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- story
Hey guys, I have about 20 training dvd's that I need to convert and upload to ftp. The only problem is that each one is abount an hour long.
What is the best way of doing this? What file format would be the fastest? Using quicktime? Save as mp4? I don't know.
As usual, clients wants this NOW.
Thanks in advance.
- story0
I've done one so far and it is about 1.3GB and is going to take 5+ hr to upload it to the ftp. There has to be a better/faster way.
- mikotondria30
http://www.h264encoder.com/ is not bad, mp4s in h264
- mikotondria30
nothing happens quickly with files that size, the client needs to understand that. Same way you can't overnight a whole truck load of fridges from one side of the country to another.
- Yeah, I know. Clients is on my ass. I tried to explained. Client thinks that I can just copy the dvd content and upload it.story
- harlequino0
There are a number of ways you could do this. The thing is you have 20 videos at 1 hr each to convert and upload. So between conversion and upload time that's what, let's say realistically 60 hours of work?
Do yourself a favor. Get hte client to understand what is physically possible FIRST. Then, go about making your conversions.
- Sugary0
yeah as said above, this is a pretty big undertaking... could possibly be faster to copy the dvd's and fedex hard copies
- harlequino0
How do they want to view this?
-Via web?
-Download files?
-What's the screen quality standard?- Download. As of this point, quality is not an issue.story
- harlequino0
My advice is subcontract to a conversion house. They have stacks of machines that will do what you need.
- harlequino0
where are you? In the geographic sense?
- LA/OC area
story - Damn, don't know anyone there.harlequino
- But you're in LA, there should be a thousand video conversions houses.harlequino
- LA/OC area
- boobs0
Why don't you get 20 computers each uploading one?
- harlequino0
This is really a job for a conversion house, or some place that does tape/format transfers for broadcast.
If you do not have the budget to outsource and you absolutely have to do it youself, here's what I would do:
1. Tell the client you need 2-3 days.
2. Rip the relevant .VOB files of the DVDs.
3. Download the app VisualHub (which is discontinued but can be downloaded from warez sites if you have a rapidshare account). This app converts almost anything to anything else.
4. Set up a cue of files to be converted to mp4. Check your settings, and away you go.
5. Let the magic happen. Sleep.
6. Upload.
- _me_0
The software Popcorn™ is a cheap "desktop" way of converting dvds to varying standards of quicktime/mpg... not "broadcat quality - but good for web - depending on bitrate and size you should be able to convert an hour long DVD in around 40mins... and each file should be around 400mb... 20x400mb/upload speed
- pepe0
snapz pro works well and you can convert it to h264 as you digitize only thing is you need to play the videos at regular speed i think so it will be at least 20 hours prob double
- lambsy0
i second the motion proposed by harelequino above:
copy the .VOB files to your desktop from the DVD
convert them using VisualHub
if your clients are on PC, they might have trouble viewing .mp4, i recommend exporting them as .avi.
i don't like .avi, but it's the easiest format for people on pc.upload away.