Well if you are on a Mac another option to look at is Compressor I think. But either way it is more or less the same on all platforms, what I do on windows is Export it in highest quality possible from my editing app. I then import into Squeeze and then pick what ever compressions are needed and hit the Squeeze button and sit back as it crunches the data.

I'm on a Mac and that's right. Compressor comes bundled with Final Cut Studio and does an excellent job. You can also create custom presets once you finish tweaking.

I tried compressor but it spits out images that aren't 16x9. What would you suggest? Also please take a look at this video clip I did it with sorenson squeeze. Not sure how it looks on other computers. www.humanjukebox.tv

I've tried using compressor again without any results. Anyone have any suggestions?

The Squeeze version looked pretty good to me. As for compressor I dont know it but my guess is you need to look in the "advanced settings" or what ever they call it and set it to 16:9. It is probably set to 4:3

Thanks. I'll check it as soon as I have a chance.

Also make sure that the resolution of the profile you are using is actually 16:9

Easy way to pick a resolution is pick your width, say 400 and then multiply by 9 and then divide the result by 16. This gives you 225, the Hight ratio, so you would use 400 by 225 for the pixels :)

Hey I know this is a slightly outdated thread but I had one question:

I agree everybody's h.264 encoded videos look great, but when I use Compressor to export my HDV project in h.264 format, all the text is mis-shaped and skewed. I know what I'm doing when it comes to exporting, I'm not sure what the issue is.. does anybody have a guess? Thank you!!!

Christian

Make sure you have the correct pixel aspect ratio selected when exporting/compressing. HDV is 1.33 aspect. If you use the wrong setting it can throw things off a bit.