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Psychology. Creativitty. Compression for Vimeo. Codec: H.264 A codec is the format in which your video will be encoded.

Compression for Vimeo

Vimeo accepts most major video codecs, but for best results we recommend using H.264. If you’re uploading High Definition (HD) video, choose the High Profile H.264 setting instead of Main Profile. Advanced H.264 settings: To make your uploads extra smooth, choose the following advanced settings whenever possible. Closed GOP CABAC (to reduce your file size) Here are some codecs that will not work on Vimeo: G2M2, G2M3, Canopus HQ. Frame rate: 24, 25, or 30 FPS (Constant) Vimeo accepts videos with frame rates of 24 (or 23.976), 25, and 30 (or 29.97). Bit rate: 2,000 – 5,000 kbit/s (SD) / 5,000 – 10,000 kbit/s (720p HD) / 10,000 – 20,000 kbit/s (1080p HD) Bit rate (aka data rate) controls both the visual quality of the video and its file size. Resolution: 640 pixels wide (SD) or 1280 pixels wide (HD) Common resolutions for SD video include 640 x 480 px (4:3 aspect ratio) and 640 x 360 px (16:9 aspect ratio).

iMovie FAQ - Working with DivX and AVI files. What is an AVI file?

iMovie FAQ - Working with DivX and AVI files

AVI is not a true file "format" it is a "container format". Inside the file can be about anything, meaning it can contain video audio compressed using many different combinations of codecs. So while MP3 and JPG can only contain a certain kind of compression (MPEG Audio Layer 3 and JPEG), AVI can contain many different kinds of compression (eg. DivX video + WMA audio or Indeo video + PCM audio), as long as a codec is available for encoding/decoding.

AVI all look the same on the "outside", but on the "inside", they may be completely different. There is no such thing as a "normal" AVI file, but the closest you can get is probably an AVI file that contains no compression. More information can be read here. What is the easiest way to play AVI files on my Mac?

The first time you encounter an .AVI, QuickTime may open the file, but all you see is a blank or sickly green screen, no audio, and an error message. Here are the most common solutions: Are all AVI files DivX? TextExpander: Video Review and Giveaway. Every day, I find myself typing commonly used phrases over and over again.

TextExpander: Video Review and Giveaway

Whether it is my address, my name, my email, or even “Thank You”. While it may not take long to type these things, at the end of the day, I find that a lot of my time goes to these tedious, repetitive phrases. Then I found TextExpander. TextExpander allows you to choose short snippets that you can type, and they will be automatically expanded into longer, more commonly used phrases. Whether you use this for your address, email, name, or HTML tags, is up to you.

While there are many applications on the Mac that can do things like this, TextExpander is the most advanced, allowing you to set the cursor and clipboard as well as use other variables. [display_podcast] SmileOnMyMac, the developers of TextExpander, have generously offered 2 licenses of TextExpander to giveaway to our readers. The giveaway will end at midnight EST on Saturday, December 22th, with the winners being announced shortly after that.