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sigma
12-17-2001, 10:13 PM
so i got this 1 minute piece of Animation i did for my reel and due to the paintFX in the scene i cant compress the file below 28mb! any lower and the trees in the background turn into blocks everytime theres movement. I need some help in reducing the file size. Anyone have experience compressing a movie that has paintFX in it? 28mb for a 1 minute file (360x243) is huge! isnt it?

:rolleyes:
el gatto
12-17-2001, 10:42 PM
Have you tried DIVX ??? www.divx.com this should compress the heck out of it :)





ciao
sigma
12-17-2001, 11:00 PM
dam, i knew someone was gonna mention Divx. At the moment i cant use Divx, Im on a Mac. They just released a Alpha version of the decoder for the Mac OS but its 'decoder only' .

:rolleyes:
Jhonus
12-18-2001, 12:56 AM
Is the background moving?
mind
12-18-2001, 01:30 AM
Try compressing with the Sorenson compressor using After Effects or Media Cleaner.
If you try different settings you'd get a small file with a well accepted image quality.
sigma
12-18-2001, 02:58 AM
Krugar: yes. The trees sway in the background. I should of passed on using PaintFX .

mind: Ive tried Sorenson using both After Effects and QT5, thats actually the copy i have on the site now. Still over 20mb

I guess divx is the only answer.

*sigma waiting patiently for a mac divx encoder.:p
mind
12-18-2001, 03:10 AM
Have you tried Media Cleaner 5, It comes with very good compression codecs and presets. I find it to be the best tool for digital video compression.
sigma
12-18-2001, 03:25 AM
No i havent heard of it. I'll look into it thanks.
:)
Jhonus
12-18-2001, 05:58 AM
I havent seen your movie so i don' t know... but if you rendered out the trees as a still image, then it would compress alot better.

but if the trees need to be in focus and swaying, then thats a crap suggestion.

aye yeah. ahhhhh.
toma
12-18-2001, 06:55 AM
Have you tried the Microcosm codec that has been shown on cgchannel home page two or more days ago ?

Try searching Microcosm Plugin Home Page (http://www.theoryllc.com/)

I hope this will help !
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