Please upload high quality H.264 .MOVs at 720 x 1280 HD with 24, 25 or 30 frame rate. All files need to be Progressive or Deinterlaced and cannot be letterboxed.
If using Final Cut Pro 6 or 7: Choose File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion
1. Under Options, Click Settings and choose:
Compression Type: H.264
Data Rate: Restrict to 6000 kbits/s (ensures >5Mbps)
Frame Rate: 24, 25, 29.97 or 30
Click "OK"
2. Click Size
1280 x 720 HD (16:9) and Click "OK"
3. Click Audio Settings
Codec: AAC
44.100 khz
Restrict data rate to 320kbps (ensures >256k for delivery)
Click "OK"
4. Save your file with the project name in the file name.
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We recommend outputting an uncompressed file from your NLE and then compressing to StudioNow specs via MPEG Streamclip. As a last resort, it works everytime.
Please upload using Google Chrome to access the StudioNow platform, you will see a status complete while uploading. There are no file limitations to our platform but recommend uploading files under 4 GBs whenever uploading RAW footage.