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ua858
12-21-2005, 06:13 AM
Hey folks, I need shrink my demo reel from 500M to about 45M for online.
But as u all know the employers may don't have codex installed on their machines, so they won't open ur reel. :(
So my question is: How to( which format) make reel smallest and keep good quaility(at least okay) without installing any extra codex , and all the employers are able to watch the reel online.
Thanks for all input.
mike0006
12-21-2005, 08:07 AM
I'm not very experienced with compression and codecs, but I will suggest that whatever you use...make it Quicktime. Quicktime runs perfect on Windows and Mac. But just try to run WMP on a Mac...it sucks. Alot of Mac users flat out won't open Windows Media Player files, it just runs horribly.

Food for thought :-)
hiphopcr
12-21-2005, 08:36 AM
I need shrink my demo reel from 500M to about 45M for online.

45 MB is still way too big (and probably way too long) I'd aim for 10 MB (and 2 minutes).

Quicktime Pro has a great compressor, on my first try with an 80 MB reel it dropped it down to 7 MB without very much loss in quality at all.

Good luck!
jussing
12-21-2005, 09:36 AM
For maximum compatibility, go for MPEG.

However, if you assume people have Quicktime installed (as most graphics folks have), try this
Quicktime codec tutorial:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=180825

- Jonas
ua858
12-21-2005, 10:47 PM
Thanks all of u!
jussing, the stuff u post is exactly I want!! I followed u steps. big thanks!!
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