Re: Which is better? Flash/Real or Director

[Nigel Randsley-Pena]

Hi Wayne :


First off you should test converting your quick time files.

If they're for CD I guess the frame rate should be around 15fps with a

data rate of 150 or 300 at least maybe with sound ?

Well if this is the case I usually do the following :

Get the movie files into after effects and start tweaking them basic

routine is to get the frame rate down to a max of 8fps with a data rate

below the 150k mark. I also strip off the sound track and get it down to

11025 mono 8 bit in sound forge. Have to be aware of factors that make

high and low frequencies drop out.

After everything is ok sound and image wise i save a new movie file and

work from that one. BTW don't forget to ajust the movie H/V size and

ratio if needed.

Depending on how well you where able to do the first step, and this

depends a lot on the type of movie you started with ( that's why i just 

love talking heads), you've got the input for director or the real

encoder. I usually try real first aiming for real flash because I have a

feeling it is better than Director but also and most important because

it's quicker to produce vis a vis director.

I understand your shop is mac so you'll know better than myself how good

the new streaming quick time format is. I haven't played with it yet

been to busy with the indeo format.


Hope this helps.



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