Thanks Rob,

Ultimately, I will be compressing for the 'net, but I like to begin all projects with the best possible quality to edit from.  Would you mind explaining how to use the MPEG2 file?  I'm currently on a Mac, though I do have part-time access to a PC.

Thanks,

Harold

On 12/31/05, Rob Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- In [email protected], Harold Johnson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've found a Public Domain video on the Internet Archive
(archive.org) that
> I want to sample from:
>
> http://www.archive.org/details/Medicusc1939_3
>
> The video is available in several formats, and I want to use the best
> available quality video to begin editing/sampling from.  Which of the
> available formats is the best?  Here's what's available:
>
> 64Kb MPEG4
>
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3_64kb.mp4 >
(20
> MB)
> 256Kb MPEG4
>
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3_256kb.mp4 >(47
> MB)
> Cinepack
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3.avi >(58
> MB)
> MPEG1
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3.mpg >(191
> MB)
> MPEG4
>
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3_edit.mp4 >(209
> MB)
> MPEG2
<http://www.archive.org/download/Medicusc1939_3/Medicusc1939_3.mpeg >(507
> MB)
>
> Thanks for guiding fledging videoblogger,
>
> Harold J. Johnson
> http://podcasterherald.com
>

Well Harold, you ask a complicated question.  If you're just going to
compress for the web, I don't know the best answer.  However, if you
want to have a 720x480, 30fps version, then MPEG2 is the way to go.
The conversion process is a bit time consuming, but you end up with a
very good looking movie.  It can be done with freeware.  Let me know
if that is is what you want and I'll tell you how to do it.

Rob






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