Video tab

From the Options menu, select Preferences and then, in the Preferences dialog box, go to the Video tab. From the External monitor device list, select the device that you want to use. Usually, the only DV device listed here will be OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394/DV. Since this is a hardware-dependent feature, only DV cards that meet this standard will work. When your camcorder is not connected and powered up, the Details window in the dialog will read Device Unavailable. You can use source media files that are not DV files these will be converted to DV on the fly for previewing purposes. 

The Video tab in the Custom Settings dialog for the. mov format contains all of the codec and compression variables. 

The Advanced Video tab allows you to select the specific Video codec used to encode the video. All three codecs are basically different versions of the same codec, with RealVideo G2 being the oldest, RealVideo G2 with SVT being newer, and RealVideo 8 (which also uses SVT) the newest. Although the names of RealMedia products and codecs change RealOften, there is a continuous line of development here. (Note Just before this book went to press, RealOne was released.) The only reason not to use the newest codec is if you are certain your audience is using the older RealPlayer G2, which is now called RealPlayer 8. 

The Video tab has a number of additional options on it to fine-tune the encoding of the visual portion of your file. While all of these controls are very important, their effects can be subtle ... 

The Video tab is primarily used to configure DV FireWire cards to output a video signal to a television monitor for preview purposes. The reason for doing this and how to configure this... 

The Audio tab is similar to many other audio tabs in ACID rendering. Details are presented in the next chapter. The last tab for the. mov format is the Streaming tab. There are a few options here that are specific to streaming video from a QuickTime Streaming Server installed at your ISP. Contact your ISP for information on streaming the. mov format and which options are available. 

The Audio format basically adjusts whether the fde is in stereo and the overall quality. The Video quality sets the overall video quality, but there are many more controls that are used to adjust the video on the various tabs. Neither of these gives you precise numerical control over the stream click the Advanced button to define the settings for each preset. 

The Summary tab has a few final options. Enable perfect play sets np a buffer in memory that stores video as it is streamed, which can sometimes improve the performance of the stream. 

Bitrate is the most critical factor in streaming video. The total bitrate is the audio bitrate plus the video bitrate together. No matter what you select on the other tabs, the final file will have a bitrate that is equal to the one selected on this tab. It is possible to select audio bitrates that are higher than the total bitrate on the Bitrate tab. 

Set the balance of bitrates between the Audio tab and Video. There is no way to do this except to experiment. 

On the Bitrate tab, you can select a number of different target bitrates for the final file. The size of the file will need to be large enough for the higher bit rate, but all of the selected bitrates will be available on the Windows Media Video Server. 

Your company page will have the opportunity to add to and optimize your tabs such as Products and Ccireers. To do so, simply click the blue Edit button to edit your pe e and add any copy, ime es, or videos you want. 

Add videos to your Products tab to further engage followers. Keep the content professional (of course ) and know what specific takeaway you want the viewer to get from watching the video. 

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