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Fiddling with the compression settings to upload to VIMEO

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#1

As mentioned after VIMEO upgraded to their new format and in the process eliminated the desktop uploading app they used to have, things got a bit frustrating i.e. whatever I previously used straight out of CyberLink without any compression wouldn’t upload.
Would you believe: then I read the manual :wink: :lol: and in order to get speedier uploads I set the format to 1280x720.

The lesson learned: try a variety of different settings and see how the upload speed trades off against the quality. Not that it matters all that much when viewed on a computer monitor, but there could be a large difference when used on those big TV displays that are all the rage. No we don’t have one, yet, but we’re working on it - just as soon as the “whatever media” functions get a bit easier.

PS I may even give Scr…errr…YouTube another try, just to see if they still mangle while compressing. :wink: :slight_smile:

#2

OK first the 720p

[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/49735226[/vimeo]
…

And then the 1080p

[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/49762304[/vimeo]

Comments regarding the resolution quality appreciated.

#3

Personally, I think it does matter on the computer screen, if you have the hardware to support 1080P, which I do. If you are running a small monitor with the PC’s on-board VGA graphics then you probably can’t see any difference. But with a 20" monitor and high performance video card connected via DVI or HDMI, HiDef video looks great.

I will audition your samples when I get home tonight and post my opinion.

#4

Jon,

I agree, if you have the hardware. In my case a 22" display connected via DVI and fed from a ATI Radeon HD 5570.
The “problem” is somewhat academic when you consider what the run-off-the-mill 'puter has in hardware.

PS while you’re at it (thanks for the effort) please have a look at the version on YouTube

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAq0fmWjZHw&feature=plcp[/youtube]

Perhaps my eyes are going or do you see some artifacting, too?

#5

HJ,
To my eye, the 720p looks better on youTube.
The 1080 is appreciably better than both on a 23 inch monitor.
Even with the embedded player, I can read the Via lettering sooner with the 1080.
Ralph

#6

OK - Compared the two Vimeo versions on my home PC. The 1080P is definitely clearer, but the difference isn’t huge. I did notice things in the 1080P version I did not see in the 720P version. Things like the distortion of the background from the diesel exhaust heat and the crew member sticking a head out one of the doors as they passed.

I’ll try the Youtube version too.

#7

I didn’t go back and re-play the Vimeo 720 after watching the Youtube version. I did notice a lot of pixelation in the Youtube version in the sky and hills that I don’t recall seeing on either Vimeo version. I did look for the exhaust distortion and I can see it on Youtube, but it’;s not as sharp a contrast to the background as it is in 1080… I really had to look for it.

BTW, my hardware is not quite as high-end as you and Ralph; NVIDIA GeForce card w/1Gb RAM feeding a Gateway 20" LCD via DVI. My choice of cards was limited because my computer only will fit a half-height card. I just dumpsetr dove a Dell mini tower with a Core I5 processor. I’m pretty sure I can fix it if I can borrow enough RAM to troubleshoot it. The guy dumping it stripped it of everything except the main board.