Vidly Cat

6532 poster frame 16:9 scaling

Regular embed at 640x360



<iframe frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" name="vidly-frame" src="http://vid.ly/embeded.html?link=6x3d0a&autoplay=false"><a target='_blank' href='http://vid.ly/6x3d0a'><img src='http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/6x3d0a/poster.jpg' /></a></iframe>

Smaller version at 512x288



<iframe frameborder="0" height="288" name="vidly-frame" src="http://vid.ly/embeded.html?link=6x3d0a&autoplay=false" width="512"><a target='_blank' href='http://vid.ly/6x3d0a'><img src='http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/6x3d0a/poster.jpg' /></a></iframe>

Smallest version at 432x240



<iframe frameborder="0" height="240" name="vidly-frame" src="http://vid.ly/embeded.html?link=6x3d0a&autoplay=false" width="432"><a target='_blank' href='http://vid.ly/6x3d0a'><img src='http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/6x3d0a/poster.jpg' /></a></iframe>

Vid.ly Demo

16:9 widescreen aspect ratio example

From http://vid.ly/1s2t8y

Sample code:
<iframe frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" name="vidly-frame" src="http://vid.ly/embeded.html?link=1s2t8y&autoplay=false"><a target='_blank' href='http://vid.ly/1s2t8y'><img src='http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/1s2t8y/poster.jpg' /></a></iframe>

4:3 standard aspect ratio example

From http://vid.ly/4a5n8f

Sample code:
<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="360" name="vidly-frame" src="http://vid.ly/embeded.html?link=4a5n8f&autoplay=false"><a target='_blank' href='http://vid.ly/4a5n8f'><img src='http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/4a5n8f/poster.jpg' /></a></iframe>

6517 Vidly AddMediaLite fails in Firefox

Making a 720p intermediate

Many customers have been asking for a quick guide to locally crunching their large HDV, XDCAM, ProRes, or DVCPro source. These files can range from 25-100+ Mbps, and may take a long time to move over the internets.

Many VOD customers prefer a H264 intermediate for best quality and filesize:

File Format: MP4 or M4V
Video: 1280x720p H264 @ 5 Mbps or higher
Audio: 44100 Stereo AAC @ 192 Kbps or higher

If you are having audio sync issues, we recommend exporting from Apple apps using MP4 instead of MOV. Often the timescale problems with MOV files are variable framerate or custom chapter markers. Forcing Apple's MacOS core media engine to MP4 output should lock a constant framerate and solve the sync problems.

Option #1 - MPEG Streamclip: With a simple interface similar to Apple's own QT Player, we find MPEG Streamclip to be a great tool for making fast edits and exporting a high-quality mp4 mezzanine. I also really like how all the settings are in one window and can be customized very quickly without having to click thru sub-windows.


Option #2 - Handbrake: Another very popular tool, since it is a 64-bit multicore x264 encoder on both Mac and PC and very fast. Default quality is very good using the "Regular -> Normal" setting for main profile.


Option #3 - Adobe CS6 Media Encoder: If you already have one of the CS6 applications, Adobe's encoder is very good. I generally go with the 720p Vimeo HD setting.

Option #4 - Final Cut Pro 7.x: You can export a sequence directly from FCP 7 using "QuickTime Conversion". This will take about 4x longer than other methods, due to it's legacy 32-bit processing. You will also need to modify many of the settings for framesize, aspect ratio, audio codec, and single-pass. Screenshot details below.

Premiere Pro CS5 vs. Final Cut Pro Shootout

Great shootout posted by David Basulto

Apple has basically neglected Final Cut Pro 7 for years, with very few improvements since version 5. Most notably, it still runs in 32-bit mode and uses less than half the processor cores of the new Macs. Then they released the FCP X shitpile, aka "iMovie Pro", which was obviously designed by someone who hasn't made their living editing video for the past decade.

So, looks like it's time to see what Adobe's got cookin'! I'm gonna be using Premiere CS5 more in day-to-day, and will post a real review next month.

Open Broadcast Encoder

OBE-RT http://ob-encoder.ning.com/
0.1-beta release. This release has been tested on a production IPTV network and is suitable for long-term testing in a lab or production environment.
• HD/SD SDI input with Decklink cards.
• AVC encoding using the x264 encoder
• MP2/AC-3/E-AC3/AAC (AAC is experimental) audio encoding
• VANC support (includes CEA-708 captions and AFD)
• WSS to AFD conversion
• Line blanking (Line 21 for NTSC and Line 23 for PAL)
• 3DTV frame packing
• Full control of the TS mux parameters
• UDP/RTP output with unicast and multicast output support
• Experimental IP-in to IP-out transcoding with audio and PID passthrough