Video Encoding?

[yellowlightman]

I know there's a few people on this board who do video stuff, so I'm curious as to how you guys encode your video for web sites? I do all my editing on my computer, but so far Quicktime hasn't produced very good results (even the best options tend to make the vide very grainy or blocky) and I haven't been able to find any other good programs for Mac.

Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Sean

[GuyJean]

Cleaner 5 or 6 I think is best. I use 5, but I've heard 6 is better:

That's the software, but depending on which codec you're using, you probably have to buy THAT codec FOR Cleaner..

Then there are the settings.. It's too much to really go into. I recommend trial and error and research on the web.. Different videos require different settings.

Also, TokyoDV has a DV Forum:

http://www.fusionarena.com/community/

They're mostly PC people but usually very helpful.

Gambatte!

GJ

[yellowlightman]

Awesome, thanks for the link.

I've been giving trial and error a shot too, but it gets frustrating because it takes so long to encode soemthing only to find out its too grainy or too large or whatever.

Also, GJ, the first file for "Tohoku: Hitchhiking Japan" in the Culture section of TokyoDV doesn't seem to work.