Video compression???

[fatherofschmo]

Anybody got any ideas on what the best compression system to use when source videos come in as .avi? I used quicktime on this video http://www.high-8.com/blog/archives/808 and it was pretty papp. The footage out the camera is nay the best due to it's fixed aperture and 512 x 384 resolution but the compression made it decidedly worse. Any advice would be totally welcomed...

[Simone]

hmmmmm.....

Flash is definitely the best video format for publishing to the web... you can download a convertor easily. Just google 'avi to flv' and you should get a list.

As for compression codec... Try installing DIVX codec. This is pretty good for AVI.

Check this link too, should give you a better idea on what compression to use.

http://www.deskshare.com/Resources/arti ... n_AVI.aspx

[fatherofschmo]

spot on Simone.

The flash worked a treat. Most improved, just need to work on the footage now...

S

[Simone]

good stuff. Hope you're getting on alright with the footage.

If you've installed DIVX codec, let me know if that helps any.