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BASIC solutions K.I.S.S. Keep it Simple Stupid ONLY Adobe Premiere
Hi
After trying to find simple answers to simple questions I was shocked to find out that even simple basic questions are really hard to find.
So here I post the most simple basic questions and hope for a simple answers for many frustrated users browsing trough internet forums.1.
Everybody knows that h.264 MOV files are hard to edit in Premiere.
So which is the best (ideal) format for editing in Adobe Premiere CS4? The one adobe has no problem with for Full HD video?2.
How to convert (h.264) .mov file (native canon 7d .mov format) into that ideal format? which program to use? This format should of course not loose image quality.3.
I wanted to buy a powerfull editng machine, but then i thought for a moment. i don’t want to become a film editor. I just want to edit fast, and when my sketch is done, hand it to somebody with a powerful machines. So i would like to be able to edit on a 2 years old laptop. So the question is:
How do I resize(a) the new converted ideal Premiere format to a much smaller size, which i can edit then with ease? or (b) Is there maybe one software for those 2 steps?4.
The idea is: after my final editing is 98% done on my laptop or desktop computer i export the time codes to someone and he replaces – relinks my small files with premiere ideal format files. So is there an automatic way to relink smaller files with original files for the final editing? -
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Tell us more about your system.
Mac/PC? RAM? Procs? Media HDs?
Impossible to answer your question until you tell us more.Kevin Monahan
Sr. Content and Community Lead
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Systems, Inc.
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yes sorry… I have a PC, still using windows XP on my old computer, with Adobe CS4 suite. As I was saying I am waiting for a new computer:
Basic stuff: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, ATX, INTEL CORE I7-930, 2,80GHZ, QUAD-CORE, BOXED, GTX470, 12GB Ram, 2x WD 1TB 7200 32MBBut as I mentioned before: I would like to edit on an old machine – like a sketch but still OK for viewing of course. And when that face would be finished I will hire somebody for final editing on a newest latest fancy PC system. Cause in reality you edit for example 1 month, and when everything is done it can be transfered to Hi res in less than one day. So for me “sketch” editing is more important than final HD editing. And I know you don’t see the same picture quality, but you can always check the original material.
I try to find answer myself, so first step is to find a professional video converter. Is MOVAVI the right choice?
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“So which is the best (ideal) format for editing in Adobe Premiere CS4?”
First off, if you’re serious about editing with PPro, consider moving from CS4 to CS5. Your experience will be so much better. But if you want to stay with CS4, I’ve heard from others that converting your h.264 files to P2 DVCPRO HD is one option that should give you an easier experience. PPro handes that format really well.
“How to convert (h.264) .mov file (native canon 7d .mov format) into that ideal format?”
I’d try using Adobe Media Enocder and see how the footage looks.
As for your last two questions, as Kevin mentioned we’d need to know your computer specs. I edit with a laptop and workstation, but I’ve got a newer laptop that handles just about every format I throw at it. I often start projects on the laptop, then move them to my workstation for finishing.
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Thanks Eric
Basically you answered the question 3 also. I can resize and convert my files by Adobe media Encoder. For me editing is just one part of the job. The other parts are writing, directing, acting…
So I hope you forgive me to not go into a detailed tech talk.
But it would be great if I could edit small files (and then “relink” the footage from (P2 DVCPRO HD format )and let the computer calculate the footage over night. Just thinking simple.
I’ll try to do that and post the experience. -
Here is a link to offline editing for CS4 there is also other video tutorials listed for the same subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDQa0DCP2w -
The above video was a little convoluted….
but the steps it outlined were:
1) Create your Premiere Pro Sequecne in your final resolution format
2) Outside PPro create a set of proxy media using MPEG Stream Clip
3) it’s important to note that your proxies should have the same names as the original full rez source
4) import your proxies into PPro and edit
5) select proxy clips in project panel and choose “Make Offline” this disconnects the clips in the project from the low rez sources
6) then select them all and choose Relink
7) now link to the full rez original version of your media.Now all your edits will be replaced with the hi-rez media.
🙂
Alex
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Hi Alex, thats one of a bunch of videos in that area on that subject, I should have mentioned that but I was in kind of a hurry yesterday.
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Hey Brian….
Sorry…wasn’t meant as a crticism…
just wanted to boil it down cuz it jumped around a bit.
Hadn’t thought about using MPEG STREAM Clip so I thought was very useful info.
Alex
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Hi Alex
I wasn’t taking it as a crticism, I had forgot to add in that there were more tutorials in the same area on Utube and I had used the last video I had selected and hadn’t viewed totally when I had to run out. 🙂
I like to go through the videos on Utube as there are sometimes some gems in the mix. -
Thanks for the post. The guy in video is a slow talker, but yep it answers my questions. i also downloaded “MPEG StreamClip – Squared 5” program. Tons of programs out there for conversion. Very hard to pick the right one. Hope this one does it all.
Thanks for posting.
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