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Premiere Pro CS 5.5 AVCHD to DVD 135 min Video
OK, so after reading tons of info my head hurts. I need some simple info. I have edited for years on FCP and Prem CS 5.5. With Premiere I have avoided putting 2 hours plus on a singe DVD. FCP was easy I adjusted the settings and could squeeze 140 min no problem.
I am trying again with Premiere and the project – a stage production – runs around 2 hrs 15 min. What is the best settings to get the AVCHD footage onto a standard DVD and not exceed the 4.7 gig limit (leaving room for menus and such).
Thanks to anyone who can assist.
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I use this bitrate calculator – https://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm.
My workflow would be to render a master file or files. Then I would render DVD MPEG’s at the settings recommended by the calculator. Then author in Encore, as opposed to going straight from Premiere.
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So you would encode in Encore as opposed to Premiere. I have read that encoding in Encore is not as good as Premiere.
So correct me if I am not correct, you would render the files in premiere and then send the file to Encore not encoded for mpeg-2. What format you you export and how would you encode to mpeg-2 (i.e. Adobe Media Encoder?).
My workflow is usually to render the timeline in Premiere then encode to mpeg-2 changing the bitrate to keep the total file size around 4.2GB to account for very simple Photoshop menus and total DVD file size around 4.5GB.
Previously, I would simply make a 2 DVD set. Just trying to keep time and cost down.
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