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186 Options for using the final movie
Video as MPEG-4 video
MPEG-4 is the most advanced video format available at the moment. Unlike others, it can
provide high-quality pictures at the same file size.
Behind MPEG-4, you'll find a highly complex "academic" standard that operates and is
supported variably according to make. To go into detail on these differences and
parameters would be beyond the scope of this documentation. For this reason, indications,
along with the operational manual of your device, are given that should help create
executable MPEG-4 files. For more experimental users, the complete setup options of the
ind the "Advanced settings..." buttons.
far only been used on a few devices. MPEG-4 video can be combined with AAC or
AMR sound, the latter mostly in conjunction with mobile phones. The combination
ACC/AAC doesn't appear very often (Apple iPod video), ACC with AMR in contrast, not at
all.
Multiplexer: Here you can find the so-called "container" formats and special options for
Apple's iPod and Sony's PSP. MPEG-4 is usually used as an output format, while mobile
phones mostly use 3
Keyboard shortcut: Alt + K
y
e popular MP3 audio format.
MPEG-4 codec can be found beh
Video/Audio: The MPEG-4 format and the advanced AVC format are also available, but
have so
GPP.
Audio as MP3
MAGIX Video Pro X2 supplies an optional MP3 encoder for especially fast and good-qualit
conversions into th
Hint: The MP3 encoder cannot be used as a codec for the audio track of AVI audio files.
Transmission format
Specify how you wish to send the audio file to the mobile device here.
Options
In the "Options" section you can set the format and the compression of the audio file.
Bit rate: The bit rate selection specifies the level of compression, and the higher the bit
rate, the higher the quality of the exported audio file. On the other hand, the bit rate
determines the final file size; the smaller the bit rate, the smaller the file.
Mono/Stereo/5.1 Surround: Most mobile devices have only one loudspeaker. To save on
memory, you can export in mono for these devices. In 5.1 Surround mode, you can also
export in MP3 Surround (see
"The Mixer in Surround mode" (view page 171)).