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Basic question for a new user on import/export configurations
Thanks for reading. Real basic one here for you all I’m sure. Working on a MacBook Pro w/ Premiere Pro CS4. I’ve got several mini-dv tapes of footage taken w/ several different dv camcorders in the past 4 or 5 years. I’m trying to import the footage to the mac via Premiere and subsequently put the footage onto dvd’s AS dvd’s (as opposed to merely backing up the footage onto dvd’s; I want to create the menus, chapters, etc and have a working dvd). I also want to keep the highest quality possible, and have tried several settings in Premiere such as No Compression, etc but there are so many possible configurations that every time I end up exporting it, it loses more quality than I’d be willing to give up. I’ve got a dual layer dvd burner, so I can go up to about 8.5 GB/dvd, so I’m thinking there’s GOT to be some basic configuration settings I can use that will give me good quality video footage on the other end (dvd) from the mini dv tapes. Any sug gestions from this well of knowledge is GREATLY appreciated. Even if the typical 60 minute dv tape would be over 8.5 GB w/ the settings you suggest, I’d still take the advice and keep the footage on a hard drive for back up purposes and later use.
Thanks again….I appreciate it
William Long
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You’ve got to think about what the DVD can hold (more video) vs the playback speed your DVD can handle (resulting in higher quality).
There’s threads on here that talk about max CBR/VBR rates. From my POV, when you start going below 3mbs, it starts to get lossy. If you can crank it to 6-7, it’s great. Anything higher than 8, your DVD risks the chance of not playing back smoothly on all DVD players.
Premiere will show you how much estimated space it will take up. You can also try compressing your audio in mpg, instead of using uncompressed PCM audio.
Even if premiere estimates it would be under the DVD size, with menus the DVD could still be slightly larger than the estimate. (more menus/more graphics, less space)
Tim Robinson
tim@erobinsons.com
Pride-Mobility-Products
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Tim,
Thank you very much for the input. I really appreciate it. Question for ya…strictly for backup purposes, what kind of configuration can you suggest for importing from the dv camera to premiere, then exporting to be saved on an external (or internal) hdd? In other words, how can I most closely keep the same quality video/audio that the footage was shot in from the camera onto the computer? No compression at all, ie….Thanks again….William -
Well DV on the tape is just like the DV codecs used on the computer. So when you digitize the clips into .AVI’s, there already in DV format and are very close to the original compression that the camera did when the footage was shot. There’s no such thing as uncompressed DV format.
Tim Robinson
tim@erobinsons.com
Pride-Mobility-Products
Corporate Video Editor -
Thanks Tim….I appreciate your input….
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