Izzy Video 123 – Output Video for the Web
This week’s video does a couple things. It promotes my new course, Learn Final Cut Pro 6: The Izzy Video Guide for Beginners. Also the video answers a question that viewers frequently ask me: “What is your process for exporting video for the web?”
I covered the subject a while back, but my process has changed a bit since then, so it’s a good time to update you.
As I mention in the video, this free version is much smaller than the ones available as part of my Final Cut Pro course. My course offers both HD videos at 1280×800 and Small videos at 960×600, so viewers can see everything that I’m doing on the screen.
I’m really excited about this new course. It took a long time, but I’m very happy with it. I believe it’s a great way for someone new to Final Cut Pro to learn the fundamentals of the app. I’ve already started receiving feedback from people who signed up for it yesterday right after I launched it. The feedback has been quite positive so far, and of course, I’m delighted about that!
By the way, if you’re an Izzy Video Member, then you get $20 off the price of the course. Simply login to the members area and you’ll find a coupon code. If you’re not a Member, and you’re interested in learning Final Cut Pro, this is a great time to become a Member.
You can download this video here.
Finally, if you have additional recommendations regarding outputting video for the web after watching the video, please post any comments here. I’d love to read additional strategies.
Of course, you can leave any comment you want. It doesn’t have to be an exporting strategy. 
March 12th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Hey Izzy,
As an educator I’m curious about the final cut DVD. What is your educational background with Final Cut Pro. Have you take the FCP certification course (pros and cons) or are your self taught. Keep up the great work! It has been fun watching Izzy Video evolve for the past few years!
Oliver
March 12th, 2009 at 9:59 am
[...] interesting topics, especially those on the independent producer’s hit list, such as “Putting Video to the Web” and “How to Get Professional Audio with COnsumer Cameras.” Izzy puts on a great [...]
March 12th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Hi, Oliver!
Thanks for the kind words. The Final Cut Pro course is actually not a DVD. It’s a web-based training course that consists of 38 videos, totaling more than six hours of video content. It’s designed to get beginners up and running.
No, I’m not certified. My experience with the app comes from having used it for years, and having studied the 2,000 page manual because I was self-taught. With so much exposure, it’s hard not to develop some expertise… One funny thing — the local Apple Store asked me to come train their entire staff on the way I use the app.
Anyway, thanks for watching!
April 18th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
hey israel, im having a bit of an issue with compressor, i have a high definition 16×9 video but when i bring it into compressor its squezzed into 4×3 and all video that i transcode are squeezed to 4×3, any ideas? thanks in advance and thank you for making these videos.
October 31st, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Hey Izzy, This is a great tutorial of course. Curious though, your title here is “output for the web” and you do mention that at the end… so my question is – with regard to settings within the compressor inspector, what would you tweak if anything? Of course, that this depends on what size we want for the web… Lets assume that you wanted to transcode for web HD 1280×720 mp4 – is there anything that you would change in terms of bitrate, etc… from the AppleTV default settings or would it be good to go?
October 31st, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Mark – I frequently use the Apple TV default settings for bitrate. Sometimes I change it if there’s not a lot of movement in the video. For example, my talking head videos, I’ll frequently lower the bitrate. It’s not an exact science though. It’s smart to experiment with different settings.
Scott – I think I know what’s going on, but it’s too long and complex to give you a fix in the comments here. In a nutshell – The transcode settings you’re using are set for 4×3. You need to check the inspector and make sure the frame is set to 16×9 aspect ratios.
I hope that helps!