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Originally posted by hardcorehosting
Hi guys, I have a question. With the video sites, would they list you if your using the windows media 8 files, I use windows media encoder, and I get my files down to around 1.8Mb for a 1 minute 320 x 240 res video. I assume that the media player gets anything that it needs to play these files, as I have not had anyone tell me they can't play them. Here is a sample, can you tell me if it's good enough, and how it compares to the mpegs that you are getting crunched down so small?? THanks.
http://www.pantykingdom.com/test.wmv
Tim
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I'm not aware of any MGP's that accept Window Media Files, though that doesn't mean much since I've only surfed them and haven't posted to any yet.
I had a lot of trouble with WMV files- about one in 30 or so would lock up some viewers' computers, requiring a cold reboot. It was always the same files, even when I re-encoded them, but some people (on differing platforms) had no problem viewing them. I finally gave up trying to figure out what the problem was.
As far as (file size)/time goes, I think you're overcompressing- there's a lot of artifacts in the clips. I found that about 2.5 Megs per minute gave better results in WM files and still was better than half the best size I could do with MPEG. Like jollyperv says, cut audio sampling to a minimum, that helps a bit. Also, consider lowering the frame rate, the material you're using could well encode at 15-20 FPS I feel.
Lastly, your end result will always be dependent on the quality of your original source material. Hi-8 is NOT a good format to pull from- that yellow banding plays hell on skin. DV, especially from a 3 chip camcorder, would make a world of difference...
Here's some examples of my encoding, btw. This is event coverage; meaning a handheld cam, at night, in a crowd, at mardi gras, on Bourbon Street; not the easiest to encode or do-
http://www.mardi-gras-flashers.com/mg110-077.mpeg
http://www.mardi-gras-flashers.com/mg110-073.mpeg
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