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Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 09/24/06 10:31
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:05:59 -0700, FCP User <newvideo@fastq.com>
wrote:
>> Unless I'm mistaken, there doesn't seem to be a lot to configure for
>> the codec. Do you know of any "hidden" settings which are available to
>> optimise the codec for various types of low or high motion video ?
>The Flash encoder is pretty bare bones. You get a choice of the new
>On2VP6 codec or Sorenson Spark. And it's only "backwards compatible" to
>Flash 7. So inside the encoder, you can't output Flash 6 files.
>
>However, if you encode to an FLV movie and take the file to Flash 8 and
>re-output the files, you have a MUCH broader choice of output formats
>going back all the way to Flash 1.
>The main program, at least, has a much broader range of output choices -
>if you want to put up with an import/export cycle - but I have to admit
>it's not particularly intuitive. And I find it easy to screw up an
>encode.
Right, that's where I was missing it - I somehow imagined the separate
encoder app would expose the features available in the main Flash MX
app.
>seemed limited. And I wasn't really happy with the files I was getting
>out of the standalone encoder re-encoding in the main app for more
>control.
Yep, that's my concern - thanks for clarifying the position on that.
>Course at least I haven't found that momentary total idiocy I ran across
>in Flash where I actually stumbled on an audio control switch that gave
>me a choice of "GOOD, BETTER, BEST" for an encode.
>
>Christ, what does that even mean?
Exactly - I don't think they're "there" yet in terms of giving the
user feedback on exactly what compression settings are in use - maybe
it's buried somewhere in the help files I haven't bothered to read yet
;-)
/me note to self : RTFM <g>
Cheers - Neil
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