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Dear List,
Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need
to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this
size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people
using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using
to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
Thanks,
Simon
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Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.

                                   Guy

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Dear List,
Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need
to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this
size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people
using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using
to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
Thanks,
Simon
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The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.

We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.

I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).

Jay

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Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.

                                   Guy

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Dear List,
Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
Thanks,
Simon
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I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.

John Oreopoulos


On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> *****
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> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
>
> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
>
> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
>
> Jay
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Video compression
>
> *****
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> *****
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> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>
>                                   Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
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> Subject: Video compression
>
> *****
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> Dear List,
> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
> Thanks,
> Simon
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Uncompressed is the only way to go for reusability. OK to shrink to <10
Mf for the stupid journal - and please feel free to quote me that a 10
Mb limit is stupid, and send the original data to "The Cell - An Image
library" (spnsored by ASCB) for access of full data.


On 2/27/2013 7:06 AM, Simon Walker wrote:

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> Dear List,
> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
> licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need
> to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this
> size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people
> using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using
> to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
> Thanks,
> Simon
>
>    
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I posted to    http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/27/     an Excel file
that can be downloaded. The file contains my evaluation of a large
number of codec's to make AVI files from a monochrome data set.
Evaluation was done with MetaMorph in 2005-2006. Summary (first
worksheet tab of the Excel file):

filename                                                            
filesize    Score (sum)
VP61 Advanced Profile                              1,582,592    1
VP62 Heightened Sharpness                       1,584,640    1
VP60 Simple Profile                                   1,612,288    1
DivX MPEG-4 Fast-Motion                       2,459,648    5
DivX MPEG-4 Low-Motion                      4,312,064    4
Microsoft MPEG-4 V2                              6,698,496    2
Intel Indeo video R3.2                              20,154,880    6
Microsoft Windows Media Video 9          28,512,768    2
Cinepak                                                   35,144,192    2
Intel Indeo Video 4.5                               38,092,800    2
Microsoft Video 1                                   65,801,728    3
QuickTime                                            225,830,571    4
uncompressed                                       363,842,048    2
average score (of 24 codecs)                  50,512,800    3.16
standard deviation                                   88,101,414    2.13
median                                                   13,934,080    2
maximum possible score (high is bad)                           12

Enjoy,

George
p.s. I am presenting my latest Tattletales poster on how to multiplex
fluorescent reporters in live cells, poster at ABRF and CSHL (single
cells analyses workshop) next week. I hope some of you can attend. The
current poster and two page abstract are the most recent two PDF files
inside the zip downloadable from http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/26/
I expect to have data by end of summer (2013).

On 2/27/2013 7:55 AM, Guy Cox wrote:

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> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>
>                                     Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Video compression
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Dear List,
> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
> licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need
> to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this
> size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people
> using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using
> to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
> Thanks,
> Simon
>
>    
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I think we need a bit more explanation before this becomes even remotely comprehensible!  But your hard work is certainly appreciated.

                                                                     Guy

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Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2013 11:03 PM
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I posted to    http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/27/     an Excel file
that can be downloaded. The file contains my evaluation of a large number of codec's to make AVI files from a monochrome data set.
Evaluation was done with MetaMorph in 2005-2006. Summary (first worksheet tab of the Excel file):

filename                                                            
filesize    Score (sum)
VP61 Advanced Profile                              1,582,592    1
VP62 Heightened Sharpness                       1,584,640    1
VP60 Simple Profile                                   1,612,288    1
DivX MPEG-4 Fast-Motion                       2,459,648    5
DivX MPEG-4 Low-Motion                      4,312,064    4
Microsoft MPEG-4 V2                              6,698,496    2
Intel Indeo video R3.2                              20,154,880    6
Microsoft Windows Media Video 9          28,512,768    2
Cinepak                                                   35,144,192    2
Intel Indeo Video 4.5                               38,092,800    2
Microsoft Video 1                                   65,801,728    3
QuickTime                                            225,830,571    4
uncompressed                                       363,842,048    2
average score (of 24 codecs)                  50,512,800    3.16
standard deviation                                   88,101,414    2.13
median                                                   13,934,080    2
maximum possible score (high is bad)                           12

Enjoy,

George
p.s. I am presenting my latest Tattletales poster on how to multiplex fluorescent reporters in live cells, poster at ABRF and CSHL (single cells analyses workshop) next week. I hope some of you can attend. The current poster and two page abstract are the most recent two PDF files inside the zip downloadable from http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/26/
I expect to have data by end of summer (2013).

