Copyright: ©2003. Sony Pictures Digital Inc.
Citation: ©2003. Sony Pictures Digital Inc.


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Revised July 31, 2003


IDH DIALOG ENCODE


IDH PROJECTSETTINGS
Connect at project settings

Select this check box if you want to render your RealMedia file using the audio and video settings from your project file.


IDH AUDIOMODE
Audio mode

If your media contains audio, choose the setting that matches the type of audio in your file.

Music	Choose this setting if your audio consists of mono instrumental music or music with vocals.

Voice	Choose this setting if your audio consists mostly of voice with little or no music or sound in the background.

No audio	Choose this setting if your file contains no audio.


IDH HQRESAMPLE
High quality audio resampling

When the sample rate of your rendered file is different from the source media, the audio must be resampled.

Select this check box if you want to use a high-quality resampling algorithm. Selecting this check box will produce higher-quality audio, but the encoding process will use more of your computer’s resources.


IDH VIDEOMODE
Video mode

If your media includes video content, choose the setting that matches the type of motion in your file:

Normal motion video	Choose this setting to encode video with the settings in the original file.

Sharpest image video	Choose this setting to emphasize image clarity, but sacrifice smooth motion.

Smoothest motion video	Choose this setting to emphasize motion, but sacrifice image clarity.

Slideshow	Choose this setting to present video as a series of still frames to maximize image clarity.

No video	Choose this setting if your file contains no video.


IDH TWOPASS
Enable Two-Pass Encoding

Select this check box if you want the encoder to analyze your files before encoding them.

When the check box is selected, the encoder can produce higher-quality video, but the encoding process takes longer.


IDH HQRESIZE
High quality resize

If you choose to render your video with a different frame size than your source media, select this check box to use a resizing algorithm that produces less image degradation.

Selecting this check box will produce higher-quality audio, but the encoding process will use more of your computer’s resources.


IDH FRAMESIZE
Frame size

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to determine the height and width of your rendered video, or choose Custom and enter your own settings.

Standard image sizes are provided because their dimensions conform to standards supported by many codecs and video-editing tools. Smaller image sizes allow for more bandwidth to be used for video frames and can improve content quality.

Note: 	When resizing image size with the Custom setting, be aware that many codecs require height and width settings that are multiples of 16.


IDH WIDTH
Width

When Custom is selected in the Frame size drop-down list, you can specify the width (in pixels) of your encoded video.


IDH FIELDORDER
Field order

Determines field order of the frames when drawn on the screen. Consult your capture/video output card's documentation for the proper field order for your specific device.

Progressive scan:	Select this option when viewing the video on a computer. This option ignores interlacing.

Upper field first:	Select this option for video that will be viewed on a television.

Lower field first: 	Select this option for DV output or if Upper field first produces jittery or shaky output.


IDH PIXELASPECT
Pixel aspect

Choose a setting to change the pixel aspect ratio of your encoded file.

Computers display pixels as squares, or a ratio of 1.0. Televisions display pixels as rectangles (ratios other than 1.0).

Using the incorrect setting can result in distortion or stretching, Consult your capture/video output card's manual for the proper settings.


IDH DIALOG AUDIENCES


IDH AVAILABLE
Available audiences

Select an audience from the list and click the Add button to create a stream for each selected Internet (or intranet) connection type.

Adding multiple audiences makes your encoded file available to a wider range of network connections but will produce a larger file.


IDH ADD
Add

Click to add the selected audience to the Selected audiences list and create a stream for that audience.


IDH SELECTED
Selected audiences

Lists each audience (network connection type) for which a stream will be created in your encoded file.


IDH REMOVE
Remove

Click to remove the selected audience type from the list.


IDH EDIT
Edit

Click to edit the encoding properties for the selected audience type.


IDH DIALOG EDIT AUDIENCE


IDH ENCODINGTYPE
Encoding type

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the type of stream you want to create:

Constant bitrate	Creates a stream that is tailored to a single bitrate that does not vary with the complexity of the encoded material.
Variable bitrate (bitrate)	Select this check box if you want the encoder to vary the bitrate of your encoded file over time within a minimum and maximum range that you define. This setting works well for delivering streaming media. Low-motion sections of video will use lower bitrates and high-motion video will use higher bit rates.
Variable bitrate (quality)	Select this check box if you want the encoder to vary the bitrate of your encoded file over time to maintain the percentage of quality you choose. This setting works well for delivering media that will be downloaded.


IDH AVGBITRATE
Avg bitrate

When you choose Variable bitrate (bitrate) from the Encoding type drop-down list, you can choose an average bitrate you’d like to encoder to try to maintain. Low-motion sections of video will fall below this rate, and high-motion video will exceed this rate (up to the specified Max bitrate).


IDH MAXBITRATE
Max bitrate

When you choose Variable bitrate (bitrate) from the Encoding type drop-down list, you can choose the maximum bitrate the encoder should create. High-motion will not exceed this rate.


