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Presets

Descriptions of the various settings used in the Normal and High quality presets.

Settings by Format:

All Apple Devices - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on all Apple devices. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 640 x 480. High quality will use the H.264 video codec.

iPhone/iPod touch - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPhone/iPod touch. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 480 x 320. High quality will use the H.264 video codec.

iPhone/iPod Retina - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPhone/iPod touch with Retina display. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 640 x 480. High quality will use the H.264 video codec and fits a resolution of 1280 x 720 (720p).

iPod nano - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPod nano with video capabilities. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 368 x 240. High quality will use the H.264 video codec.

iPod classic - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPod classic. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 320 x 240. High quality will use the H.264 video codec.

iPad - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPad. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 640 x 480. High quality will use the H.264 video codec and fits a resolution of 1024 x 768.

iPad Retina - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an iPad. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 1280 x 720 (720p). High quality will use the H.264 video codec and fits a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p).

Apple TV - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an Apple TV. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 720 x 432. High quality will use the H.264 video codec and fits a resolution of 1280 x 720 (720p).

Apple TV 1080p - Will produce a .m4v file that will play on an Apple TV. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and fits a resolution of 1280 x 720 (720p). High quality will use the H.264 video codec and fits a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (1080p).

QuickTime - Will produce a .mov file that will play in QuickTime. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with AAC audio codec and High quality will use the H.264 video codec. Video will not be resized.

MPEG-1 - Will produce a .mpg file that will play on various devices with MPEG-1 capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

MPEG-2 - Will produce a .mpg file that will play on various devices with MPEG-2 capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

MPEG-4 - Will produce a .mp4 file that will play on various devices with MPEG-4 capabilities. Normal quality uses MPEG-4 video codec with MP3 audio codec and High quality will use the H.264 video codec. Video will not be resized.

AVI - Will produce a generic .avi file that will play on various devices with .avi capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

DivX - Will produce an .avi file that will play on various devices with DivX capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

Xvid - Will produce an .avi file that will play on various devices with Xvid capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

DVD-NTSC - Will produce a .vob file that can be used to create a DVD which will play in a standard player (NTSC region). Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will be resized to fit a resolution of 720 x 480.

DVD-PAL - Will produce a .vob file that can be used to create a DVD which will play in a standard player (PAL region). Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will be resized to fit a resolution of 720 x 576.

Windows Media - Will produce a .wmv file that will play on various devices with Windows Media capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

Flash Video - Will produce a .flv file that will play on various devices with Flash capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

Matroska - Will produce a .mkv file that will play on various devices with Matroska capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

Theora - Will produce an .ogg file that will play on various devices with Theora capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

WebM - Will produce a .webm file that will play on various devices with WebM capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher video bit rate. Video will not be resized.

AAC - Will produce an .m4a file that will play on all Apple devices. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio bit rate. The file will be audio only.

MP3 - Will produce a .mp3 file that will play on various devices with MP3 capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio bit rate. The file will be audio only.

AIFF - Will produce an .aiff file that will play on all Apple devices. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio sample rate. The file will be audio only.

WAV - Will produce a .wav file that will play on various devices with WAVE capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio sample rate. The file will be audio only.

WMA - Will produce a .wma file that will play on various devices with WMA capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio bit rate. The file will be audio only.

AC3 - Will produce an .ac3 file that will play on various devices with AC3 capabilities. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio bit rate. The file will be audio only.

ALAC - Will produce an .m4a file that will play on all Apple devices. Choosing High quality will produce a higher audio sample rate. The file will be audio only.

By leaving any of these settings on Auto VidConvert will automatically choose the standard setting for the chosen Format.

In some cases it might be necessary to use the Info panel to get information about your video before making decisions in the Advanced panel.

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