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- choosing output format at the start, not just at export - file formats and conversion. Maybe auto-conversion could happen in the background while I cut with

- choosing output format at the start, not just at export - file formats and conversion. Maybe auto-conversion could happen in the background while I cut with low-res?

CinematicStudio 6y ago
Thanks! > choosing output format at the start, not just at export Got it, added to my todo list. > file formats and conversion. Maybe auto-conversion could happen in the background while I cut with low-res? I do support the popular formats for now. What do you mean by "conversion"? In my mind, that clearly happens when you import the file into the project. At export, I do go through the original videos, to get the highest res for each video frame. If this is what you mean by auto-conversion, that is possible, but not sure how advantageous it would be - it takes a lot of CPU + GPU (even if in the background) and may disrupt your editing. I will dig deeper into this.
- anotheryou 6y ago
  Oh I was not clear enough :) I don't want to choose the format at the start, but do want it only on export. The conversion part is probably not a common use case. I use found-footage a lot and web video comes in formats that make e.g. premiere struggle. Maybe better don't listen to me after all :)
  - CinematicStudio 6y ago
    Lol :) By output format, do you mean, .mp4/.avi and the like? If so, clearly on export is where it makes sense (which is where I have it) > I use found-footage a lot and web video comes in formats that make e.g. premiere struggle I see. If you download it as .mp4, it's easy. Other formats (.mkv, for instance) are much harder to interpret. I will try to strike a balance between what people want and how easy I can support them ;)
    - anotheryou 6y ago
      > By output format, do you mean, .mp4/.avi and the like? Yes, but even more: resolution. I don't want to think of whether I need HD or 4k later, I just want to do a cut now. > I will try to strike a balance between what people want and how easy I can support them ;) Maybe you can check out what is easy to re-mux with ffmpeg if you use that. Often it's just the audio that needs to be re-encoded.
      - CinematicStudio 6y ago
        > Yes, but even more: resolution. I don't want to think of whether I need HD or 4k later, I just want to do a cut now. Got it, so if I understand correctly, that means reasonable defaults. > Maybe you can check out what is easy to re-mux with ffmpeg if you use that. Often it's just the audio that needs to be re-encoded. Unfortunately, I can't use ffmpeg in a commercial app. But yeah, I'll figure out something :)
        anotheryou 6y ago
        > that means reasonable defaults. no, that means you only have to choose a ratio and place your videos in there, but you don't have to commit to a certain resolution or framerate or at least you can change all that later without any effect on video position, scale and cuts. Too bad about ffmpeg, I love it so much :)
        CinematicStudio 6y ago
        > no, that means you only have to choose a ratio and place your videos in there, but you don't have to commit to a certain resolution or framerate or at least you can change all that later without any effect on video position, scale and cuts. Sorry for my poor choice of words. That's what I meant. Only the ratio is fixed (clearly, you can change that too, but very likely you would need to readjust everything). > Too bad about ffmpeg, I love it so much :) Trust me, I know :( Everything would have been orders of magnitude easier for me, had I been able to use ffmpeg.

- choosing output format at the start, not just at export - file formats and conversion. Maybe auto-conversion could happen in the background while I cut with low-res?

CinematicStudio 6y ago

Thanks! > choosing output format at the start, not just at export Got it, added to my todo list. > file formats and conversion. Maybe auto-conversion could happen in the background while I cut with low-res? I do support the popular formats for now. What do you mean by "conversion"? In my mind, that clearly happens when you import the file into the project. At export, I do go through the original videos, to get the highest res for each video frame. If this is what you mean by auto-conversion, that is possible, but not sure how advantageous it would be - it takes a lot of CPU + GPU (even if in the background) and may disrupt your editing. I will dig deeper into this.

anotheryou 6y ago
Oh I was not clear enough :) I don't want to choose the format at the start, but do want it only on export. The conversion part is probably not a common use case. I use found-footage a lot and web video comes in formats that make e.g. premiere struggle. Maybe better don't listen to me after all :)
- CinematicStudio 6y ago
  Lol :) By output format, do you mean, .mp4/.avi and the like? If so, clearly on export is where it makes sense (which is where I have it) > I use found-footage a lot and web video comes in formats that make e.g. premiere struggle I see. If you download it as .mp4, it's easy. Other formats (.mkv, for instance) are much harder to interpret. I will try to strike a balance between what people want and how easy I can support them ;)
  - anotheryou 6y ago
    > By output format, do you mean, .mp4/.avi and the like? Yes, but even more: resolution. I don't want to think of whether I need HD or 4k later, I just want to do a cut now. > I will try to strike a balance between what people want and how easy I can support them ;) Maybe you can check out what is easy to re-mux with ffmpeg if you use that. Often it's just the audio that needs to be re-encoded.
    - CinematicStudio 6y ago
      > Yes, but even more: resolution. I don't want to think of whether I need HD or 4k later, I just want to do a cut now. Got it, so if I understand correctly, that means reasonable defaults. > Maybe you can check out what is easy to re-mux with ffmpeg if you use that. Often it's just the audio that needs to be re-encoded. Unfortunately, I can't use ffmpeg in a commercial app. But yeah, I'll figure out something :)
      - anotheryou 6y ago
        > that means reasonable defaults. no, that means you only have to choose a ratio and place your videos in there, but you don't have to commit to a certain resolution or framerate or at least you can change all that later without any effect on video position, scale and cuts. Too bad about ffmpeg, I love it so much :)
        CinematicStudio 6y ago
        > no, that means you only have to choose a ratio and place your videos in there, but you don't have to commit to a certain resolution or framerate or at least you can change all that later without any effect on video position, scale and cuts. Sorry for my poor choice of words. That's what I meant. Only the ratio is fixed (clearly, you can change that too, but very likely you would need to readjust everything). > Too bad about ffmpeg, I love it so much :) Trust me, I know :( Everything would have been orders of magnitude easier for me, had I been able to use ffmpeg.