On 2/27/2013 7:55 AM, Guy Cox wrote:

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> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>
>                                     Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Video compression
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Dear List,
> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
> licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that
> we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than
> 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe
> there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What
> codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
> Thanks,
> Simon
>
>    
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Hi Guy,
sorry about the formatting of the text table here (it looked good in my
email editor). Best to look in the Excel file downloadable from

http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/27/


The data was a timelapse cell motility study done with a video camera
(on a Nikon inverted microscope in a 37 C room) digitized by a Matrox
frame grabber.

George


On 2/28/2013 7:13 AM, Guy Cox wrote:

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> I think we need a bit more explanation before this becomes even remotely comprehensible!  But your hard work is certainly appreciated.
>
>                                                                       Guy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of George McNamara
> Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2013 11:03 PM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Video compression
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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> *****
>
> I posted to    http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/27/     an Excel file
> that can be downloaded. The file contains my evaluation of a large number of codec's to make AVI files from a monochrome data set.
> Evaluation was done with MetaMorph in 2005-2006. Summary (first worksheet tab of the Excel file):
>
> filename
> filesize    Score (sum)
> VP61 Advanced Profile                              1,582,592    1
> VP62 Heightened Sharpness                       1,584,640    1
> VP60 Simple Profile                                   1,612,288    1
> DivX MPEG-4 Fast-Motion                       2,459,648    5
> DivX MPEG-4 Low-Motion                      4,312,064    4
> Microsoft MPEG-4 V2                              6,698,496    2
> Intel Indeo video R3.2                              20,154,880    6
> Microsoft Windows Media Video 9          28,512,768    2
> Cinepak                                                   35,144,192    2
> Intel Indeo Video 4.5                               38,092,800    2
> Microsoft Video 1                                   65,801,728    3
> QuickTime                                            225,830,571    4
> uncompressed                                       363,842,048    2
> average score (of 24 codecs)                  50,512,800    3.16
> standard deviation                                   88,101,414    2.13
> median                                                   13,934,080    2
> maximum possible score (high is bad)                           12
>
> Enjoy,
>
> George
> p.s. I am presenting my latest Tattletales poster on how to multiplex fluorescent reporters in live cells, poster at ABRF and CSHL (single cells analyses workshop) next week. I hope some of you can attend. The current poster and two page abstract are the most recent two PDF files inside the zip downloadable from http://works.bepress.com/gmcnamara/26/
> I expect to have data by end of summer (2013).
>
> On 2/27/2013 7:55 AM, Guy Cox wrote:
>    
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>>
>>                                      Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List
>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Dear List,
>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
>> licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that
>> we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than
>> 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe
>> there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What
>> codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>      
>    
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Hi,

we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like
XviD or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if
you don't have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise
and improve compression further.

With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB,
with acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats
of course all depending on your noise and variance between images, but
I would anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup-
ported and freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress
directly.

Best,

    Mario




On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:

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> I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.
>
> John Oreopoulos
>
>
> On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
>>
>> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
>>
>> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Guy Cox
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>>
>>                                   Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Dear List,
>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>
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Three comments on compression:

1.  I haven't found anything truly acceptable to my tastes, but compression is required, so the next two suggestions are more constructive.

2.  I have tried a few freeware packages and have to say that the $30 for QuicktimePro is well worth the money (I have used it on XP, Vista, and Windows7).

3.  With fluorescent imaging where there is black background, filtering (not convolving, that's a different discussion) noise to pure black and bringing up the gamma to show the dim values better makes prettier and far smaller files even at higher quality compression.  Non-moving solid areas makes for small files.

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Hi,

we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like XviD or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if you don't have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise and improve compression further.

With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB, with acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats of course all depending on your noise and variance between images, but I would anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup- ported and freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress directly.

