Better to convert VOD to MOV or AVI for Premiere CS2?

[Alex Jusay]

Gavino,

1. VOD or VOB?
2. AVI or MOV can be lossless or lossy depending on the codec. DV or MOV AVI is a lossy codec. Uncompressed AVI is technically a lossless codec.
3. Nop, its not worthwhile because the source is compressed anyway. I would go for DV codec, AVI or MOV.

Hope that helps…

Jhalex

[Blast1]

Change the .vob file extension to .mpg then import into Ppro2

[Gavino]

Thanks for your swift response.

I have come to understand that my purchase of a DVD camcorder was a bad one considering my desire to edit footage through Premiere Pro CS2. I was hoping that there was a way that I could uncompress the VOB footage I obtain from my camera, then edit it before compressing it into its final form. As it stands, my final output from PRemiere Pro is a compressed version (MPEG-2) of already compressed footage (MPEG-2). That doesn’t sound healthy! Any advice?

[Blast1]

If you are going to have the cam for a while you might want to look into videoredo.com it uses smart rendering so impact is minimal to the Mpeg video