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Better Qualtiy DVD encoding
Hi guys I have been working in Adobe Premiere for years and have a set workflow. But recently I find that my DVDs look good on TVs but I can see the fields on computers and laptops.
I have always used the Adobe Media Encoder straight from my time line and Selected the NTSC Progressive High Quality preset. (I do animation and so I expect to get the sharp lines of the architecture.)But even when you preview it in Encore your can see the fields.
Back in Premiere I my project settings seem good: DV size 720×480, 30fps, 29.97 timebase, no fields(progressive scan)
Today I tried Export> Quicktime movie Animation 100 compression. (massive file) and I put that in Encore which I know Encore will have to transcode itself. The preview looked razor sharp and I used the same settings: Progressive High quality 7VBR but this time, when I preview the disc and look at one clip right after the other you can see the amazing clarity of the Encore transcoded clip! Its much better.
Please someone try it out. Verify me.
Can we achieve this without the run around straight from Premiere’s timeline? -
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I did a quick test to compare the QT animation codec versus the DV NTSC codec and the difference was startling.
QT animation is a big winner.
Unfortunately, it’s an 8X larger file size.Probably for most people showing video on a TV, the animation codec is not needed, but in your case, where you want clear crisp lines, it’s probably preferable.
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I just don’t understand why Premiere can’t transcode the file at the same quality as Encore. Right from the timeline!
On fine edges and types its chalk and cheeze. I do hope for someone out there to have a factor that I have overlooked.
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I wonder if I save out the Quicktime file using apple’s MPEG 2 codec if I might be able to get the quality there? Does any one have the codec and does it work well?
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Both Premiere and Encore use the same encoder, but the default settings may be way different. Try this in Premiere;
1. In the Export Settings window, click the video tab and change the Quality slider to 5.
2. Change the Bitrate Encoding to CBR and the Bitrate to 8 mbps. This will force 8 mbps.
3. Most important, deselect Deinterlace in the Output Module (upper left corner). This will prevent reducing the resolution by half. -
Have you check that the “deinterlace” box is ticked? Coz sometimes after I encode a footage using different settings, I have to re-tick the deinterlace box. A lot of times I didn’t realize that the box was unticked this until I saw the final footage.
I hope this helps 🙂 Good luck 🙂 -
Mike you were right especially in the hidden output modeule silly little tick box for forcing the de-interlacing (even when my project is 30p!) It works great! thanks
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