Animation and Video

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Animation and Video

• Lesson 6 Publishing Video

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Objectives

• Publish to a movie file for distribution on the
  Web or a CD.
• Publish to a DVD or VCD.
• Publish to a digital videotape.
• Publish to an analog videotape.
• Publish a single frame of your video as a still
  image.

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Publish to a Movie File

• To publish a movie for use on a computer, you
  must export it to a video format.
• AVI and QuickTime are two popular video formats.
• Both work on several platforms.
• MPEG and RealMedia are also commonly used
  formats.
• MPEG is used primarily with DVD and other video
  discs.
• RealMedia is commonly used for streaming video.
• There are many compression techniques (codecs) to
  choose from.

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Export for Download or Streaming

• Exporting a movie involves
• Rendering the contents of the timeline.
• Compressing the rendered movie.
• Writing it to a file.
• Movies can be exported to be downloaded before
  being played.
• Movies can be exported to be streamed.
• Video-editing programs cannot usually produce
  streaming video.
• You must export the movie and then use a plug-in
  or special program to create a streaming version.
• Movies can also be exported to CD-ROM for
  distribution.

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Export a Movie from Adobe Premiere
Exporting a file creates a movie that can be
played in an external player. Click the File
menu, then Export Timeline, then Movie to open
the Export Movie dialog box. Click the Settings
button to open the dialog box shown here. This
figure shows the General pane.
Select export format here. You can choose to
export audio and video, or not.
Click Next to set Video settings.
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Set Video Settings
This figure shows the Export Video Settings Video
pane. Choose the codec to use from the Compressor
list box. You can also specify frame size and
rate in this pane.
Click the Configure button to set custom codec
settings. Click Next to set Audio settings.
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Set Audio Settings
This pane allows you to set various audio
settings. Ignore this pane for a video that does
not contain any audio.
Click the Next button to advance to the Keyframe
and Rendering pane.
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Set Keyframe and Rendering Settings
This pane allows you to set various rendering
settings, including the option to include or
exclude plus video or audio effects that you may
have applied. You can make changes and restore
the default settings on any pane by clicking the
Load button.
Click the Next button to advance to the Special
Processing pane.
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The Special Processing Pane
You can accept or modify these settings as
desired. You can click the Next button to return
to the General pane or click OK to return to the
Export Movie dialog box.
In the Export Movie dialog box, enter a name for
the movie file, locate the folder to save it in,
and click Save to export your movie.
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Play Your Movie in a Video Player
Once your movie has been exported, you can play
it using a video player that supports your
exported format. This figure shows the QuickTime
player. You can also use Windows Media Player or
possibly RealPlayer to view your exported movie.
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Publish to a DVD or a VCD

• You can publish your movie to a DVD (Digital
  Versatile Disc) or a VCD (Video CD) for easy
  distribution.
• DVD offers high quality and large storage
  capacity (5.2 GB).
• DVD is designed to work with televisions and has
  the same frame rate as a TV.
• VCD uses a standard CD which has less capacity,
  smaller frame sizes, and less quality than a DVD.
• For either format, you must export the movie
  using the MPEG codec and then use a program
  designed to create a DVD or VCD format.

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The Adobe MPEG Encoder
In Premiere, click the File menu, then Export
Timeline, and then Adobe MPEG Encoder to open the
dialog box shown here.
Select your file format. Select your video
standard. Enter the output file name and click
the Browse button to select a drive and folder.
Click the Export button to begin the export
process.
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Publish to a Digital Videotape

• You can publish your movie to a DV tape using a
  digital video camera or a DV tape deck.
• Connect the camera or tape deck to the computer
  and position the tape where the recording should
  begin.
• Open the Playback Settings dialog box and select
  Firewire as the Output Device.
• Select the compression routine and then OK to
  close the dialog box.
• Press the REC button on your camera or tape deck
  and start the movie on your computer to begin the
  export to the camera or tape deck.

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The Project Settings Dialog Box
This figure shows the Project Settings dialog box
Video pane set up for exporting the video to a
digital video camera or tape deck. Note the
Compressor being used for the export.
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Publish to an Analog Video Tape

• You can publish your movie to a VCR if you are
  able to connect the VCR to the computer.
• You need an S-video connector and a capture card
  that converts digital-to-analog and vice versa.
• Once connected, start the VCR in recording mode
  and start the movie on the computer.
• When the movie ends, stop the VCR.
• Rewind and play your movie on your TV.

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Publish a Single Frame as a Still Image

• You can publish any frame in the movie as a
  static or still image.
• To publish a frame as an image
• Position the edit line in the timeline for the
  frame to be published.
• Click the File menu, then Export Timeline, then
  Frame.
• Click the Settings button in the Export Still
  Frame dialog box.
• Select the export file type and click OK.
• Enter a file name and location and click Save.

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The Export Still Frame Dialog Box
You specify a file name and location to save the
file in this dialog box. Clicking the Settings
but-ton will open the Export Still Frame Settings
dia-log box. Click Save in this dialog box to
export the selected frame.
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The Export Still Frame Settings Dialog Box
When exporting a single frame, you select the
export format in this dialog box. If you select
the Open When Finished box, a window will appear
with the published image when the export process
completes.
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Summary

• Projects used for video-editing programs cannot
  be used to distribute your video to others.
• Publishing your video requires that you export it
  in some fashion as a single file (distributed by
  downloading, streaming, or CD-ROM), on a DVD or
  other type of video disc, on digital video tape
  (DV), on analog video tape (VHS), or as one or
  more still images.

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Summary (continued)

• The most common file formats for distributing
  video are AVI and QuickTime. These formats allow
  you to use one of many codecs for com-pression
  and decompression. You can use either format for
  distributing your file by downloading or on
  CD-ROM.
• Streaming video requires a special format.
  Although most video-editing programs will not
  produce streaming video directly, you can usually
  use a plug-in or a separate program to convert
  the video file to a streaming format.

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Summary (continued)

• You can distribute your video on a disc such as a
  DVD, VCD, or SVCD. Video on these discs is
  compressed using the MPEG video standard. Not
  only can these discs be used on computers, but
  DVD players enable you to watch the video on a
  television set. Most DVD players can play VCDs as
  well.
• You can distribute your video by writing it back
  out to a digital camcorder and a DV tape. You can
  then use the digital camcorder to play this tape
  on your television or to make copies of it on
  analog (VHS) tapes.

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Summary (continued)

• If your computer can display its screen on a
  television directly, you can use a VCR to record
  your video onto tape by playing the video on your
  computer screen and out to a television
  simultaneously.
• You can export individual frames of your movie as
  still image files for use in posters, brochures,
  or flyers.