• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Exporting widescreen Quicktime problems…

  Posted by Stuart Samuels on October 5, 2011 at 6:40 pm

  Hi.

  I want to export some edited basic avi clips as a widescreen quicktime movie but I cant seem to get the export setting correct. When I play the video in VLC or Quicktime Player I either end up with a stretched or very small video.

  Can anyone tell me what I should be doing as It surely cant be that difficult and I’m probably just being a bit slow!

  What compression should I be using to maintine the high quality of the footage and what should my fame size be set to etc?

  Im using CS4 by the way.

  Thanks for any help anyone can offer.

  Stuart Samuels replied 14 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 13 Replies
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  Ben G unguren

  October 5, 2011 at 10:58 pm

  Please share your current export setting with us. Many of us will be able to spot your problem with a quick glance, but we need to know what you’re doing in the first place….

  Ben Unguren
  Motion Graphics & Editing
  http://www.mostlydocumentary.com

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  Jeff Pulera

  October 6, 2011 at 2:48 pm

  Most media players do not account for any pixel shape other than square, in other words Pixel Aspect Ratio of 1.0

  Some formats like HDV use anamorphic (stretched) video with a PAR of 1.333

  With DV NTSC, the video is ALWAYS 720x 480 whether standard or widescreen! PAR makes the difference.

  So for instance, whether starting with HD, or DV widescreen, and wanting to export to an SD format for the web, use square pixels (1.0) with frame dimensions of 854×480 then you will get the correct widescreen look in the players. If exporting for the web/computers, make sure the video gets deinterlaced if starting with an interlaced source.

  Whatever dimensions you wish to export at, just use PAR 1.0 and make sure the X and Y divide out at 16:9 (854/54 and 480/54 = 16:9)

  Thanks

  Jeff Pulera
  Safe Harbor Computers
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  Stuart Samuels

  October 6, 2011 at 3:53 pm

  Thanks for your replies.

  To add to my confusion I’m in Britain so I’m after PAL settings rather than NTSC, but surely the screen dimensions are the same?

  The export settings that I’ve used so far are

  Format: Quicktime
  Preset: PAL DV Widescreen
  Video Codec: DV PAL

  With these settings I am not able to alter the width and height as they are greyed out and locked at 720×576. There is also no option anywhere I can see to change the PAR. The resulting video played in Quicktime Player (set to ‘fullscreen’) or VLC fills the screen vertically but has black bars to the left and right (See below).In the program monitor window in Premiere my footage fills the frame completely.
  

  I simply want to export it as a widescreen Quicktime (or even an avi) but I still can’t seem to work it out. It’s driving me mad!

  Thanks again for your help, it’s greatly appreciated.
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  Jeff Pulera

  October 6, 2011 at 3:59 pm

  Well, let’s test my math skills and I hope this is correct for PAL then – I’ll do 576/9=64, and 16×64=1024, so I’d say to choose a “generic” QT preset rather than the DV preset, then you will be able to alter the settings, and do 1024×576 with 1.0 PAR to get the 16:9 aspect ratio.

  Hope this does it for you

  Jeff Pulera
  Safe Harbor Computers
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  Stuart Samuels

  October 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm

  Still no luck. I’ve posted the export window below (x3) so you can see my settings and options and see if there’s an obvious answer as to what Im doing wrong. Thanks.

  

  

  
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  Jeff Pulera

  October 6, 2011 at 5:45 pm

  I can’t see the Aspect Ratio settings, they are hidden down lower on the Video settings. And I believe you need to choose SOME kind of codec for the QT file besides none, but I’m not a QT expert.

  Thanks

  Jeff
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  Stuart Samuels

  October 6, 2011 at 7:15 pm

  Got it!

  I was interpreting the footage to PAR 1.0 but I was missing the Aspect settings in the export options. Phew.

  Im now struggling to find a codec that works though!
  I’d happily use an AVI file rather than Quicktime which it seems you may be more familiar with… could you suggest a full quality (SD not HD) codec that works well for you?

  And again, thank you for your time and help.
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  Jeff Pulera

  October 6, 2011 at 7:23 pm

  Hi Stuart,

  The choice of delivery formats is really dependent on where the video is going…what is the intended purpose or audience?

  If for the web, then you’d want some type of H.264 most likely to get the best compression and quality.

  Please let us know your intentions for the output

  Thanks
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  Stuart Samuels

  October 6, 2011 at 8:06 pm

  The finished video will go to DVD and also online. If it ever gets finished!

  I’ve tried H.624 but the quality isnt great at all.

  What codec would I use for a DVD?

  Apologies for all the questions but I’ve been tearing my hair out for days over this.
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  Jeff Pulera

  October 6, 2011 at 8:10 pm

  H.264 is an excellent codec, but you have to have the right settings.

  As for DVD, forget all you’ve heard about changing frame sizes and aspect ratios! If PAL is like NTSC, then the standard 720×576 is the correct sizing for DVD. In Export settings, choose “MPEG-2 for DVD” and choose a “PAL Widescreen” preset.

  Jeff

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