I would use 3ivx compression as Adrian suggests.
I use the settings from this tutorial:
http://msgilligan.blogspot.com/2004/08/encoding-using-3ivx.html
-Josh
On 8/8/05, James A. Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the advice, I will try it out.
> All of the footage is mine, some new, some old...
> thanks,
> jad
> www.dummycast.com
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> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > around the 8/8/05 James A. Donnelly mentioned about [videoblogging]
> > Re: Compression for Animation? that:
> > >Ugh.. I've been working on this all night. If you guys/gals could
> > >check out the compression on my show it would be appreciated!
> > >http://madlymedia.com/dummycast/DummySHOW1.mov direct link
> > >mpg-4, quality high, keyframe 5,bit rate 600 k/sec.,320x240,It's
> > >tougth a mix with animation and other elements.
> > >www.dummycast.com
> >
> > ok,
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> > 1. use a dual pass codec (eg 3ivx if you don't want h.264)
> > 2. do not set manual keyframes let it set keyframes naturally
> > 3. funky transitions are funky, but require lot of bandwidth and
> > these are always data spikes. this is why use variable bit rate codec
> > with 2 pass since the codec can work out where it needs the data (eg
> > your talking head bits are much lower in requirements than animated
> > transitions).
> >
> > 4. the only other thing is a lot of the footage which isn't yours is
> > prob. already compressed. compressing compressed stuff you're on a
> > hiding to nothing. it already has artefacts in it (noise), the codec
> > is optimised to hide noise, so when there is noise and it needs to
> > deal with noise it will become noisier (this is very visible in the
> > band footage where the 16 x 16 blocks are clear, this is probably
> > result of compressing the compressed).
> >
> >
> > --
> > cheers
> > Adrian Miles
> >
> > hypertext.RMIT
> > <URL:http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/vlog>
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