Helen, thanks for jump starting this list of formats and codecs. I'll put together a blog entry soon to get more eyes looking at it.
Thanks, -Jonathan On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Helen McCall <[email protected]>wrote: > I have added in optimum (as far as I can judge) settings for > Vimeo, Flickr, Picasa and YouTube. > > All information is derived directly from these providers. However Vimeo > is the only one of these 4 who provide comprehensive information on all > settings for all their resolutions and formats. I only found the High > Definition information on Flickr. Picasa gives minimal information which > I had to interpolate. YouTube gives no really useful information on > optimising settings - but Picasa does state that its optimums are what > it sends through to YouTube - so I used those. > > All these settings are for files to upload to those providers. All these > providers then process to a standard internal compression and format. > This is why it is advisable to pick the optimum settings before > conversion on the site. > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 00:34 +0100, Helen McCall wrote: > > Hello Jonathan, > > > > I just remembered the other category 7 which is mobile devices. > > > > My excuse is I just got back from Plymouth where I was doing some > > guerrilla filming of some fire-jugglers in a public park! I had to film > > handheld so I could dodge quickly out of the way because there were fire > > sticks flying everywhere. Some just missed me by inches! :-) > > > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > > > On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 23:38 +0100, Helen McCall wrote: > > > Hello Jonathan, > > > > > > Yes a good little piece about people's TRIED AND TESTED setups, and an > > > invitation to add them to the table on the wiki. What we need are > > > > > > 1)formats both HD and SD for playing on a computer with something like > > > VLC > > > 2) formats both standard and widescreen for DVDs (interlaced) for TV > > > > > > 3) low def formats for the various web publishing sites like > > > Vimeo, Flickr, U-tube, Google etc > > > > > > 4) High Def formats for the web publishing sites. > > > > > > 5) A set of valid QuickTime formats at different resolutions > > > > > > 6) a set of OpenSource formats eg Ogg Theora etc > > > > > > the categories 5 and 6 are like subsets of category 1, but important > > > enough to have their own categories. > > > > > > As soon as I saw that question about this, I suddenly realised we would > > > be swamped with questions on this and so built that table as quick as I > > > could ;-) > > > > > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > > > On Thu, 2009-08-27 at 12:43 -0500, Jonathan Thomas wrote: > > > > Very nice. I just added added 1 to the list. Should I write a blog > > > > entry about this and try and recruit some help to fill the table in > on > > > > the wikipedia? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Jonathan > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Helen McCall > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello folks, > > > > > > > > I am building a table of recommended settings for the > > > > different video > > > > types, formats and codecs, and their associated audio codecs. > > > > > > > > To allow everyone to add in their own favourite settings, I > > > > have put an > > > > editable table on the Wikepedia page: > > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenShot_Video_Editor#Video_Formats_.26_Codecs_Supported > > > > > > > > I made the table fully sortable using the little arrow > widgets > > > > in the > > > > headings. > > > > > > > > If people could start adding new records in the format I have > > > > started it > > > > with, then we will end up with a comprehensive collection of > > > > valid > > > > settings for OpenShot :-) > > > > > > > > I will then be able to add it to the manual! :-) > > > > > > > > Best wishes, Helen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Mailing list: > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > > Post to : [email protected] > > > > Unsubscribe : > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openshot.developers<https://launchpad.net/%7Eopenshot.developers> > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > > > > > >
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