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Old 09-23-2010, 05:44 PM  
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Originally Posted by munki View Post
With standard formats it's absolutely not rocket science, with the intricacies allowed for within the mp4 codec there are a lot of things to take into account, which I prefer to A/B/C test for each implementation setup before laying down templates for all content.

Which level vs data rate vs screen size is going to give you best results given your server setup? Do you need to use a 2 pass encode, or are your raws clean off that it's wasted render time? Is a lower level, higher resolution encode giving you better stream times and bandwidth savings vs a higher level, lower resolution?

Love to help you through some testing if you want to get a hold of me, but with mp4 format especially I would be wary of broad stroke calculations.
Thanks for the info.

I'm planning to use a standard size player for the web (720x480/405 or 854x480), and 320x240 for slow connections and mobile devices.

Render time is not an issue, since I have dedicated machines for that, so I will stick with 2 pass encoding.

I'll run a few tests and then maybe hit you up for a critique and advice.

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Originally Posted by MaDalton View Post
i use 800 kbit/s to stream - would not go over 1000

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too many bottlenecks between your server and the surfer for streaming HD - even when you use CDN.
Thanks. Nice trailer there.

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Originally Posted by Tempest View Post
Depends on the resolution of the video... After MUCH testing etc. I've setup people with 640x360, 25fps, 1200kbs.

Youtube has:
H264, 480x270 @ 400kb
h264, 640x360 (360p) @ 650kb
H264, 854x480 (480p) @ 1000kb
H264, 1280x720 @ 2022kb
H264, 1920×1080 is being "tested".

Can't remember what the default is for sure but I think it's one of the first 2 as opposed to the legacy FLV they still have as well

Course they're also encoding videos in VP8 now for the HTML5 beta version of the site.
Thanks, I appreciate the info.

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