Exporting to Vimeo at DVinfo.net

Joe Thompson · October 21st, 2011, 07:20 AM

Would it be possible to get an Ann & Barry account of the best workflow to achieve top HD quality, when exporting to Vimeo.

As well as advising on settings to use, would people might advising what tends to happen if I go higher and lower on these settings, as I'd love to learn the in's & out's of all the different options available.

I'm shooting from a 5D MK II, and I transcode all native files to ProRes422 using MPEG Streamline, which I import fine into FCP7. Is there a better setting to use than ProRes422 in terms of quality, or is it just a case of compression size?

Once timeline is complete, I export to compressor. I realise, there is an alternative option of exporting as a quicktime move, so not sure which is best option?.

My current Vimeo settings are at home, so will update post with these late, and it would be great if people could advise where i'm going wrong.

Is there further quality lost on the Vimeo side, and is there anyway of avoiding this?

Cheers

Bart Walczak · October 21st, 2011, 08:50 AM

Joe, if you use compressor to encode H.264 file 720p24/25/30 with a bitrate about 5 mbps, it will not be recompressed by Vimeo.

See here:
Compression guidelines on Vimeo

Nigel Barker · October 22nd, 2011, 08:50 AM

Just use Vimeo's own recomendations Compression guidelines on Vimeo Basically use H.264 MPEG4 1920x1280 5Mbps

Vimeo will always recompress but using H.264 there is little or no loss of quality.

Les Wilson · October 22nd, 2011, 11:54 AM

I use the settings Nigel mentions. I export to a self contained file for 3 reasons:
I can keep editing.
I can generate multiple output formats as needed
FCP need not be up to compress

October 21st, 2011, 07:20 AM	#1
Joe Thompson Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 70	Exporting to Vimeo Would it be possible to get an Ann & Barry account of the best workflow to achieve top HD quality, when exporting to Vimeo. As well as advising on settings to use, would people might advising what tends to happen if I go higher and lower on these settings, as I'd love to learn the in's & out's of all the different options available. I'm shooting from a 5D MK II, and I transcode all native files to ProRes422 using MPEG Streamline, which I import fine into FCP7. Is there a better setting to use than ProRes422 in terms of quality, or is it just a case of compression size? Once timeline is complete, I export to compressor. I realise, there is an alternative option of exporting as a quicktime move, so not sure which is best option?. My current Vimeo settings are at home, so will update post with these late, and it would be great if people could advise where i'm going wrong. Is there further quality lost on the Vimeo side, and is there anyway of avoiding this? Cheers

October 21st, 2011, 08:50 AM	#2
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: Exporting to Vimeo Joe, if you use compressor to encode H.264 file 720p24/25/30 with a bitrate about 5 mbps, it will not be recompressed by Vimeo. See here: Compression guidelines on Vimeo __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.

October 22nd, 2011, 08:50 AM	#3
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Re: Exporting to Vimeo Just use Vimeo's own recomendations Compression guidelines on Vimeo Basically use H.264 MPEG4 1920x1280 5Mbps Vimeo will always recompress but using H.264 there is little or no loss of quality.

October 22nd, 2011, 11:54 AM	#4
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Re: Exporting to Vimeo I use the settings Nigel mentions. I export to a self contained file for 3 reasons: I can keep editing. I can generate multiple output formats as needed FCP need not be up to compress