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Pixilated Footage in CS5
I got this really weird problem in Premiere CS5 using MPEG2 files.
When I import MPEG2 files into premiere, after all the caching is done, I open a file in the source monitor and the video appears blocky and pixilated.
This does not happen on all MPEG2 files but it certainly happens most of them.
I tried interpreting the footage with other settings but nothing works.
Any suggestions?
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7 Replies
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Is it also pixilated when the playback is set the highest resolution?
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It’s at the highest resolution.
The files I’m working with are MPEG2 NTSC (720×480). -
To clarify, in the Premiere Program Monitor window, right-click and make sure the “Playback Resolution” is set to FULL. I’ve had issues with AVCHD footage looking blocky until changing from the default HALF setting to FULL.
Jeff Pulera
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Yes. It’s set to Full Resolution.
I’ve also tried exporting it and viewing the exported files and it still looks pixilated (Even though the source files, when viewed outside of Premiere looks sharp).
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“This does not happen on all MPEG2 files but it certainly happens most of them.”
Therein may lie the problem! Can you give us some parameters of your different MPEG2 files so we can look a little further?
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The weird thing is that they are all have the same parameters.
All of the files are MPEG2 NTSC files (720×480) -
Who originated the MPEG2 files? Were they all done by yourself or from various third parties?
I ask this only because some of them might not be very good to start with. When you right click the properties of a file in explorer it should, in the detail tab, tell you the parameters and bit rate. If they bit rate is very low that might explain the problem. Premiere will not be able to improve on what might not be a well encoded piece of video in the first place.
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