How to Export Web-Compatible H.263 Movies

Using QuickTime Pro v7.1

1. Open the movie you want to convert in QuickTime 7.1. Under File, select Export.

2. In the window that opens navigate to the location where you would like the movie saved. Click-hold on the pull-down window after Export and select: “Movie to QuickTime Movie” from the list.

3. Click on the Options Button. In the window that opens, click on click on the Settings button under the Video heading:

4. In the window that opens, make these selections:

You can select “Automatic” for Key Frames if you want the encoding to go faster, but “All” is better when the material varies quickly due to motion. 15 fps or slower is recommended for the web.

Leave the “Quality” setting at “Medium” and select the desired Frames per second (15 fps is suggested for many applications like web videos). Leave the data rate cell empty and set key frame rate to match the fps (E.G. “15 frames” for 15 fps) for diverse imagery and 4-10 times the fps rate for consistent imagery (E.G. “60-150 frames” for 15 fps). Click OK.

Note: If you do not want to change the overall brightness or darkness or color of the movie, you can jump to step #6.

5. To change the overall brightness, contrast or color balance, color hue or color saturation of the movie, click on the FILTER button under the Video Heading.

5. a) In the window that opens, click on the “Adjustments” heading:

Brightness & Contrast

To change overall Brightness and Contrast, click on the Brightness,.. subheading. In the window that opens, drag the pointers up and down the scales. The image gets darker when the BRIGHTNESS is moved to the left and the CONTRAST is increased when that pointer is moved to the right. You can see a preview in the provided window. You can save the settings for future use or reference by clicking on the SAVE button.

Tips:

(1) To negate or turn a setting OFF, slide the pointer

near the center position and click on it.

Or (2) If you Command-Click on a pointer, an entry window will open

and you can enter the number you want numerically:

HSL

To change overall Hue, Saturation or Lightness, click on the HSL subheading. In the window that opens, drag the pointers up and down the scales. The hue gets warmer or redder as you move it to the left and cooler or bluer as you move it to the right. The color saturation goes from no color on the far left to increased color above “100” to the right. The Lightness knob behaves a Brightness knob. You can see a preview in the provided window. You can save the settings for future use or reference by clicking on the SAVE button.

RGB Balance

To change the color balance, click on the RBG Balance subheading. In the window that opens, drag the pointers up and down the scales. The color balance for each of the primary colors can be individually altered. You can see a Preview in the provided window. You can save the settings for future use or reference by clicking on the SAVE button.

5. b) Click “OK” to close the Filter Menu Window.

6. Back in the previous window, click on “Size.” In the window that opens, click on the pull-down menu at the top and select, “320X240 QVGA”

320 X 240 pixels is recommended for the web but you can define any size you want at this step.

7. If there is a sound track, click on Settings and select:

Sample Size: 16 bits

Channels: 2 (Stereo)

Sample Rate: 48K (I use 48K because most videos are made in AvidFreeDV or another DV format that is 48K and its better to not do a sample rate change you don’t need to do.)

Compression Format: IMA 4:1 (very compatible and mp3 quality comparable).

8. Place a check in the box next to it, “Prepare for Internet Streaming.”

9. Click “OK” at the bottom right.

10. Make sure the file name has a “.mov” extension and click “SAVE” in the lower right corner.

The resulting QuickTime movie can be uploaded to just about any server and will embed and play in most browser windows if there is a QuickTime plug in the browser.

How to Export H.263 movies from QT Pro v.6.5

1. Open your movie In QuickTime version 6.5. Under File, select Export.

3. Click on the Options Button. In the Compression Settings window that opens, click on the Video pull-down menu at the top and select: “MPEG-4 Video”

5. Click on “Size.”

If your movie is in the neighborhood of 320 X 240 pixels, select “Use current size.”

If your movie is not in the neighborhood of 320 X 240 pixels (like DV which is 720 X480), select “Use custom size” and enter 320 for Width and 240 for Height.

6. If there is a sound track, click on Settings and select:

Sample Size: 16 bits

Channels: 2 (Stereo)

Sample Rate: 44.1K (or 48K if its from AvidFreeDV or another DV format)

Compression Format: IMA 4:1

7. Place a check in the box next to it, “Prepare for Internet Streaming.”

8. Click “OK” at the bottom right.

9. Make sure the file name has a “.mov” extension and click “SAVE” in the lower right corner.

The resulting QuickTime movie can be uploaded to just about any server and will embed and play in most browser windows if there is a QuickTime plug in the browser.

Rob Danielson 03.2007