Best,

    Mario




On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:

> *****
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> I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.
>
> John Oreopoulos
>
>
> On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
>>
>> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
>>
>> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Guy Cox
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>>
>>                                   Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Dear List,
>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
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Hi All,

I routinely use Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) its open source and quite easy to use. With handbrake installed and the latest FFDShow codec packs (http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/) you have a lot of power at your fingertips to compress to any format you want.


Cheers

Cam



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Hi,

we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like XviD or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if you don't have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise and improve compression further.

With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB, with acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats of course all depending on your noise and variance between images, but I would anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup- ported and freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress directly.

Best,

    Mario




On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:

> *****
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> *****
>
> I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.
>
> John Oreopoulos
>
>
> On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
>>
>> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
>>
>> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Guy Cox
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>>
>>                                   Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Dear List,
>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>

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Thanks for all the suggestions with this.  If nothing else, this has shown that there are many options and no accepted standard.  Maybe it's time for a recognised standard method of compression for use with fluorescence microscopy data.  It would be useful if there were an option available in ImageJ/FIJI to implement this.  In the meantime we have managed to shrink our movie files using Adobe Media Encoder into MP4 format using H.264.  The result is a little blurry, but the file size is ~10 fold smaller and it's still possible to see what we're trying to show.  As suggested we'll upload the raw data somewhere for reviewers to access if required.
Simon


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Hi All,

I routinely use Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) its open source and quite easy to use. With handbrake installed and the latest FFDShow codec packs (http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/) you have a lot of power at your fingertips to compress to any format you want.


Cheers

Cam



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Hi,

we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like XviD or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if you don't have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise and improve compression further.

With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB, with acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats of course all depending on your noise and variance between images, but I would anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup- ported and freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress directly.

Best,

    Mario




On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:

> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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> *****
>
> I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.
>
> John Oreopoulos
>
>
> On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
>>
>> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
>>
>> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List
>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Guy Cox
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
>>
>>                                   Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List
>> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: Video compression
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Dear List,
>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>

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Other options worth considering:

1. Upload to youtube, which will compress it for you. Download as a
compressed MP4. You can upload as a private video if you're worried about
other people seeing it.

2. Use ffmpeg! This is a very powerful tool, gives you lots of control, and
it's free. You could read their documentation to unlock the full power, or
just google for an example of the thing you want to do. A few simple
examples here:
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/19-ffmpeg-commands-for-all-needs

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> Thanks for all the suggestions with this.  If nothing else, this has shown
> that there are many options and no accepted standard.  Maybe it's time for
> a recognised standard method of compression for use with fluorescence
> microscopy data.  It would be useful if there were an option available in
> ImageJ/FIJI to implement this.  In the meantime we have managed to shrink
> our movie files using Adobe Media Encoder into MP4 format using H.264.  The
> result is a little blurry, but the file size is ~10 fold smaller and it's
> still possible to see what we're trying to show.  As suggested we'll upload
> the raw data somewhere for reviewers to access if required.
> Simon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
> On Behalf Of Cameron Nowell
> Sent: 28 February 2013 23:50
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Video compression
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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> *****
>
> Hi All,
>
> I routinely use Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) its open source and
> quite easy to use. With handbrake installed and the latest FFDShow codec
> packs (http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/) you have a lot of power at
> your fingertips to compress to any format you want.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Cam
>
>
>
> Cameron J. Nowell
> Centre for Dynamic Imaging
> The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1G Royal Parade
> Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
> On Behalf Of Mario Emmenlauer
> Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 3:18 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Video compression
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Hi,
>
> we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like XviD
> or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if you don't
> have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise and improve
> compression further.
>
> With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB, with
> acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats of course
> all depending on your noise and variance between images, but I would
> anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup- ported and
> freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress directly.
>
> Best,
>
>     Mario
>
>
>
>
> On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:
> > *****
> > To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> > *****
> >
> > I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for
> me.
> >
> > John Oreopoulos
> >
> >
> > On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have
> no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I
> suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
> >>
> >> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the
> H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a
> relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and
> gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to
> convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies
> will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
> >>
> >> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files
> via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen
> situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to
> direct people there (
> http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
> >>
> >> Jay
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Confocal Microscopy List
> >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Guy Cox
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:56 AM
> >> To: [hidden email]
> >> Subject: Re: Video compression
> >>
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which
> offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are
> good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost
> software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
> >>
> >>                                   Guy
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Confocal Microscopy List
> >> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Simon Walker
> >> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
> >> To: [hidden email]
> >> Subject: Video compression
> >>
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Dear List,
> >> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or
> licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we
> need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB
> (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still
> people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are
> people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of
> information?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Simon
> >
>
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On Fri, 1 Mar 2013, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> Hi Simon,
>
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2013, simon walker wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the suggestions with this.  If nothing else, this has
> > shown that there are many options and no accepted standard.  Maybe it's
> > time for a recognised standard method of compression for use with
> > fluorescence microscopy data.
> >
> > It would be useful if there were an option available in ImageJ/FIJI to
> > implement this.
>
> It appears to me that there is a way, however, there is no update site for
> this (at least not yet):
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/qingzongtseng/save-as-movie
>
> Ciao,
> Johannes
>
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Any compressed movie will be blurred to some degree. One of the reasons there is no standard algorithm is that the impact of any compression scheme will depend upon the nature of the image.  
As was suggested, do retain the uncompressed file(s).  If you need to edit the movie, make the changes on a copy of the uncompressed file.  Re-editing the  the  compressed version will often turn it to mush.

