was misleading ( the footage is MP4. ) So no, the source is not H.264. My 4 mins HD Quicktime H.264 output file is 885 MB. Should I lower the Bitrate Settings data rate ?

William Hohauser · October 17th, 2011, 09:38 AM

That seems like you are making a full resolution h.264 file which is good for cinematic distribution by internet or for playing on a broadcast server but it might not be what you want. You certainly should look into throttling the bit rate depending on the ultimate destination of your export. Since I am not familiar with the export options of Premier, you should see if there are some presets for YouTube or broadband internet.

Mike Wade · October 18th, 2011, 03:38 AM

Thanks William. It is for broadcast and the Production Manager has just emailed me to say that the file size is no problem - I wanted to check that that was the case before send it to him. That's why I asked this question on the forum but I ran out of time and had to post it off. Problems arise when editing on Premiere for a production facility using FCP.

October 17th, 2011, 03:23 AM	#1
Mike Wade Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 161	Exporting from MP4 to .Mov. In exporting from MP4 to a 4minute full HD H.264 Quick Time file what sort of file size would you say was reasonable ? __________________ Premiere CS5, EX1, 2xFX1,SonyA1,GlideTrack.

October 17th, 2011, 03:32 AM	#2
Craig Parkes Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 444	Re: Exporting from MP4 to .Mov. If both were h.264 and you used pass through then the same size. Mp4s are generally h.264 encoded already (not always though) __________________ www.afterglow.co.nz

October 17th, 2011, 07:30 AM	#3
Mike Wade Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 161	Re: Exporting from MP4 to .Mov. I am exporting from the Premiere CS5 timeline. 'From MP4' was misleading ( the footage is MP4. ) So no, the source is not H.264. My 4 mins HD Quicktime H.264 output file is 885 MB. Should I lower the Bitrate Settings data rate ? __________________ Premiere CS5, EX1, 2xFX1,SonyA1,GlideTrack.

October 17th, 2011, 09:38 AM	#4
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Exporting from MP4 to .Mov. That seems like you are making a full resolution h.264 file which is good for cinematic distribution by internet or for playing on a broadcast server but it might not be what you want. You certainly should look into throttling the bit rate depending on the ultimate destination of your export. Since I am not familiar with the export options of Premier, you should see if there are some presets for YouTube or broadband internet. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

October 18th, 2011, 03:38 AM	#5
Mike Wade Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 161	Re: Exporting from MP4 to .Mov. Thanks William. It is for broadcast and the Production Manager has just emailed me to say that the file size is no problem - I wanted to check that that was the case before send it to him. That's why I asked this question on the forum but I ran out of time and had to post it off. Problems arise when editing on Premiere for a production facility using FCP. __________________ Premiere CS5, EX1, 2xFX1,SonyA1,GlideTrack.