Exporting for Premiere

[Andy Mees]

what format /codec is your original footage ingested as?

[Andrew Gregg]

Hi,

It was originally ingested using the HDCAM EX 1 format. I then moved it to a normal DV timeline in order to crop the size from 16:9 to 4:3.

Cheers.

Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan

[Andy Mees]

and what is it you want to export to Premiere? the original (16:9) XDCAM EX source clips or the (4:3) DV downconvert?

[Andrew Gregg]

The downconvert. The project’s for a company that makes training video software, but it’s all in 4:3. I shot in 16:9. They also want consistent titles, so they want those done in premiere. What’s weird is that the footage is in 720*480 format, but it’s squeezed and changes to 640*480 when it goes into premiere. Is this a premiere issue?

Thanks.

Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan

[Andy Mees]

how is it when you open your converted AVI file back into FCP? what does it report for its format properties in the clip info (cmd-9)?

what steps are you taking to create the avi exactly? am assuming:
export > using quicktime conversion…
w/ format >avi >> options >> video settings >> compression type > DV/DVCPRO – NTSC

[Andrew Gregg]

When I import back into final cut pro, it says the settings are 640*480. The image is stretched wide in my timeline, which is set to 720*480. In the premiere timeline (which is also set to 720*480), it’s also listed as 640*480, but the image is squeezed in. This is confusing.

I am using

export > using quicktime conversion…
w/ format >avi >> options >> video settings >> compression type > DV/DVCPRO – NTSC

In the final box, I’m selecting 4:3 for the aspect ratio. I suppose that this is the problem, since 640*480 is 4:3. Is there any way to export to 720×480? Or, is there any way to export MPEG-2 at 720*480?

Thanks again.

Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan

[Andrew Gregg]

The problem is that I have some telephone conversations shot at DV 720×480 that need to be inter cut with this EX 1 footage. It needs to be at the same aspect ratio in order to cut together.

Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan

[Tom Brooks]

I haven’t used PRemiere Pro since version 6.0, but it’s a Quicktime compatible app, is it not? Can’t you set up your project to edit the Apple DV Quicktime files directly?

[Andrew Gregg]

If it’s as simple as this I’m going to be kicking myself for a while. Last time I remembered, Premiere couldn’t really handle quicktime files. But that was 1.0. I’ll ask around on their forum, and try it out tomorrow at work.

Thanks.

Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan

[Michael Hancock]

I believe Premiere is avi based, but it can take a Quicktime. It will just have to render it to play in realtime.

Michael