I agree 100% with Carl about the MovieTime. Also, when using Sorenson for CD video, I recommend dropping the framerate to 15fps. Because of the high processor overhead required for Sorenson (and in your case, the file size), it runs more smoothly (the difference between 15fps and 25/30fps is barely noticeable) and you could increase the Sorenson quality and still have a smaller file size. Also, if you're going to be playing a bunch of different clips from the video, I recommend setting a keyframe every second or two. This will increase navigation speed and decrease loading time of a new video clip (if it's a segment of a larger video like you are doing).
Charlie Fiskeaux II The Creative Group www.cre8tivegroup.com 859/858-9054 x29 cell: 859/312-3883 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl D. Earnhart II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Quicktime Videos > Dear All, > > I have been a silent viewer of this list. I am using Director 8.0 and > QuickTime 5, I have got stuck with a problem with QuickTime. > > I have a video of 20 minutes (corporate video). I am creating a CD with the > data going in excess of 400 MB. > I have the rendered the video in QuickTime with Sorenson encoding 25fps with > quality of 33. Still my video is of size in excess of 250MB. > > I also want parts of that complete video to be played elsewhere in the CD. > Is there a way that the same mov can be played completely aswell as in bits > and pieces as and when required. MPEG has an option of cue points. Is there > a similar way with programming in QT. > > Thank you in Advance. QuickTime does allow cue points, but I have not used them very often. I have used the property 'the movieTime'. On a project that I worked on, there were 3 videos of almost 10 minutes each. Along with playing them straight through, the option of playing pieces of the videos was also available. What I had to do was get the movieTime of the segments to be played, and then said as long as the movieTime was > than x and the movieTime was < y play. --------------------------- Carl D. Earnhart II Software Engineer DxR Development Group, Inc. 150 E. Pleasant Hill Rd. Carbondale, Illinois 62901 --------------------------- systemSpecs: PowerPC G4 400, 320RAM, OS 9.1 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
