Hello Cap'n Kevin,
Thanks for your response. I love that photo of you in your shades with that older guy in his shades.
You're asking what my particular need is at the moment. I'll respond, but I think there's also a broad need to be able to identify the best format in general.
Here's my current need:
* The video's aspect ratio is 16:9
* It was recorded at 7 FPS
* It was recorded in stereo
* It was recorded with at cannon vixia HF S100 which records video at 6.01 Megapixels
* I'd like to output 720 x 480 pixels
I'm looking for a video format that meets these constraints with a minimum file size.
I plan to show the video on Motionbox, which can handle these file types.
.3g2, .3gp, .3gp2, .3gpp, .60d, .ajp, .amv, .asf, .avi, .bik, .bix, .box, .byu, .camrec, .cvc, .d2v, .d3v, .dat, .dce, .dif, .divx, .dmb, .dpg, .dv, .dvr-ms, .dvx, .dxr, .eye, .flc, .flh, .fli, .flv, .flx, .gl, .grasp, .gvi, .ivf, .ivr, .ivs, .lsf, .lsx, .m1pg, .m1v, .m21, .m2t, .m2ts, .m2v, .m4e, .m4u, .m4v, .mjp, .mkv, .mnv, .mod, .moov, .mov, .movie, .mp21, .mp4, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .mqv, .mts, .nsv, .ogm, .par, .pds, .piv, .pmf, .qt, .qtch, .qtz, .rm, .rmvb, .rp, .rv, .scm, .scm, .scn, .sfvidcap, .smil, .smk, .smv, .spl, .ssm, .str, .svi, .swi, .tivo, .tod, .tp, .ts, .vdo, .vfw, .vid, .viewlet, .viv, .vivo, .vob, .vp6, .vp7, .vro, .wm, .wmv, .xvid, .yuv, .zm1, .zm2, .zm3, .zmv
Actually, in exploring around, I found this video by DAFYDD; Creating and adding new WMV templates to CyberLink PowerDirector 7
http://seemyworldonvideo.com/view/218/creating-wmv-templates/ It seems that the 168 options I see are just profiles someone has set up, and I can set my own profile to meet my particular situation.
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.