Hi Adrian,
Thank you also for your reply.
I'm just a bit confused on the recommendation of using Handbrake. Is this better for producing MP4's (or M4V's) than Dafydd's recommendation of using Super?
I guess I should have fully defined my need:
I am editing raw .MTS files from my Sony HDR-SR12.
My company builds packaging machinery and I am piloting a project for producing instructional videos that show how to operate and maintain the equipment.
My need is sort of 2 fold:
One form of delivery will be an iPod Touch that the operators or maintenance technicians will actually wear while working at the machine. They will be able to call up various videos showing them step-by-step instruction while they are actually standing right in front of the area to be adjusted.
Obviously, the only video format the iPod will accept is MP4 (as far as I know), so this is a must.
Not wanting to be tied to just the iPod for delivery, we also want to be able to play these same videos in a PowerPoint presentation (shown on the big screen), a PC monitor, or even on a TV from a DVD.
I really wanted to find a "happy medium" for the file format, so we did not have to manage 2 (or more) different formats for each video.
After some initial testing, it seemed that an MP4 in 640 X 480 would work on the iPod (although a bit limiting on how many we could store on it), but also looked "acceptable" on a 1280 x 1024 monitor playing in Quicktime.
The added benefit of using the MP4 format was making use of the various tag fields to define and classify each video. This makes it much easier to find the desired video when searching using iTunes.
I guess if there is always going to be a multi-step process, I will always have 2 different formats of the same video anyway. This being the case, having a nice HQ version that will dazzle our customers may be an added bonus
.
I have to admit, I am relatively new to much of this, so I am always learning (and open to suggestions
).
Dan
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