Making Quicktime Widescreen

[James in HD]

OK I made these quicktime videos of my work.
When I upload to MySpace video they show up like they should.
When I upload to YouTube they stretch to 4:3
What's the deal?

Also when I use compresor to make a quality streaming vid
for my website it has the same 4:3 stretch. How do I make
it widescreen?

I'll post links to the vids to show you what I'm talking about.

[James in HD]

the MySpace link
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=24367431

The YouTube link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9yXiUJxNUDc

Same upload, just one came out widescreen the other 4:3

[terryj]

Both are fairly simple fixes.
First, in Compressor are you using a defined preset,
or a custom preset? When encoding to Quicktime video,
the video settings will determine if the video is 4:3 or 16:9.
Go back through Compressor and check your Quicktime Movie Encoder
pane to make sure of your video output size.
( Hint: in the Compressor 3 manual, it is pages 223-230, or all of Chapter 17)

As for Youtube, a similar thing is happening, in that YouTube by default
transcodes to 4:3 by default. Using this special technique, you
can get a Youtube video that is 16:9 to appear.

[James in HD]

I searched and searched on how to change the Quicktime Movie Encoder Pane
and no luck. The presets don't have 16:9 as far as I can see. So now I'm trying
to just export to quicktime movie hoping I can find a way there.

I have the Studio 2 box so I didn't see anywhere in there about changing the
size of the video for compressor.

Frustrated.

[terryj]

Isn't Video God a bit Pretentious?


here is what you are looking for in Compressor.....

[James in HD]

Video God is just a inside joke between my wife and I, I'll change it to Video Newb.

Anyways thanks for the picture, I'll try it again later and see what happens.

[terryj]

Video God is just a inside joke between my wife and I, I'll change it to Video Newb.

Anyways thanks for the picture, I'll try it again later and see what happens.

I was just joshin' you.

Lmk your progress.....

[James in HD]

OK, so my compressor must be a newer version because some of the things
are different, and located in other locations. But with your image I was able to
locate what was needed, and Thanks again because it worked!!!

[James in HD]

Damn, the first video I did worked perfect, now this second video is not working for me. Damnnnnn!

[terryj]

1. Yes, I am still using FCStudio 1, so I have Compressor 2.

2. Did you save the setting after changing it for the first video?
You can do that, creating your own preset that you can use over and over.

[James in HD]

Yes I did, but where would I find it?

[terryj]

by default they save to your usr/Documents folder.
( So for instance, Mac HD/Users/James/Documents/)
you can load it into Compressor from there....

[James in HD]

Well without finding my setting, I'm somehow I did the 2nd video successful as well. I tried so many things and it was so late that I'm not really sure what I did. However the more I tinker then more I will learn.

as always, Thank you.
- James
The not-so-video-god! lol

[terryj]

lol!
u r welcome my friend.
happy holidays!