thanks to all who made suggestions for movie making tools.
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> Thanks for all the suggestions with this.  If nothing else, this has shown that there are many options and no accepted standard.  Maybe it's time for a recognised standard method of compression for use with fluorescence microscopy data.  It would be useful if there were an option available in ImageJ/FIJI to implement this.  In the meantime we have managed to shrink our movie files using Adobe Media Encoder into MP4 format using H.264.  The result is a little blurry, but the file size is ~10 fold smaller and it's still possible to see what we're trying to show.  As suggested we'll upload the raw data somewhere for reviewers to access if required.
> Simon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Hi All,
>
> I routinely use Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) its open source and quite easy to use. With handbrake installed and the latest FFDShow codec packs (http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/) you have a lot of power at your fingertips to compress to any format you want.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Cam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Mario Emmenlauer
> Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 3:18 AM
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> Subject: Re: Video compression
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> Hi,
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> we used several different of the newer video compression codecs, like XviD or DivX and Quicktime, they all give surprisingly good results if you don't have too much noise. You can prefilter a bit to reduce noise and improve compression further.
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> With XviD we often compress 500MB TIFF time series of 2MP to ~10MB, with acceptable quality, good enough for Beamer presentation. Thats of course all depending on your noise and variance between images, but I would anticipate a 10 - 50 fold decrease of size. XviD is well sup- ported and freeware on most platforms, and we export from MetaXpress directly.
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>    Mario
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> On 02/27/2013 05:08 PM, John Oreopoulos wrote:
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>> I use the same method described by Jay below. This works very well for me.
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>> John Oreopoulos
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>> On 2013-02-27, at 11:05 AM, "Unruh, Jay" <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>>> The size limits for publication are unfortunate.  You essentially have no choice but to reduce the quality of movies so you can publish them.  I suppose the purpose of this is for rapid web viewing.
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>>> We routinely use Quicktime Pro (no commercial connection) with the H.264 compression (also low cost software at around $30).  It does a relatively decent job of compressing and preserving sharp features and gives you flexibility on compression level.  My typical workflow is to convert to RGB and then save as uncompressed avi from ImageJ.  Those movies will import directly into Quicktime Pro.
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>>> I would also highly recommend providing uncompressed or even raw files via your own website so people can access them there.  I have seen situations where authors reference the website from within a publication to direct people there (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/nature09255.html).
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>>> Jasc Software Paint Shop Pro also comes with Animation Shop which offers a wide range of compression options.  Some are terrible, others are good - it needs a fair bit of experimentation.  But it is low cost software.  I use it a lot, but otherwise have no commercial connection.
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>>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:06 PM
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>>> Dear List,
>>> Can anyone recommend software for video compression (either free or licensed)?  We have some large files from live cell imaging exps that we need to submit to a journal and somehow get them down to less than 10 MB (this size limit seems crazy in this day and age, but maybe there are still people using dial-up to access journals..).  What codecs/file formats are people using to obtain the best compression with minimal loss of information?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Simon
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