Movie Maker Tool

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m.lima

in Core Library Questions • 1 year ago

The Movie Maker Tool is working great.

But at the end my video is too big, almost 800 MB, for just 3 minutes of duration;

The resolution is (640,360) and frameRate(30);

I'd like to know how do I make a video in HD to upload on Vimeo!

To generate a HD video the size on my sketch should be 1280 x 720?

I've tried that but the size of the video file was almost 2 GB!

Thanks!

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shiffman

I think the idea is that the MovieMaker tool gives you RAW quality, uncompressed video. This way you can integrate it into other animation projects without having to compress twice. So I would suggest re-encoding the video after using the tool and then upload to vimeo.

This is in flux so feedback on how it is working for you is greatly appreciated.

oolong

Movie Maker Tool in Mac OS X 10.5.8

1 year ago

Hey, when I click 'Movie Maker' in Processing 2.0a8 on Mac OS X 10.5.8, nothing happens at all. Is that normal?

Thanks

m.lima

Re: Movie Maker Tool

1 year ago

I've tried the Pazera Software. This software works great and it's for free.

Pazera converts .mov to .avi;

First of all i saved the frames using the method "saveFrame("output/frames####.png");"

Then i used the Movie Maker tool to create the video, .mov file, using 'Compression: Animation' and checked 'Same size as originals';

At the end I had a video file with a resolution of 640 X 360; And a size of 649 MB ! Too large for a Vimeo's basic account (500MB p/week)!

When i converted the video file to .avi using Pazera, changing the DataRate to 2000kbs, the video file became smaller but with a poor image quality;

Finally I resolved to save the frames using the .jpg extension.

I used the application developed by Randel Shofer, QuickTimeDemo2.jar, which it is not the same as used in processing's API; using Compression: JPEG;

So i got a video with a good quality and with a smaller size -> 367MB;

So it was possible to upload the video on vimeo....

I should use a better software like 'Adobe after effects'... but i dont have it....

I'd like to know which tool should i use to re-encoding the video after using the tool?

I think the problem is that Data Rate generated is too high;

And this way worked for me!

m.lima

Re: Movie Maker Tool

1 year ago

Unfortunately vimeo re-compressed my video and then.... the video's quality got worsened...

I think 'vimeo' changed the data rate, so that the video became smaller with poorer quality.

So i was wondering if anybody made a video using saveFrames, and than upload it on vimeo?

Someone?

Thanks!

captainco..

Re: Movie Maker Tool

1 year ago

I had the same problem with a 1080p video. Basically they want you to upload a video at a constant bitrate, I believe it is 5000kbs for HD and 2000kbs for SD. My video turned out quite horrible before I even uploaded it so I did a 720p video and it looked okay until they re-compressed it. I believe you have to have a Plus account for them to keep your original file. But I'm not sure if this means that they will keep your original file but still re-encode and display that version or if they will actually display the version you uploaded. I basically decided to go with youtube because I could have a larger variable bitrate file (and I don't feel like paying right now to see if a Plus account will make a difference).

If you have an uncompressed or lossless video try zarx264gui:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech31/zarx264gui.html

It's an easy to use encoder that makes mp4's or mkv's. Also, you can try virtualdub which is also free and has encoding tools.

I have some questions regarding the settings on the Movie Maker tool but I think I'll start a new post. As I finish writing this I just had the realization that these programs might not be able to import .mov's so I guess I'll have to give it a try first...

etiennefr..

Re: Movie Maker Tool

10 months ago

I have the same problem as "oolong", when I click the tool "Movie Maker" nothing happens. On a Mac.

What should happend ? No response in the excellent Cookbook from Jan Vantomme.

Thanks.

aLinG

Re: Movie Maker Tool

9 months ago

Same problem here...:S

saltandon..

Re: Movie Maker Tool

8 months ago

Does anyone know how to call the moviemaker tool function through code? I want to make a program that will automatically make .mov from an image array without having to use a GUI.

thanks!

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