• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Export question

  Posted by Guy Kingston on April 5, 2009 at 2:31 pm

  I would be very grateful for some advice about optimum export settings.

  I am trying to export a master copy (MPEG2, 1440×1080, 1.33, 25fps) as an mp4 (H.264). I have experimented with the various export options (Apple TV 720/480, iPod Video Large/Small, PAL/NTSC). In each case I have used the default settings except for the PAL exports where I have adjusted the frame dimensions to equal that of the NTSC exports).

  I’ve had mixed results and have tested the outputs on a number of different media players on both Windows Vista systems and a Mac OS X.

  My mp4s seem to play best in VLC on both Windows and Mac but the audio is a frame or two out of sync. On Windows systems QuickTime and iTunes seem to have a fit, though the Mac has a more stable (though less than ideal) output.

  The PAL seems better than the NTSC, I suppose because there are no frames being dropped.

  I imagined Apple TV format exports would play in standard Apple software, or am I being naive?

  I chose mp4 as it seems to be something that is widely playable, good quality and reasonable file size. Should I try a different format?

  Or, do I need to fine tune the mp4 export settings – if so, how?

  I’m using PPro CS4 and AME. A short NTSC test mp4 is here: https://tinyurl.com/c7awh3 and a PAL one here: https://tinyurl.com/clexdl.

  Many thanks for any suggestions

  Guy Kingston replied 17 years, 4 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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