IDH QUALITY
Quality

When you choose Variable bitrate (quality) from the Encoding type drop-down list, the encoder will vary the bitrate of your encoded file over time to maintain the quality level you choose. Type a percentage in the box to indicate the quality you want to maintain.


IDH FRAMERATE
Frame rate

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate how many frames will be encoded for each second of video.

The television frame rate in the US, North and Central America, parts of South America, and Japan (NTSC) is 29.97 frames per second (fps). In many parts of the world, including Europe and much of Asia, the television standard is PAL at 25 fps. France, Russia, and most of Eastern Europe use SECAM, which is a variation on PAL and also uses 25 fps.


IDH LATENCY
Max startup latency

Specify the maximum amount of buffering that will occur before playing back your encoded file.


IDH KEYFRAMEINTERVAL
Max key frame interval

Specify the maximum time between keyframes (in milliseconds) to determine the frequency of keyframes in your encoded file.


IDH LOSSPROTECTION
Enable loss protection

Select this check box to add error-correction information to the encoded file to help playback if packets are lost during streaming.


IDH VIDEO
Video codec

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to choose which version of the RealVideo codec you want to use to encode your video.

The codec you choose can limit the audience that can play your media. Choosing the latest codec will produce the highest-quality video, but it requires that users have the latest version of the player.


IDH AVMUSIC
Music

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the properties that should be used to encode audio when you choose Music from the Audio mode drop-down list on the Encode Settings tab when you render a RealMedia file.

You can choose different encoding properties for each audience type.


IDH AVVOICE
Voice

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the properties that should be used to encode audio when you choose Voice from the Audio mode drop-down list on the Encode Settings tab when you render a RealMedia file.

You can choose different encoding properties for each audience type.


IDH AOMUSIC
Music

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the properties that should be used to encode audio when you choose Music from the Audio mode drop-down list on the Encode Settings tab when you render a RealMedia file that does not include a video stream.

You can choose different encoding properties for each audience type.


IDH AOVOICE
Voice

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the properties that should be used to encode audio when you choose Voice from the Audio mode drop-down list on the Encode Settings tab when you render a RealMedia file that does not include a video stream.

You can choose different encoding properties for each audience type.


IDH DIALOG VIDEOFILTERS


IDH CROPPING
Cropping

Select this check box and type values in the Left, Top, Width, and Height boxes to set the size of the video frame in pixels.


IDH CROPLEFT
Left

Type a value in the box to offset the left edge of the video frame the specified number of pixels.


IDH CROPTOP
Top

Type a value in the box to offset the top edge of the video frame the specified number of pixels.


IDH CROPWIDTH
Width

Type a value in the box to set the width of the video frame in pixels.


IDH CROPHEIGHT
Height

Type a value in the box to set the height of the video frame in pixels.


IDH HEIGHT
Height

When Custom is selected in the Frame size drop-down list, you can specify the height (in pixels) of your encoded video.


IDH BLACKLEVEL
Black level correction

Select this check box to adjust the brightness of the video so black areas in the video appear darker.


IDH DIT
Deinterlace/ Inverse telecine

Select this check box to correct the jagged appearance of interlaced video and remove repeated frames that result from converting cinematic film (24 fps) to NTSC video (30 fps).

You can choose whether to apply these filters automatically or manually.


IDH AUTODIT
Automatic

Select this check box if you want the encoder to determine whether the deinterlace or inverse telecine filters should be applied.


IDH DEINTERLACE
Deinterlace

Select this check box to correct the jagged appearance of interlaced video.

Note:	This setting affects only interlaced source video that is at least 240 lines high. When source video (typically 480 lines high) is digitized, some video capture cards will discard the odd or the even lines, deinterlacing the video and producing a jagged appearance.


IDH INVTELE
Inverse-Telecine

Select this check box to remove repeated frames result from converting cinematic film (24 fps) to NTSC video (30 fps).

The inverse telecine filter is applied only when you’re encoding 30 fps video.


IDH NOISEREDUCTION
Noise Filter

Select this check box and select a filter type to reduce noise (also called snow) in your encoded video. Use the Low Quality filter to remove small amounts of noise, or use the High Quality filter to remove more noise.


IDH LQNR
Low Quality

Select this radio button if your video contains small amounts of noise (also called snow).


IDH HQNR
High Quality

Select this radio button if your video contains large amounts of noise (also called snow).


IDH DIALOG SUMMARY
Summary


IDH TITLE
Title

Enter the title of your streaming-media presentation. This information can be displayed by the RealPlayer during playback.


IDH AUTHOR
Author

Enter the author of your streaming-media presentation. This information can be displayed by the RealPlayer during playback.


IDH COPYRIGHT
Copyright

Enter copyright information about your streaming-media presentation. This information can be displayed by the RealPlayer during playback.


IDH KEYWORDS


IDH DESCRIPTION
Description

Displays a description of the selected template.


IDH RATING
Rating

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to assign a rating to your media file based on its content. Ratings can help protect young audiences from inappropriate materials.