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Transcode timeline
Inside Premiere Pro CC, is there a way to transcode a section of a timeline – or a clip in a bin – to a specific codec? Like transcode or mixdown in Avid.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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Hopefully you’ll get an answer back on this option. It would be really helpful in transcoding our final show to a codec that will actually media manage and not fail. Currently in CS 6 our “trimmed media manages” are failing due to Premiere’s inability to handle Long GOP file structures properly. Transcoding to DVCPROHD or some other format would allow trimmed media managing to actually work.
Andy Edwards
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I have yet to see anything in PrProCC other than determining a codec for temp files. The other option is to transcode in Prelude before you edit. I see no transcode option for clips in your bin, like in Media Composer with AMA. I might be missing something, but I haven’t found it yet. Long GOP is always a problem.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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Prelude is not an option at the moment. The one show that has the biggest problem is a weekly one and they media manage their evergreen show elements after the show has aired. This allows us to return to previous elements quickly when doing historical look backs or even end of year review shows. The shows is compiled from a couple bays, so importing the used features and elements into a final sequence is what gets media managed. As we are getting footage of all sorts during the week, taking the time to flip or transcode to another codec upfront defeats the purpose of Premiere “working with any codec” for speed. Having to media manage the entire final sequence also defeats the purpose of saving on drives and LTO for space. What used to be a 35-50gig media manage is now upwards of 350-450gigs. Doing this on a weekly show is definitely an expense we didn’t think would be a problem with premiere when it says it can handle every codec on the way in. How about handling every codec on the way out as well.
Andy Edwards
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I don’t know about clips or bins yet, but you can certainly transcode a section of the timeline by rendering it out. Or do you mean transcode the individual clips within the timeline? I can’t open it up right this second, but I’m guessing you could do that with the media manager tool. If I get a chance, I’ll check later today.
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We’d like to keep it in a full sequence so you can control all the elements. Rendering or transcoding it out to another codec “flattened” defeats the purpose of having access to all audio, video layers etc. If you get a chance, please test and post back. I’m on CC only on my personal laptop and have not had a chance to do any further testing. My work bays have not made the upgrade due to this issue. So unless Adobe updates CC to improve project managing to deal with Long GOP media properly, we will be staying put and looking at other software that can deliver what we need on a weekly basis.
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[Andy Edwards] “improve project managing to deal with Long GOP media properly, we will “
Sorry, Andy. I won’t be able to help. I go fervently out of my way not to work in long GOP. I always transcode, whatever NLE I’m using.
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Ok, thanks.
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