From: "Cary Spenser" Received: from mail-ot1-f54.google.com ([209.85.210.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7258717 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:53:44 +0100 Received: by mail-ot1-f54.google.com with SMTP id i12so6290288otp.12 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:05:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=ndy45Hvy2T5HAu055oynrdpFzqhA9pmbqEi5i1aaI/o=; b=dbLOozJ4m1b01z9YBcvXT7oJK0nSzEIEXnZUgUFEOXwndi2gdd0ObkNPwjZU3/pSut fDWiYyoVyKdKFror9CW43YmA4O7w9QsViDUbsZu6OBmAtO7uXEFpH7E64XxJZGyFs0mF 3O0LjbXTRQ4fQU2trBx/Lh9hIcFEmY9gjiUTgB8i4cl8Z8rWf1jDy4Wyl4xg0HGf2QEh dtcZV09gOvamuf9zndxoZGh+x4x44NrHcPhrGdy5lb8hioxM1t+7kqWtjMdejKvsQqpk WH2p30Q4mhgZjLVBopd3F/Sq20OETaZHytqDbCvhNNrzdzJ2ZAtu9avDL7uN4FIbzd7C HwbQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=ndy45Hvy2T5HAu055oynrdpFzqhA9pmbqEi5i1aaI/o=; b=qd5kVF7AtC2zZT7UP7hodHr6EYKyzEF35UPMk1F8YMb6fv7o2SP43oRd3Z0mmqKF+1 u+wMd9oUp2f4qG6FK71KLTOt8EpZhmnwfTzffk3xwUICK03HLYzartRT7gxzw1Aeiqcn ueCYj3/ktxLXfq7oRRD0EQAPvS4y24ZxuTTlz6deChyZouAsPYIsJpWiPI5e2nzut2f7 621rd9fQLNAJ4cbc8P4YUsw96G7jviapyYd7tDE7rmAxKIDmHM0gXqS79VLg8twxxxfR JJCrnaGp1oq9lujiCS96u+zVWtoX/ZCxGwd3mwmZcGZjCUh1AkKD54SuE4zHLR0nGgTb AS7w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV2JBoQg3IVsKVHtzlGeDIjehr0dClDGIw7kI3a7ROxMNO3Z2vJ vXJA2pj3XkoywxrKVhxcEqonAa65rzmrVu7ba42c3Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqyxdox/uXSNAMInhHYDayp+/G3b7noCQKe1Iy1o4dJ/Ac3eC1p7uSAVj2o2yuA3EdSeCi4DDhqktv5sjoF/Nnk= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:644d:: with SMTP id m13mr22205463otl.22.1552593906169; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:05:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 1058052472880 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:05:05 -0700 In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:05:05 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] PC Video To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000042024005841370e8" --00000000000042024005841370e8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The preset for high quality 1080p is set to 20mbps. That will never play smoothly in PPT. Better to ratchet it down to 8mbps target bitrate and use VBR 2 pass encoding or use the preset labelled Facebook 1080p. For delivering sporing event clips to a major network, we use 1080p30 @ 10mbps 2 pass VBR as the =E2=80=9Cmezzanine=E2=80=9D or intermediate format= from which they compress copies to a wide variety of specs and send them to broadcast partners. Never any need to exceed that. Many laptops struggle to decode video at higher data rates. Cary On March 14, 2019 at 3:49:02 PM, sureal (ae-list@media-motion.tv) wrote: Hey, gang. I have ProRes animations that I need to play from a PC running Powerpoint. (Don=E2=80=99t ask . . .) I ran the files through Media Encoder, selecting = a high bit-rate H264 with an extension of MP4. It seems to work although Powerpoint seems to be spinning it=E2=80=99s wheels before starting the nex= t clip. But is that the best way to go about it? Many thanks. Apologies for the slightly off-topic. Jonathan Penzner --00000000000042024005841370e8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =
The = preset for high quality 1080p is set to 20mbps. That will never play smooth= ly in PPT. Better to ratchet it down to 8mbps target bitrate and use VBR 2 = pass encoding or use the preset labelled Facebook 1080p.=C2=A0

For delivering sporing event cl= ips to a major network, we use 1080p30 @ 10mbps 2 pass VBR as the =E2=80=9C= mezzanine=E2=80=9D or intermediate format from which they compress copies t= o a wide variety of specs and send them to broadcast partners. Never any ne= ed to exceed that. Many laptops struggle to decode video at higher data rat= es.=C2=A0
Cary

On= March 14, 2019 at 3:49:02 PM, sureal (ae-list@media-motion.tv) wrote:

Hey, gang.

I have ProRes animations that I need to play from a PC running Powerpoint. (Don=E2=80=99t ask . . .) I ran the files through Media Encoder, selecting a high bit-rate H264 with an extension of MP4. It seems to work although Powerpoint seems to be spinning it=E2=80=99s wheels before starting the next clip. But is that the best way to go about it?

Many thanks. Apologies for the slightly off-topic.

Jonathan Penzner
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