Presented: July 7, 2010

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 1:12:23
File size: 142.5 MB (zip file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 800)

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Tutorial Overview

Video compression is required when posting video projects to the web. In this Compressor tutorial, you will learn common video compression terms, how to diagnose and fix compression problems, how to export from Final Cut Pro with the best quality, how to optimize web video, how to create files for YouTube or other services, and how to improve the look of your video when compressing for DVD. You will also learn how to automate this process using Droplets.

Using Apple’s Compressor software, this session is the first in our Compression Complete series and provides specific examples of how to compress video for the web, DVD, and mobile devices. This session also illustrates how to test your compression settings.

Other Compression Complete Titles

• Automate Video Compression for the Web
• Video Transcoding Compression Techniques
• Managing Projects with Multiple Video Formats

Audience Level

This tutorial is designed for a reasonably experienced editor who is struggling to figure out how to make their compressed media look better on the web. This title discusses both SD and HD video.

Content Outline

• • Definitions of common compression terms.
  • How to recognize compression problems – file size, stutters, low quality
  • How to pick the right compression codec for your audience
  • How to export files from Final Cut Pro , using Share, Send, QuickTime Movie and QuickTime Conversion
  • How to load files into Compressor
  • How to work with existing compression settings and destinations
  • How to optimize your compression settings
  • How to improve video quality when compressing for a DVD
  • How to determine and set the best data rate to compress your media
  • How to test your compression settings
  • How to maximize audio and video quality
  • How to create custom compression destinations
  • How to use compression filters
  • How to automate compression

• Compression Example: Using Share to post files to YouTube
• Compression Example: Creating a custom destination
• Compression Example: Compressing for an iPhone
• Compression Example: Compressing for a 3GP phone
• Compression Example: Compressing for a DVD
• Compression Example: Customizing an H.264 compression setting
• Compression Example: Testing your compression settings
• Compression Example: Automating compression using Droplets
• Compression Example: Using compression filters to color correct, watermark, and burn-in timecode.