Imported video problem

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[Mike Velte]

I have seen this using VOB files that where renamed to .mpg. What is the source of your 2 hour Mpeg file?
Editing Mpeg files is always dicey.

[Adobe Rocks]

Hello and thanks for the response.
This is originally a video (VHS) that was turned into MPEG format and put onto a CD. This is the first time I work with this software (premiere pro) and I was told that this would be the best thing to do. Should I have done things differently/different format?

[Mike Velte]

The ideal workflow would involve playing the VHS tape to an analog/digital converter (or mini-DV camcorder) and capturing that via firewire into Premiere as Digital Video.

[Adobe Rocks]

Thanks for the response again. What I did was convert the MPEG into mov. format and now Premiere is capturing the entire 2hrs+ of the video. That’s good. However, i’m now running into another problem. The audio and video do not match up with one another. When I select a clip from the source monitor and drag it down to the timeline, I get both a video and audio track (one ontop of the other) coming down together. You would think that the audio is naturally lined up with the video since they act as one, but when I play the clip, the audio is not in sync with the video (I hope that made sence).
In other words, when I try to edit the audio-which sounds like it’s playing at a 5 second delay- I move the track on the timeline, but the video track moves right along with it. How do I move seperate the two and move just the audio track without moving the video track.
This only happens when I am using the master audio. When I import mp3 audio tracks, I can move it anywhere I like on the timeline without it affecting the video.
Is this because it’s in mov. format?
🙁

[Jon Barrie]

Moving the video and the audio following and vice versa is not a QT issue. The video and audio are linked. If you right click the clip in the timeline and select unlink you can move the video and audio separately. Or you could hold the alt key while you select the audio or video which will select them as separate items. If you capture footage in avi or mov or even mpeg it would be linked.
– Jon Barrie 🙂

[Adobe Rocks]

Thanks for the response.
I have several projects that I would like to make into one. Is there a way I could open up a project then open up another project and add it’s contents into the first project? Also, I am trying to export my project to Encore so I could burn onto DVD but when I go into File-export- the export to Encore option is not available (it’s not highlited) Doesn’t Encore come with Premiere Pro CS3? What’s going on? how else can I burn my project without encore?
Thanks

[Jon Barrie]

Is there a way I could open up a project then open up another project and add it’s contents into the first project?

Yes. Do just that.

I am trying to export my project to Encore so I could burn onto DVD but when I go into File-export- the export to Encore option is not available (it’s not highlited) Doesn’t Encore come with Premiere Pro CS3?

When you buy Premiere Pro CS3 it comes with EncoreDVD so yes it should be there. You must have the timeline selected then go to File> Export> EncoreDVD

But if that doesn’t work..And you can open EncoreDVD separately, export from the timeline in PProCS3…
1. Export with Adobe Media Encoder as MPEG-2, use the same preset of your project (NTSC/PAL)
2. Open EncoreDVD and Import the MPEG-2.
3. Make a new Timeline, add the asset. Tell it to End link to itself to loop.
4. Burn it, test it.
5. Repair/Reinstall EncoreDVD or maybe Premiere Pro CS3 to get the function back.

– JOn 🙂

[Adobe Rocks]

When I do that-move contents from one project to another- I lose all the video effects, don’t know why? 🙁 (is it because I’m copying and pasting?)
PLUS I get audio interference/problems. Ex. Project “A” has audio 2 muted, but when I move project “B” into project “A”, i need to play audio 2. so i f i unmute it I start getting audio from project “A” playing where I don’t want it playing.

[Jon Barrie]

When I do that-move contents from one project to another- I lose all the video effects, don’t know why? 🙁 (is it because I’m copying and pasting?)

Do you mean import project into another project or copy a timeline edit and paste into another timeline?
It shouldn’t have that problem either way. (You might need to reinstall the Premiere Pro software)

Project “A” has audio 2 muted, but when I move project “B” into project “A”, i need to play audio 2. so i f i unmute it I start getting audio from project “A” playing where I don’t want it playing.

Move the audio into another audio track and then you don’t need to unmute your audio layer.

– JOn