Return-Path: Received: from qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.17] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4831783 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:36:55 +0200 Received: from omta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by qmta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id tTs21j00316AWCUAAVdoh3; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:37:48 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.103] ([98.245.66.183]) by omta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id tVdm1j00H3xELlN8SVdnRF; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:37:48 +0000 From: David Baud Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_3D294F19-4443-446C-83E8-5A394BD07243" Subject: Re: [AE] iPad Settings Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:37:46 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <4723732B-72FA-4EA1-B06E-2F7390D3A7D0@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) --Apple-Mail=_3D294F19-4443-446C-83E8-5A394BD07243 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 First H.264 is a video compression codec (MPEG-4 Part 10) whereas MP4 is = a container just like Quicktime or AVI and usually associated with = different MPEG-4 video compression formats. So an MP4 movie can hold an = H.264 codec. You can have H.264 movie inside of a Quicktime container (.MOV file) as = well. For better compatibility with the internet and devices, today it is = recommended to use the MP4 instead of the Quicktime container. I believe it is true with the iPad as well. If you have Adobe Media = Encoder or Compressor, you will find preset for this device and many = others. I hope this help, David Baud K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S david@kosmos-productions.com www.kosmos-productions.com > On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Jonathan Penzner wrote: >=20 > Are there optimal iPad codecs and sizes, useable on all iPads? Some = recommend 1280, others say 1920 is fine. Some say H264, others MP4. Is = there any consensus? --Apple-Mail=_3D294F19-4443-446C-83E8-5A394BD07243 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 First = H.264 is a video compression codec (MPEG-4 Part 10) whereas MP4 is a = container just like Quicktime or AVI and usually associated with = different MPEG-4 video compression formats. So an MP4 movie can hold an = H.264 codec.
You can have H.264 movie inside of a Quicktime = container (.MOV file) as well.

For better = compatibility with the internet and devices, today it is recommended to = use the MP4 instead of the Quicktime container.
I believe it = is true with the iPad as well. If you have Adobe Media Encoder or = Compressor, you will find preset for this device and many = others.

I hope this help,

David Baud
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On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Jonathan Penzner = wrote:

Are there = optimal iPad codecs and sizes, useable on all iPads? Some recommend = 1280, others say 1920 is fine. Some say H264, others MP4. Is there any = consensus?