I took some test video with a digital camcorder of a building under construction. This test video was taken at a ratio of 16:9.
Input Video (with Audio)
Type: avi
Resolution: 720 x 480
Size: 480 MB
Running Time: 2:10 minutes
MB/min: 222 MB/min
Resultant Videos (Reference Settings)
| MOV | WMV | |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 | 720 x 480 |
| Size | 14.4 MB | 24.8 MB |
| Running Time | 2:00 min. | 2:00 min. |
| Rendering Time | 9 min. | 25 min. |
Conclusions
- The rendering time for 16:9 is 10-20% less since the pixels of the letterbox don’t change
- This 16:9 video format is better for subjects that are low and wide
- The higher resolution WMV yields noticeably better results than the low resolution MOV
- The WMV looks better on Viddler due to the larger viewing window and ability to watch video in its original size
