jonnkakarotto wrote:Fair enough. Is it possible to open the .ptl files, or copy their content at least, into Photoshop? I'd think it is, but I'm usually mistaken.
I've never used any version of Photoshop newer than 5.5, so I wouldn't know.
jonnkakarotto wrote:I just tested out how my video looks after a first pass encode, and I'm wondering... Since it encoded the audio with it, would I need to compress it (the audio) separate from the video (minus the audio from editing in Premiere) and then put them together for distro? Also, if the video happens to come out to a little over 100 MB after encoding, where would I host it?
You don't have to; you can encode the audio separately and join them later, or you can just compress the audio and the video in the same run. And if that does happen, then you'll have to either host it on your own webspace or encode it again with a lower target bitrate.
jonnkakarotto wrote:The last, and probably the most n00bish question I've asked thus far: What's the difference between the site's Direct and Local hosting? I'm guessing Direct is for uploaders that donate x amount per month and local is for uploader-wannabe leechers like me, but again, I could be wrong.
The answer is that direct hosting isn't the site's hosting at all.
A <b>
DIRECT</b> link is one that points directly to a video file that's hosted on <i>your own</i> webspace; for example, all my videos' direct links point to files on
http://www.aquilinestudios.org/ . You add <b>
DIRECT</b> and
indirect links in the Links part of the Enter New Video process. On the other hand, <b>
LOCAL</b> links are added automatically by the system when you successfully upload videos to the local server.
There is no special tier of hosting for donators. Any member can upload videos to the local server as long as they follow the rules, and any member can download them.