The Board of Education asked me to edit a video and output it to .wmv so that it could be played from a computer. I asked what venue the video would be shown in as I had been given low quality files to work with. The response was that it would be shown on a big screen in an auditorium. I explained that I would edit the video but that the quality would not be very good, even if I were to export it in a better format. .wmv export was out! The file size was small at 103 MB but the quality was just awful. Since the plan was to run a file off a computer, I tested an export using Adobe Encore to .f4v format and it looked pretty close to the .mov. The file size of the .f4v was only 188MB, whereas the .mov was 3.2 gigs. The quality was amazing for the file size! It worked well on Adobe Media Player and I suggested that computer files be played using .f4v in future and that .wmv format be abandoned right away. .wmv is poor quality and an antiquated format.
In case the computer happened to have a DVD-ROM on it, I exported using the .mov to iDVD and put a menu on it. The file was 666MB. I also exported from the editing program straight to Encore as MPEG-2 and onto DVD. This file ended up being 1.8 gigs. The DVD quality of both DVDs looked the same, though iDVD was quicker to burn. Using Encore is the best option for creating special menus, but it seems that iDVD would be better for burning larger projects.
In Encore, You can burn so that the disc starts up right away upon insertion if the workspace is too intimidating but with a little trial and error and time to spend learning all the features, it's also a great program for creating menus and chapters. The workflow is quite nice. You can edit changes right in the workflow area which is a lot more friendly to use than the properties window. The timeline is easy to use for inserting chapters as well. You can easily move these to an exact point of choice.
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