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Premiere to Encore in 16:9
This is a Premiere and Encore question, so just let me know if you think the Encore forum would be a better place for it.
I’m trying to make a DVD with nine 4-minute videos shot in NTSC 720×480 16:9 and edited in Premiere Pro CS3. I’m pretty comfortable in Premiere, but not so in Encore. So far, exporting normally (720×480 NTSC widescreen, no compression, Quicktime file) I get the following error when I try to burn a DVD:
PGC “name of video file” has an error at 1.0677s. The aspect ratio of this file is not supported by DVD.
What am I doing wrong? What is the best way to export from Premiere for a 16:9 Encore (CS3) DVD? Do I need to do anything special in Encore once I have the correct file?
Thanks!
Nate
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5 Replies
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No Quicktime. MS DV AVI type 2.
Harm Millaard
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Thanks for the reply, Harm. I forgot to mention that I’m working on a Mac, so I don’t have the AVI option. I did try an MPEG 2, which worked and burned fine. Would anyone know the best settings for a short (4 minute) video in the Premiere encoder? CBR or VBR 1 or 2? Bitrate? I know there are a lot of settings, but maybe if someone knows the most important ones to change from the default settings. Thanks,
Nate -
For anything under 1 hour, stick with CBR 8 MB/s.
Regarding your previous issue, are you working in PAL or NTSC?
When you say 16:9, do you mean a 1.2 pixel aspect ratio, or a 4:3 video when you added bars on top and bottom. Was your Premiere project a DV widescreen project?
Vince
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Vince, thanks for the info. My Premiere project is NTSC DV Widescreen, 1.2 pixel aspect ratio, 16:9, not 4:3 with bars. My problem is I’m used to making DVDs with iDVD, which accepts Quicktime files. The MPEG 2 worked great in Encore, but I think I had it at 6 mbps instead of 8, so the quality wasn’t what I wanted. I’ll try 8 and hopefully that will get me where I want to be.
Nate
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Also make sure you right click on the footage in Encore and tell it not to trancode it in order to avoid a secondary compression.
I wouldn’t go over 8MB/s as comsumer burned DVDs might skip on set top players.
Vince
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