I wouldn’t exactly call this a tutorial, but it can help you with a little file size struggling when you are going to upload your videos either it is to YouTube or other places.
Ok, the first thing you need to have is the final edit of your movie. (My example here is already compressed, but I think you get a lot better quality with less compression!)
Got it? Great!
Next, if you haven’t yet, get QuickTime Pro! Yes, the Pro version, it costs about $29.99 or NOK 249, and that really isn’t too much for a video compressor. Sorenson Squeeze 5 cost $ 499.00 and lets be honest; how many ways of compression do you really need?
So now that you have gone pro, lets move on! Open your video in Quick time and just hit [File -> Export]
Now you can choose to either export to Qucktime-Video or MPEG-4
I have experimented a little bit with the formats and genially like the Quicktime (mov) format best and as illustrated in the preview under you might get a little better quality from choosing it:
Illustration of Settings and Difference
Okay so the clue here is to use the H.264 Compression Codec,
(this is the same codec they use for the trailers at apple.com) You should be able to just copy the settings I have set for the different formats and that should do it. (You might adjust the Data rate if you are having a higher resolution on your film.)
Another good tool in Quicktime Player is the Movie Inspector [Ctrl+I] this one gives you all the technical info you need. Want to compress your video in 480p, 720p or 1080p HD? As long as your original resolution is higher you can do so by just copying the preferences from a trailer with the definition of your choice. Good luck!
In my example my video was already compressed in another codec, and still I made it 8,5 times smaller. Its just amazing!
I got the inspiration to make this comparison over at 11 Second Club and if your video has audio, (unlike mine,) you should definitely check it out!
