Fractured Axel

I would be grateful for any advice that anyone could give about video compression. When I compress videos to put on Vimeo or Youtube, the quality deteriorates quite badly especially when I play the videos back full size in Vimeo/Youtube. I am currently finalising my videos, creating an AVI file and then compressing using Windows Movie Maker. I currently use the 512kbps setting when compressing. Should I just use another setting? Should I do it another way?

Any advice appreciated

Many thanks

Nigel

As a starting point,have you read Mike's comments in this thread:
http://www.fracturedaxel.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... php?t=8945
particulary in regards to Codecs.

oldflyer wrote:

I would be grateful for any advice that anyone could give about video compression. When I compress videos to put on Vimeo or Youtube, the quality deteriorates quite badly especially when I play the videos back full size in Vimeo/Youtube. I am currently finalising my videos, creating an AVI file and then compressing using Windows Movie Maker. I currently use the 512kbps setting when compressing. Should I just use another setting? Should I do it another way?

Any advice appreciated

Many thanks

Nigel

512kbps is way to low to achieve a decent output on YT etc, check with YT, Mpeg4 and as big a file as possible at least 4mbps if you want the vid to look half decent, I upload commercial hd stuff compressed to 8mbps, it takes time but who care if you leave it uploading overnight.

Thanks for your thoughts guys.

I will try ‘Super’ this evening. It sounds just what I need.

I am really a novice at using computers so CODECs, compression rates and the like are all alien concepts to me!

Thanks

Nigel