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David Barnett January 27th, 2016 06:32 PM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
For those delivering USB, approximately what size do you try to get a full length (1 hour) down to? About 8GB would you say?

I'm thinking of supplying them as well as DVD for this coming year, just so they don't come back to me in 5 years asking for an updated version.

Steven Davis January 27th, 2016 06:36 PM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by David Barnett (Post 1907757)
For those delivering USB, approximately what size do you try to get a full length (1 hour) down to? About 8GB would you say?

I'm thinking of supplying them as well as DVD for this coming year, just so they don't come back to me in 5 years asking for an updated version.

I just ordered a test run from photoflashdrive.com I'm going to test it with video and of course photos. We'll see.

Adam Stanislav January 27th, 2016 09:15 PM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Steven Davis (Post 1907758)
I just ordered a test run from photoflashdrive.com

I never heard of them, so after reading your post, I went to their web site. What a strange site! They display a bunch of pictures on their main page with absolutely no explanation (and no link to any explanation) what exactly it is they do/sell.

So what are they? Some kind of a secret store that only sells to their own initiates? What do they do? Just copy your files to a USB drive, or do they actually do something we cannot do ourselves faster and for free? The lack of that information on the entry page of their web site certainly doesn’t inspire confidence.

Taky Cheung January 28th, 2016 12:11 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by David Barnett (Post 1907757)
For those delivering USB, approximately what size do you try to get a full length (1 hour) down to? About 8GB would you say?

I'm thinking of supplying them as well as DVD for this coming year, just so they don't come back to me in 5 years asking for an updated version.

I use target 12mbps and max at 15mbps for USB deliver. as a reference Vimeo uses 10mbps. With that rate, a 45 mniutes clip will be about 4GB in size. I put it in my blog

http://www.lacolorpros.com/blog/?103...drive-Delivery

Taky Cheung January 28th, 2016 12:22 AM

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I custom made this boxes with a manufacturer in China. It takes any standard 4x6 (4R) photos as the front insert :) The box can also be used as a photo frame too.

Nigel Barker January 28th, 2016 01:49 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Taky Cheung (Post 1907768)
as a reference Vimeo uses 10mbps.

When did this happen? Vimeo always used to be 5Mbps for both 720 & 1080.

Taky Cheung January 28th, 2016 01:50 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
ha! when you uplaod a video with less than 10mbps, you will get a warning by vimeo now. :)

Peter Rush January 28th, 2016 03:41 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Taky Cheung (Post 1907768)
I use target 12mbps and max at 15mbps for USB deliver. as a reference Vimeo uses 10mbps. With that rate, a 45 mniutes clip will be about 4GB in size. I put it in my blog

Recommended Encoder Settings for USB Thumbdrive Delivery | L.A. Color Pros Blog

What wrapper are you using for your H.264 - MP4 or MOV?

Taky Cheung January 28th, 2016 03:43 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
it's .mp4. I tend to avoid using .mov

I tested on some android device, it won't play .mov. It might be either confusing to the system or google didn't want to play royalty to unwrap mov. .mp4 works everywhere :)

Steven Davis January 28th, 2016 07:47 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Taky Cheung (Post 1907775)
ha! when you uplaod a video with less than 10mbps, you will get a warning by vimeo now. :)


That's ironic since they are going to an adaptive player.

Steven Davis January 28th, 2016 07:49 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Taky Cheung (Post 1907775)
ha! when you uplaod a video with less than 10mbps, you will get a warning by vimeo now. :)

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Originally Posted by Adam Stanislav (Post 1907762)
I never heard of them, so after reading your post, I went to their web site. What a strange site! They display a bunch of pictures on their main page with absolutely no explanation (and no link to any explanation) what exactly it is they do/sell.

So what are they? Some kind of a secret store that only sells to their own initiates? What do they do? Just copy your files to a USB drive, or do they actually do something we cannot do ourselves faster and for free? The lack of that information on the entry page of their web site certainly doesn’t inspire confidence.

That's why I did a test run. I liked their boxes. Ordering is interesting because you submit the artwork and they send you (at a small fee) a preview. They have a coupon at the moment for 50% certain combo boxes, it ends at the end of this month. It was worth a test run.

Adam Stanislav January 28th, 2016 10:23 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
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Originally Posted by Steven Davis (Post 1907796)
That's why I did a test run. I liked their boxes. Ordering is interesting because you submit the artwork and they send you (at a small fee) a preview. They have a coupon at the moment for 50% certain combo boxes, it ends at the end of this month. It was worth a test run.

Thanks. That’s good to hear.

David Barnett January 29th, 2016 08:05 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Taky Cheung (Post 1907768)
I use target 12mbps and max at 15mbps for USB deliver. as a reference Vimeo uses 10mbps. With that rate, a 45 mniutes clip will be about 4GB in size. I put it in my blog

Recommended Encoder Settings for USB Thumbdrive Delivery | L.A. Color Pros Blog

Thanks Taky.

Steven Davis January 30th, 2016 10:55 AM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam Stanislav (Post 1907762)
I never heard of them, so after reading your post, I went to their web site. What a strange site! They display a bunch of pictures on their main page with absolutely no explanation (and no link to any explanation) what exactly it is they do/sell.

So what are they? Some kind of a secret store that only sells to their own initiates? What do they do? Just copy your files to a USB drive, or do they actually do something we cannot do ourselves faster and for free? The lack of that information on the entry page of their web site certainly doesn’t inspire confidence.

Well, I got the box in. It's not bad. I haven't tested the drive yet, but the box was pretty nice. I ordered one of these, https://photoflashdrive.com/Light-n-...nts-Drive.html

I like that you can put photos in it. Which is the way I'll set it up for demo.

Adam Stanislav January 30th, 2016 05:54 PM

Re: USB delivery instead of DVDs?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Davis (Post 1907980)
Well, I got the box in. It's not bad. I haven't tested the drive yet, but the box was pretty nice. I ordered one of these, https://photoflashdrive.com/Light-n-...nts-Drive.html

I like that you can put photos in it. Which is the way I'll set it up for demo.

Sounds good. Thanks.


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