Sending QT movie via FTP for projection at DVinfo.net

Kirsten Scully · November 28th, 2006, 09:42 AM

I need to get a 6 min movie I made in FCP from the States to Uganda by tomorrow. The recipients need to be able to project it on a large screen. The idea was to put it on my ftp. I have done this before with movies up to 70mg, but they were QT movies which I formatted for the web.
I know nothing about projectors and projecting. Could someone please tell me is this is a viable solution.
Thanks

Martin Pauly · November 28th, 2006, 01:55 PM

Kirsten,

the information you gave is a little too vague to give specific advise. Whether your movie is projected or shown on a TV/computer monitor is completely unrelated to how you can physically transfer the necessary files or media. The only connection I can see is that the larger the display surface, the higher the quality of the encoded movie should be, because all the little artifacts are all of a sudden not so little anymore.

A QuickTime movie such as the ones you have transferred using FTP could be played on a computer that in turn is connected to a projector. If the projector is connected to a standard DVD player, then apart from overnighting a DVD (not sure if that is possible) you could use FTP to transmit either the video and audio files (i.e., have someone author a DVD in Uganda based on your material) or transfer all the finished files from a DVD and burn them onto a copy in Uganda.

If you can post some more information about what equipment is available to play this in Uganda, I am sure we can help you more.

- Martin

Kirsten Scully · November 28th, 2006, 02:18 PM

Martin.
As far as I know, they have a computer and a projector. I feared that I would have to somehow get the full 1.8GB project to them so that they could put it on a dvd in order to project onto a big screen. You have confirmed my fears.
Unfortunately, overnighting is not an option.
Thanks anyway,
Kirsten

November 28th, 2006, 09:42 AM	#1
Kirsten Scully New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Jerez, Spain Posts: 19	Sending QT movie via FTP for projection I need to get a 6 min movie I made in FCP from the States to Uganda by tomorrow. The recipients need to be able to project it on a large screen. The idea was to put it on my ftp. I have done this before with movies up to 70mg, but they were QT movies which I formatted for the web. I know nothing about projectors and projecting. Could someone please tell me is this is a viable solution. Thanks

November 28th, 2006, 01:55 PM	#2
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Kirsten, the information you gave is a little too vague to give specific advise. Whether your movie is projected or shown on a TV/computer monitor is completely unrelated to how you can physically transfer the necessary files or media. The only connection I can see is that the larger the display surface, the higher the quality of the encoded movie should be, because all the little artifacts are all of a sudden not so little anymore. A QuickTime movie such as the ones you have transferred using FTP could be played on a computer that in turn is connected to a projector. If the projector is connected to a standard DVD player, then apart from overnighting a DVD (not sure if that is possible) you could use FTP to transmit either the video and audio files (i.e., have someone author a DVD in Uganda based on your material) or transfer all the finished files from a DVD and burn them onto a copy in Uganda. If you can post some more information about what equipment is available to play this in Uganda, I am sure we can help you more. - Martin __________________ Martin Pauly

November 28th, 2006, 02:18 PM	#3
Kirsten Scully New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Jerez, Spain Posts: 19	Martin. As far as I know, they have a computer and a projector. I feared that I would have to somehow get the full 1.8GB project to them so that they could put it on a dvd in order to project onto a big screen. You have confirmed my fears. Unfortunately, overnighting is not an option. Thanks anyway, Kirsten