FCE Final Cut Express - Codec Test: 1080, 720, AIC, Quick Time, DVCPRO, JPEG, MPEG, PNG, AVCHD

[cdebussy]

Thank you!



[eclecticwhyzas]

I can't thank you enough. I had planned to do that myself to find what worked best. You saved me a week of eye/brain trauma. You're the Best. Double Thanks.

[FranksTechHelp]

@eclecticwhyzas No problem, it was brutal but I wouldn't rest until i figured it out for myself. I typically use Mpeg-4 at this point.

[dadders6]

Hi - Off topic - How does one record to video a live 'screen shot'? Is it recording directly to the computer that's also displaying it...?

Thanks

dadders6 at gmail

[FranksTechHelp]

@dadders6 Hey there, I use Screen Flow to record from my MacBook screen, not sure what program you would use on the PC but I know there is a program. You can google screen flow for mac or google pc screen recording to find something for the pc. Hope this helps.

[FranksTechHelp]

@dadders6 Missed this question some how but I use screenflow on the mac and yes the same computer running the software also records the screen.

[Tiptonable]

@dadders6 - I use a program called Jing. Works well.

[bioobird]

one more thing.... i just uploaded a massive project and i exported it to a DV stream... the quality looks good but i want the best possible quality i can get. are you automatically going to see a reduction in quality if you use the quicktime conversion?

[FranksTechHelp]

It depends on what your export settings are. I typically use Mpeg-4 set to high quality at 1280x720 for youtube and it looks just as good as the original.

[bioobird]

this helped me soo much... i have a canon hg10 and i had no idea which codec to use for exporting. you rock so hard its not even funny

[FranksTechHelp]

Thanks much for that, it was a brutal project. I don't think I could make myself to do it again even for money! lol Glad it helped you out, that's my reward.