New HF200: Best encoding method

[Davegod75]

Hi,

I just picked up this camera along with premiere elements 7. I'm having a hard time choosing between which encodings to convert my videos to.

I mainly want to upload them to the web in HD. However, the h.264 and MPEG 2 encoding options are creating 400mb-900mb files which are just too big.

Are there any others formats that will produce good quality HD footage without the massive file size?

What do all those folks on Vimeo use?

tks

 

[Kaido]

Try a 720p H.264 MP4 @ 2500kbps and see what that gives you.

One way to check on Vimeo is, a lot of videos have a download option on the right side of the page towards the bottom. Download it, then check the info for the resolution, bitrate, file format, etc. If you find a movie you like, note the settings and kind of find a happy medium for your movies.

 

[Davegod75]

hmm, I dunno if that level of specificity is available in elements 7. What program do you recommend?

 

[Kaido]

hmm, I dunno if that level of specificity is available in elements 7. What program do you recommend?

VoltaicHD is pretty much my default go-to app for conversions these days:

http://www.shedworx.com/voltaichd

 

[Davegod75]

cool, I'll check it out. Thanks

 

[KLin]

http://handbrake.fr/

That program will encode just about anything into h.264. It's open source as well. works very well.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

http://handbrake.fr/

That program will encode just about anything into h.264. It's open source as well. works very well.

I don't think it produces HD video, though... don't remember it being able to output anything above 480i/p

 

[KLin]

I don't think it produces HD video, though... don't remember it being able to output anything above 480i/p

It uses x264(open source command line h.264 encoder). It will encode just about anyhthing to h.264, and in HD. I've used it to re-encode blurays and some football games. Works just fine.

 

[wolf2009]

handbrake uses very very old version of x264. Since then, there have been a lot of enhancements.

try using meGUI

 

[KLin]

handbrake uses very very old version of x264. Since then, there have been a lot of enhancements.

try using meGUI

Megui is the other program I use. I like the update features to get the latest version of x264 and other encoding/muxing tools.

 

[AkumaX]

MeGUI, definitely. Kinda a bit of learning curve, but just stick with profiles, PS3 @ High 4.1 and you should be fine