Digital Commons at Penn State

Videos uploaded to the ITS Streaming Server should be saved in QuickTime format. Our streaming server will not support Flash videos, Windows Media, or Real Video. In addition, all videos uploaded to the streaming server should have what are called “hinted tracks”. These tracks enable the videos to be streamed bit by bit in real time without waiting for the whole video to download. You can tell if a video has a hinted track by opening it in QuickTime Pro 7 ($30 upgrade to the QuickTime Player available from Apple) and selecting Movie Properties from the Window menu.

You can see in the photo above that the movie has a Sound Track, a Video Track, a Hinted Video Track, and a Hinted Sound Track. The movie below does not have hinted tracks and will give you an “Unsupported Media” error if you upload it to the streaming server.

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Digital Commons – Common Compression Settings

For another editing program or iDVD:
• From iMovie
1. Choose Share > Export Movie
2. Choose Large size to export
3. Pick where you would like to save your project
4. Type a name in the Export As box
5. Click Export

• From Final Cut
1. Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie…
2. Make sure the options are as follows:
• Setting: Current Settings
• Include: Audio and Video
• Markers: None1
3. Check the box marked Make Movie Self-Contained
4. Pick where you would like to save your project
5. Type a name in the Save As box
6. Click Save

For ANGEL or the web:

• From iMovie
1. Choose Share > Export using QuickTime
2. Set Export: to Movie to QuickTime Movie

• From Final Cut
1. Choose File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion…
2. Set Format: to Movie to QuickTime Movie

• (continued) for both applications
1. Click the Options… button
2. Input these settings into the following categories:
• Video > Settings…
• Compression Type: MPEG-4 Video
• Frame Fate: 15 fps
• Key Frames: Every 75 frames

Because iMovie 09 no longer encapsulates media into the project file like iMovie 06, the procedure to backup an iMovie 09 project and media is slightly different than just copying a single file to the Digital Commons Server.

iMovie 09 will autosave all of its data into the users Movies folder. You will notice that there are a number of folders created. Each one has a special purpose and must not be renamed or else iMovie 09 will stop working.

The iMovie Events folder contains all of the media imported into a project.

The iMovie Projects folder will contain all of the actual edit information.

If you have Shared a project out to another program, it may also appear in your Movies folder.

VisualHub allows you to easily convert Digital Video
(DV) files to other formats. This is useful if you need a Windows
Media File (WMV) for a Powerpoint Presentation. Launch VisualHub
and follow these 3 easy steps:

1. Choose the format you wish to convert to. In this case
click on WMV.

2. Drag your .DV file or Hi-Quality .MOV that you exported
from iMovie to the VisualHub Source window.

3. Press Start. VisualHub will convert the source file and
place the new file into the same location as the original file.

Exporting to Flash from Final Cut Pro

Once you have completed your edit you can export straight to Flash Video from Final Cut Pro.

To do this click on File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion

In the pop up window choose Flash Video (FLV) as the format and click save.

You now have a Flash Video file of your movie.

This tutorial will cover exporting to a streaming quick time file.

1) Once you have finished editing your video in Final Cut Pro the first thing that you want to do is Render your audio and video. To do this we want to select “Sequence” across the top then go down to “Render All” then move over and select “Both”, this will render both your video and audio.

2) Now that the rendering is completed we export the timeline, to do this select the timeline with a single mouse click on the timeline. This step avoids exporting single clips from the viewer window.

3) Next we can click on “File” located in the menu across the top, we will then move down and select “Export”, then move over and choose “Quick Time Conversion”

4) Under the format Drop Down arrow you want to choose "Quick time Movie"

This tutorial will explain the steps to exporting to a Web Streaming file.

1)Once you are done editing your footage in iMovie you can click on File > Export.

2) Now an export screen will pop up, click on the QuickTime icon across the top and then move down to the "Compress Movie For" drop down arrow. Here you will choose Web Streaming.

3) Next you can click the share button at the bottom and you will be prompted with a save screen, choose where to save your file and Type in a name. Now you can save it and upload it to the web.

Keep in mind that the Penn State streaming server has a restriction of 1 gigabyte per file. If your file is larger, try splitting it into smaller separate files or manually adjusting the settings and lowering the quality.

Digital Commons Orientation

Duration: 40 Minutes

Equipment Safety

• How to handle the lights including heat warnings and not touching the lamps (Use Sand bags to prevent lights from falling over)
• Camera Lens Cover
• Tripod Quick Release (Click or Lock into place and test before letting go)

Equipment Overview

• Camera uses and limitations
• 3 point lighting setup (we can set this up prior to the training and just show them how it works)
• Function of the Podcasting microphones
• Functions of the Editing Systems

Time Management

• Pre-Production
• Production
• Post-Production