--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > revisiting the great apple tv debate once more.. > > I have spend the past few days experimenting with recompressing my > "35" files- tricky because they are large files with a lot of > movement and not a ton of light (I know! I know! lets not go > there!)... what seems to work best for me is compressing a high > quality .mov , importing into itunes and then recompressing again via > the advanced tab (thats also the best way for me to include my > higher quality thumbnails).... but... > > itunes provides me with two options, a larger "convert for apple tv" > file, a smaller "convert for ipod" file.... if I compress all my > files to the larger apple tv specs... are they viewable on an ipod? > I would assume the answer is of course, so what are the downsides > (besides download time).
AppleTV files are *NOT* viewable on an iPod. The data rate is way too high, and, depending on how you make the AppleTV file, the frame size is too large as well. If you want something compatible with both, you have to make a really good quality "for iPod" file, or do it the way they recommend @ http://freevlog.org . Bill http://BillCammack.com > appreciate the input.... > > Kathryn > http://www.synchronis.tv > On Feb 19, 2008, at 7:57 PM, Steve Watkins wrote: > > > 640x360 is a good compromise resolution, not a bad balance between > > res, bitrate & > > filesize, and device compatibility. > > > > It will be passable to many people on a larger screen via Apple TV, > > but your 720p version > > should be noticably better. > > > > There are still some users & devices that will struggle with h264 > > in general, but most will > > be ok with 640xwhatever videos. 1280x720 or higher, some will > > struggle with cpu use, > > and such high resolutions are likely a hinderance rather than a > > help to portable device > > users. > > > > But also bear in mind that the tone of that email suggests Apple is > > desperate to get people > > to move beyond 320x240 more, as that low a res starts to look bad > > on the Apple TV. So > > they are mostly targetting people to move their res up, not down. > > > > Jay that Apple video loks like quicktime, at a guess they have > > hidden the quicktime plugin > > controls and used javascript to make nicer looking controls. > > > > Cheers > > > > Steve Elbows > > \ > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <jay.dedman@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From the Apple TV e-mail, it looks like 640x360 is what they're > > > > recommending for the widescreen aspect for both Apple TV and > > > > iPods/iPhones, but... won't that look less clear than the full > > 720? > > > > Or is it possible that with the right settings, 640x360 would look > > > > passably good on the widest range of devices. > > > > And do these settings create specific headaches for non-Apple > > users? > > > > Or, at this point, can most users play with these MPEG-4 files? > > > > > > apple hasnt always thought about the larger web community when they > > > come up with apple standards. > > > its always good to be the king. > > > > > > I thought this was an interesting video they included in their > > email: > > > what is a podcast= http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/#podcasts > > > (is this flash or a weir new QT player?) > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://jaydedman.com > > > 917 371 6790 > > > Professional: http://ryanishungry.com > > > Personal: http://momentshowing.net > > > Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ > > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > > RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
