The VideoClipstream Video export options

There are many factors to consider when selecting custom settings or deciding to load one of the pre-set VideoClipstream™ Premiere Plug-in settings. The ability to play a movie smoothly may need to be compromised to allow playback across a variety of connections. Uploading and testing may need to be performed more than once in order to arrive at an acceptable compromise for each speed.

Step-by-step:

1. Edit the video in Premiere and then right click on the movie and 'Get Properties' (click to view). Take note of the Frame Rate, Image size, and Audio Compressor (in case of QDesign Music 2 in Quick Time, audio may need to be down sampled manually). View a Properties box Screenshot
2. Once editing of the video has been completed in Premiere, go to File>Export>Movie and a dialogue box (click to view) will appear.
3. Click on the Settings tab.
4. For File type, select VideoClipstream™ Movie from the pull down menu.
5. Uncheck 'Open when Finished' if it is selected.
6. Take note of the Range; Choose 'Entire Clip' unless a specific portion of a project is desired.
7. Go to Video Settings
   

   In the Video Settings section, consider the Frame size first with the following in mind:
   

• Try to match the ratio of the source frame size to keep the same aspect. Keep in mind that the larger the size, the poorer the quality will have to be.
• 4:3 aspect is consistent with standard television size / 16:9 aspect is common for films
• For larger frame dimensions, the quality and frame rate will need to be lowered for a quality stream.
• Frame sizes will vary depending on the application. The chart below is only a general guideline for reasonable frame sizes at different connection speeds:
  

Now, in the same Video Settings section, look at the Frame rate

• The encoded file should match a fraction of the source frame rate. For example, encode a 24FPR file at 12FPM, 6FPM, or 3 FPM for best results.
  
• For faster frame rates, the frame size and quality will need to be lowered for a quality stream.
  
• To select a frame rate that is not included in Premiere's default settings, go to Video Settings, click 'Configure' and select the desired setting in Frame Rate Adjustment. The specified frame rate can be altered by selecting every second, third, etc. frame. Example; to get a frame rate of 7.5fps, select 15fps and then Every Second Frame in Frame Rate Adjustment. View a Screenshot
• Some frame rate samples are found on the Frame Rate Comparison Page. They may help determine what frame rate may be optimal for a project.
  
• Guidelines for reasonable frame rates for different connection speeds:

Quality

• setting the quality too high will affect the streaming.
• Setting the quality below 20 is not recommended.
• Here is a general guideline for setting the quality:
  

Data Rate

• The data rate must be limited with the viewers' anticipated speed in mind.
• Bit rate minus audio data rate divided by 8 equals data rate. Therefore, data rates should coincide with each other (example: for a 56k sample, if the audio data rate has been set at 16, the data rate should be set to 4)
• The following chart is a guide for data rates at different speeds:
  

Also visit the Audio Options page.