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Compressing Video
When video is captured using a DV-NTSC algorithm as is used standardly by Final Cut Pro 2.0 and Adobe Premiere 6.0, the size of the resulting digitized clip is far too large to be placed on a web-based archive. For example, a 2 minute video clip can be around 1 gigabyte in size! In this tutorial, you will be given step-by-step instructions on how to compress video for use on the LSA Video Archive using Media Cleaner EZ.
Media Cleaner generally comes packaged with Final Cut Pro 2.0 and Adobe Premiere. However, the version of Media Cleaner EZ is a little different depending on which software it comes with. Final Cut Pro comes with Media Cleaner EZ as a stand-alone program, where Adobe Premiere incorporates the program into its exporting functions.
There is a full version of Media Cleaner called Media Cleaner Pro,
which also allows batch captures.
Media Cleaner EZ and Final Cut Pro 2.0
Step 1.
Start up Media Cleaner EZ. You'll get a window that looks like this:
Step 2.
Drag your saved clip from wherever you have it saved into the center square. Alternatively, you can select File > Open and browse for your file.
Step 3.
Select your output setting. The Quicktime videos on the LSA Video Archive are compressed using the QuickTime Progressive Download CODEC for a medium-size movie.
Step 4.
Click Start. You will be prompted for a filename. Name the file and click OK.
Step 5.
Wait. It can take anywhere from 6 - 9 minutes for one minute of your video clip to compress. It is recommended that you not do anything with the computer while it is compressing the video. Some might recommend that you not even touch the mouse during the compression. It depends on how impressive your computer is.