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Premeire Pro 1.5 and Camtasia
Hi, I’ve been experimenting for quite some time now trying to get a sharp Camtasia produced tutorial for DVD viewing. I’m using PPro1.5 for the final steps, but no matter what I try, the results are mediocre. I’ve tried importing the full sreen capture video (Camtasia)into PPro1.5 then rescaling it to the proper screen size then exptorting it to DVD and/or exporting to DVD files (MPEG2..?.) The DVD is fuzzy when viewed on PC or TV. I’ve also tried using Camtasia from capture to rendering it as an AVI @ 720X480 (all in Camtasia) then into PPro1.5 to add titleing etc. then exporting the same way’s as noted above…same fuzzy (blurry) results. Does anybody know the secret to doing this succesfully, is there an export setting in PPro1.5 that would work best for this, or is it, that’s just the way it is?
Thanks so much for anyy info,
Steve D -
4 Replies
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Maybe you are trying to cram a quart into a pint pot?
What resolution are your Camtasia captures? If you limit them to something quite close to the video frame size, maybe you’ll get better results?
In any event, DVD is never going to give the crisp text that you see on the original computer screen.
Better to think about a computer-based replay alternative that uses larger frame sizes and a more suitable CODEC. I seem to remember that Camtasia includes a replay CODEC – otherwise WMV is worth a look.
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My experience agrees with David…
I’ve used Camtasia with spectacular results when I capture the screen at 1024×768 and edit it with a project setting that has a 1024×768 framesize (I use uncompressed as the codec setting for speed…) then when I’m done, I render out back to the Camtasia codec or I use Windows Media Encoder and set the output frame size to 1024×768.
When you scale computer interface captures, they end up getting squishy in a hurry…keeping them at their native resolution is key to maintaining image quality.
TimK
Kolb Syverson Communications
Creative Cow Host
2004, 2005 NAB Post Production Conference Premiere Pro Technical Chair
Author, “The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro” http://www.focalpress.com
“Premiere Pro Fast Track DVD Series” http://www.classondemand.net -
Thanks for the information, I understand what you are saying, and I agree. Does anyone know how the Adobe Traing tutes are produced? They look pretty good for screenshot to DVD.
Thanks again,
Steve D -
I think Total Training uses a pretty sophisticated hardware scan converter. It takes some muscle to do that sort of raster conversion.
TimK
Kolb Syverson Communications
Creative Cow Host
2004, 2005 NAB Post Production Conference Premiere Pro Technical Chair
Author, “The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro” http://www.focalpress.com
“Premiere Pro Fast Track DVD Series” http://www.classondemand.net
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