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Premiere Pro experience
Hi guys, I just finished several projects using Premiere Pro, from capture all the way to DVD output. I learned some stuff that many might be interested.
1. I have a captured file named campusbeat.avi, with audio and edited in the timeline. I then imported an after effects rendered file named campusbeat.avi (trying to maintain my file organization), uncompressed with alpha and no audio. I continued to edit until I had to close the project (campusbeat.pprproj), and when I opened it later, the audio from the captured campusbeat.avi is gone from the timeline! Through trial and error, I discovered that the campusbeat.avi (uncompressed without audio) was the source of the problem. Reproducing my mistake further confirmed this. The lesson: never import two files with the same filename as Premiere might mistake one for the other.
2. When burning a DVD using the DVD Layout Window (Window>DVD Layout), Premiere transcode the timeline along with all the sprites/elements of the DVD (e.g. motion menu). After Premiere prompts that the process is done, DO NOT CLOSE the DVD Layout window. Go to the project directory, Encoded Files and look for the transcoded files–its there. Copy it to another location before you close the DVD layout window. If in case you later realized you made a wrong speling in the title, Premiere will painfully transcode all over again. Make the changes to the titles or motion menus, copy the trancoded files back to its folder, and Premiere will skip the transcoding of the right ones.
I know its long but I hope it helps someone.
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2 Replies
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Thanks for reporting this. However, I have a few questions:
# 1) Were both the files of the same duration?
# 2) Very interesting. I was not aware of this.Thanks!
Aanarav Sareen
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Sorry for the late reply. No they’re not. One is just about 10secs long and the other a few minutes captured file.
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