pixlet questions...

Jump to First Reply
ipodandimacipodandimac
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
ok, i need help understanding pixlet. first, is it better than a dv stream from imovie, and i should use it for exporting movies to use in idvd? or, is pixlet meant for watching videos on your computer, and i should use it for videos i dont plan on burning to dvd? i'm sorry this is kinda vague, i just dont understand it.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Pixlet is for video professionals that need to send ultra-high-resolution (ie, theatrical film, not DVD) proofs across a network.



    Pixar uses it for dailies and editing. (Timecodes are then extracted and used to piece together the film from the original full resolution archives.)



    It's not for consumers, or DVDs.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 2 of 8
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    well its in imovie so it must have some use for us.... i mean, if i want a high quality video should i export using it?
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 3 of 8
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Uh, sure. Knock yourself out. Still won't do you much good unless you're sending it to someone who needs the ultra-high-res. :/



    (The reason it's in iMovie is because iMovie simply supports whatever QuickTime does.)
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 4 of 8
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    ok.... thanks for the input
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 5 of 8
    foadfoad Posts: 717member
    Also, if memory serves me right, you have to be running Panther to play a Pixlet movie. It is not OS or platform independent.



    Someone correct me if I am wrong.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 6 of 8
    talksense101talksense101 Posts: 1,738member
    If you want capture video using applications like iGrab and send the file over to friends or post it on the web, pixlets provides very nice compression and quality. I think it is useful for end users as well.



    Quicktime can handle pixlet playback i think...
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 7 of 8
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Here is what I know. When I make a title with livetype, 800x600 quality lags horribly while playing on my machine (15" AlBook, but 4200RPM HD \)



    I know that when I compress with other stuff the quality gets so S***y it's not even useable. But when I use pixlet, even at it's lowest settings they are not as bad as other stuff. So pixlet rules!
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
  • Reply 8 of 8
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    What happened to that pixlet example on Apple's site? Couldn't find it the other day.
     0Likes 0Dislikes 0Informatives
Sign In or Register to comment.