Camera to web

When I created this Tutorial in 2006, I was using Liquid Edition 6.1.
Now (2008) I am using Avid media Composer 3.0. Hopefully I will replace this tutorial with a more current Camtasia version in the near future.

I have a box with AVID Liquid 7 on a shelf here. However, as long as LE can do what I require, I see no reason to upgrade.
I will probably wait until my next computer upgrade and then try AL 7.

In April 2006 I bought 2 new video cameras - a Sony HVR-Z1J and a Sony HDR-FX1J. As LE 6 is doing a great job of editing the HighDefinition footage I still have no reason to upgrade the software.

But I wanted to try and get my new HD material onto my homepage. That is where things began to get difficult.

I have never really understood the reason why so many people want Liquid to be an all-in-one solution to everything connected with editing.
They want it to be an NLE, a high level titler, a top quality DVD authoring tool, an image manipulating software etc. etc.
To top it off they want it to cost less than anything else around!

Liquid is, in my opinion, probably the best NLE available today - for the price. Used and installed correctly it is more stable than most of the other NLEs that are available.

I believe that software dedicated to encoding, software dedicated to DVD authoring etc. are very likely to do a better job in their own field than a great NLE which is trying to do everything in one piece of software.
So with that in mind, I set off to find the best 2nd party solutions to getting my edited material onto the web.


When I created this Tutorial in 2006, I was using Liquid Edition 6.1. Now (2008) I am using Avid media Composer 3.0. Hopefully I will replace this tutorial with a more current Camtasia version in the near future. I have a box with AVID Liquid 7 on a shelf here. However, as long as LE can do what I require, I see no reason to upgrade. I will probably wait until my next computer upgrade and then try AL 7. In April 2006 I bought 2 new video cameras - a Sony HVR-Z1J and a Sony HDR-FX1J. As LE 6 is doing a great job of editing the HighDefinition footage I still have no reason to upgrade the software. But I wanted to try and get my new HD material onto my homepage. That is where things began to get difficult. I have never really understood the reason why so many people want Liquid to be an all-in-one solution to everything connected with editing. They want it to be an NLE, a high level titler, a top quality DVD authoring tool, an image manipulating software etc. etc. To top it off they want it to cost less than anything else around! Liquid is, in my opinion, probably the best NLE available today - for the price. Used and installed correctly it is more stable than most of the other NLEs that are available. I believe that software dedicated to encoding, software dedicated to DVD authoring etc. are very likely to do a better job in their own field than a great NLE which is trying to do everything in one piece of software. So with that in mind, I set off to find the best 2nd party solutions to getting my edited material onto the web.
The jungle of encoding software, codecs, bitrates, resolutions, screen sizes, interlacing or progressive choices etc. has had me totally confused. So In September I set out on a quest to find the best combination of software and settings to use together with LE6. I was looking for the best solution for myself. That may not be the best solution for you. But I hope this summary of the workflow I finally opted for may be of some help to you.