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Video Editing Software help [Seeking tips for preparing video clips for Adobe Stock]

  • September 14, 2022
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Hello,

 

A Dyslexic, 60 year old, first-timer to Digital Video Editing here, seeking some technical help regarding choosing the right settings for Exporting video clips to Adobe Stock.

I have my Nikon D500 set to record in: 3840x2160, 30p, 4k HD, Picture Control: Standard…etc.

The clips will be very basic; one shot only per video, obviously; 5 to 30 seconds in length with small adjustments like the usual: Contrast, Saturation, Levels, White balance…etc.

 

Below are my questions and then some of Adobe’s Technical requirements underneath them that I’m seeking an answer to, thanks.

 

Now being a hopeful first-time Digital Video contributor and not knowing if I’ll continue to pursue it long term or not, depending on if it becomes too technical for my tired dyslexic brain; I’ve gone for the free Video Editing Software: ‘Shotcut’ to wet my feet so-to-speak. You now might be thinking; why don’t you just contact Shotcut? Well, I tried 3 times to enter their Forum but the confirmation emails kept failing to come through.

 

Now i know it’s not Adobe Software, and most of you might not have heard of it, but I assume all Video Editing Software has the same task, settings, tools, names and computer language? Hopefully???

 

I’ll be exporting in: H.264 & MOV…

 

 

Question 1: With MOV; do I still need to do the following ( below ) ?

 

( From Adobe’s requirements list 😞 “Use a professional grade transcoding tool such as Adobe Media Encoder to retain original video quality and avoid recompression whenever possible.”

Or will MOV do that job and be enough? Does MOV Transcode & Encode it? Or do i even need to worry about Transcoding & Encoding with simple one-shot videos?

 

 

 

Question 2: If i have the Scan Mode set in: ‘Progressive’; will i still need to do some of the following ( below ); or does ‘Progressive’ cover all of that and that will be enough for exporting? Cause i have no idea what Interlaced, Deinterlacing and Upper/Lower Field are, or even if i have to do it with a basic edit or not.

 

( From Adobe’s requirements list 😞 “Progressive scan video is preferred. 

We accept interlaced video if the footage was shot interlaced (for example, 1080i).

 

If any processing is performed on interlaced video before submission, be sure to retain the field dominance to avoid artifacts (Upper Field vs Lower Field). 

 

Deinterlacing is acceptable if performed with a professional grade tool such as the Deinterlacing tools in Premiere Pro or After Effects.

Note:

 

If you are unsure how to properly deinterlace your content, deliver it interlaced. This way, you avoid introducing potentially irreversible deinterlacing-related artifacts.”

 

 

Apologies for the long-winded post.

 

 

Many thanks for your time; and it would be greatly appreciated if someone could point me in the right direction.

 

Cheers!

Tony

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Correct answer Abambo

Thanks again, Abambo. I have been doing a bit of testing and have noticed when i export a 30p 4K HD image in H.264 and MOV, the saved file is around 2.85MB for a 5 second clip. I thought 4K file were supposed to be big? That's what I've noticed when I checked out a few fellow contributor's videos. Or does the file get bigger once Adobe puts it online?

Cheers!

Tony


Size is, similar to JPEG files, a question of quality. The more compression you allow, the less quality your video stream has. But also similar to JPEG, some files are easier to compress. If your images have a lot of detail, compression will be harder. If your beckground is blurred, compression is easier. You will need to find out, what is best. In general, I would go for the highest quality possible.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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September 14, 2022

Have you looked at Stock's video inventory?  It might help you to see what other contributors are doing.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Tony258658265jawAuthor
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    September 15, 2022

    Hi Nancy,

    Yes i have, thanks. But it's a bit depressing when you think you've come up with a good idea, you go and check out the topic, only to find there's half a million images there already. Doh! Anyway, that's life. I'll try to think of more niche subjects or whatever i can easily do.

    Cheers to you!

    Tony 

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    September 14, 2022

    Generally, it doesn't matter what tools you use to do your cuts and edits. The only requirement is, that the quality is as good as can be. That is, what Adobe stresses, and that is why it recommends using its tools. Well, obviously also because they are Adobe tools. 

     

    Q1: If your video is inline with the quality requirements, go ahead. If, however, you detect glitches, you should investigate. There is no need to transcode a video that is in one of the accepted formats.

     

    Q2: Interlacing is old TV technology, breaking up a full video frame into 2 half images. Old CRT screens then displayed first one half, then the other half, wich basically doubled the frame rate, without increasing the required bandwidth. The phosphor film on the CRT glas was sluggish enough to avoid flickering. Modern LCD screens need to use processing power to achive the same effect, at a much higher frame rate. However, interlacing degrades the visual quality and deinterlacing, if improperly done degrades also the visual quality of the frame. Your camera provides non-interlaced video frames, and you should stay with that.

     

    You can do tests, looking at the requirements for stock, and see, what produces the best results. Best is to film in 4k (or higher) and deliver a 4k video stream at the highest franes per second possible. Do not upscale or increase or even decrease the frame rate via rendering. That impacts the video quality.

     

    Please note that besides the purely technical requirements, you have also, what Adobe calls unfortunately "technical issues" which are image (or video) quality issues, like exposure, defocussed images, artefacts, noise. It is highly important that the video, you provide, does not contain any visual defects.

     

    If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
    Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
    See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
    and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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    Tony258658265jawAuthor
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    September 14, 2022

    Hi Abambo,

    Many thanks for replying back and taking the time to write such a detailed reply. I guess when you're new to some technologies you can probably over-think things with the vast amount of information to digest. I think the best thing now to do is jump right in with a few videos edited to the best of my knowledge and see what happens. If all else fails, i guess I'll just stick to photos.

    Anyway, thanks again, and Cheers to you!

    Tony 

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    September 14, 2022

    Go slowly, learn by doing. Submit your first video and wait for Adobe's response. If it gets accepted, congratulations, you did it right. If not, the reason gives a hint, but does not point to the exact problem. You may need to do some guesses.

     

    Things where you really should pay attention are:

    • People: you need a model release from every person in your video.
    • Logos and other brand restrictions will make your video mostly unexpectable if you can't do an easy retouching.
    • Artwork, interior and sometimes also exterior needs a property release.

    If you can correct the errors, you may try to resubmit.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    kglad
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    September 14, 2022

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