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BigTime can encode your video for the web using a
variety of encoding schemes - QuickTime, Real One,
Windows Media 9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and several others. All
of the video featured throughout our web site was
created by us using QuickTime. |
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We can
deliver the files to you by CD-ROM or upload them to
your site directly. We have extensive knowledge working
with video, unlike many of the web masters out there who
come from
computer
backgrounds. We know how to make your video look it's
best - especially if we are producing it for you. See
Video
Services for more information on BigTime
producing your video.
Encoding video for the web is a process of capturing the
video by digitization into a computer, using encoding
software such as Discreet Logic's Cleaner to resize,
compress and encode the video into a manageable data
size, and then delivering the final computer file on CD
or an on-line method. The actual details are quite
complex, which is why most experts advise against trying
it without experience.
Rates: Pricing varies depending on complexity and
size of the job. Please call us for a quote. |
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Creating
the video yourself? |
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Some notes -
To optimize the performance of video before it has been
encoded for the web, some basic guidelines will help
make it look good. |
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1. Ensure
that the video brightness and colors work well with the
colors of the background on the web site that it will be
displayed on. E.g., dark images don't work well with
white backgrounds, but bright images are fine for dark
backgrounds. (it's really more a matter of contrast
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2. Constant
motion, especially a lot of fast motion with fast edits,
will be noisy and choppy after encoding. Static shots
work the best and will be the cleanest on the web. |
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3. Wide
angles with very small details will be difficult to see
on the web. The image size will end up pretty small by
the time it is encoded. Close-ups are better for web
video than wide shots where your subject is very small. |
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Video od
CD-ROM (Video-CD) |
Have a video
presentation you'd like to have with you when you go out
on calls and to meetings? A Video CD is a great way to
present video to your clients and associates. Makes a
great and cost effective tool for mailings too!
The process for encoding video for a CD is pretty much
the same is encoding video for the web. What differs is
the method for playback.
OPTION 1 - (cheapest) We simply put the files on
the CD and it is up to the user to click on the files to
open them and make sure they have the appropriate
software to run the video.
OPTION 2 - (pricey, but easy to use) We can
create interactive menus and installers that
automatically start up when the CD is inserted into the
computer. This option is very complicated to create
because it needs to work for all operating systems
(Macintosh OS 8, 9 or X - Windows '98, 2000, XP etc,
etc...) and it needs to do this without help from the
user.
Either option can work well for your video presentation.
Of course. full color labeling and packaging are
available.
Rates: Pricing varies depending on complexity and
size of the job. Please call us for a quote. |
