building HD package with AE - which codec ?

[cut&plak]

Hi all,

I'm building my first HD 1920x1080 package and am little stuck with codec etc.

building a .mov and also a .avi section for HD footage.

little stuck with .mov ..what is the best compression for quicktime ?

I thought if:

1920x1080
25 fps
h.264 bluray ( but no progressive only field order)


animation will give me very large file sizes.

any suggestions ??

cheers, Ian

[sleepytom]

what are you planning on doing with it in the end?

[cut&plak]

Originally Posted by sleepytom

what are you planning on doing with it in the end?

for usage in various vj progs. did a mpeg4 a minute ago but "black isn't black" anymore but dark grey. ..god, i'm never pleased

shot footage in the woods, trees, mushies, leaves and gaint bugs ...then adjusting brightness and contrast...placing effects ...and render for use.

I also shot a couple of months ago some liquid footage in water have got some examples on our channel for example :

http://www.youtube.com/user/cutplak#p/u/22/mQZUOp0JSms

[vjair]

"various vj progs" is a bit vague to be able to give specific advice realy. any specific software?

[cut&plak]

Originally Posted by vjair

"various vj progs" is a bit vague to be able to give specific advice realy. any specific software?

well I use resolume and .avi but want the package to be cross platform also for .mov users. How do you guy's set up a package ?

[vjair]

which resolume 2 or avenue?

avenue can use hardware decoding of DXV codec which is cross platform and ideal for HD. i wouldnt want to run HD clips in version 2 though....

[sleepytom]

for quicktime use..
apple prores hq as an archive format
pjpeg as a VJing format

for AVI
use MJPEG for VJing.

[sleepytom]

ohh yeah forgot - if using avenue then DXV codec might be best choice..

[cut&plak]

Originally Posted by sleepytom

for quicktime use..
apple prores hq as an archive format
pjpeg as a VJing format

for AVI
use MJPEG for VJing.

isn't apple prores only apple os based ?

[sleepytom]

umm yeah you might need a mac to encode prores on - it will playback on windows so long as you have QTpro