1. Leeanne Hibbert
Technical Considerations
File Type
The file type that my final promotional movie will be saved as is the .MOV file format and the reason that I will
be using this file type is because it is a QuickTime movie file extension which is brilliant for using when it comes
to saving videos that you make yourself and then playing them back in good quality. By using .MOV I am
allowing my movie to be compatible with Windows Media Player which is the standard movie player on all
windows computers. These then ables viewers to see the promotional video when it has been bothexported
and published.
File Size
When it comes to file sizes there isn’t an exact limit on the file size that my video will take up. I’m not sure
what size my video file come out at as many of my clips already are around 88MB for the large files and down
too 5MB for a short interview. There are many different sizes that I will be putting into my video so I can’t be
100% sure until I have exported and published my final video. One thing that I will ensure is that the file size of
my video will not be a ridiculous sized amount and this is becauseI do not want the download speed for other
users to affect their computers and also I want the video to load quickly as it will really annoy people if it takes
around 5-10 minutes just for the video to start they will get bored and probably not have the patience to wait
to watch the video so they will probably just close the player down.
Compression
As I have just said above within file size I will not be sure how big my file size will actually be until the final
video has been completed. The good thing about compression is that it compresses your file size down to a
more suitable size meaning download speeds, loading time, and the overall video will be faster and quicker to
view. Although compression cannot always be the best thing to use when it comes to videos and images
because the overall quality will become poor. Compression compresses the files down which often can equal
loosing important pixels and quality to the images.
Media Player
For a default setting for my final video I will be using the software named Windows Media Player, meaning
that this will be compatible with any other windows based computer, however this doesn’t in anyway mean
that it cannot be viewed on another computer format for example the format Applebut it just means that the
video will take longer to load into a default program on their specific computer software.