buzzbee wrote:I vote for keeping things as they are.
That being said, Martin, how did you get such a vivid full screen video at 20 Mb? I just picked up an HD camera and hoping to improve the quality of my submission for the next round. What editting software do you use? What tricks are you using to compress to 20 Mb?
My guess is these tips might help many of us.
Brian
Quite simple
1. I record in full HD. Camera: Canon HF10. Focus is set to infinity. No zooming is used.
2. Edit in full HD, using Cyberlink Powerdirector v7 (it sucks, but I've gotten used to it). To make the picture look better I adjust brightness, contrast, shapness and saturation.
3. Save to mpeg. File size: >200 MB.
4. Convert to avi, using AVS Video Converter. File size: <20 MB.
5. Done... I'm In!
This might seem a bit off topic? To get back on track, here's another question:
The rules say "no in-flight edits". Does that include the kind of picture adjustments mentioned above?. Or is it just that you can't make any cuts?