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Why is Encore Re-Transcoding H.264 Blu-ray files created with Adobe Media Encoder?
Hello
I’ve successfully created Blu-Ray dvds via this method before – can’t seem to figure out what’s wrong this time. Using Encore 5.1 – Mac.
Working in FCP, and exporting my timeline via Quicktime Export – HDV (MOV). Importing this MOV file into Adobe Media Encoder, and creating both web h.264 and Blu-Ray H.264, using Adobe’s preset.
When importing the Blu-Ray H.264 into Encore, Encore reads it as untranscoded, and retranscodes with the result being a very poor quality Blu-Ray disc – looks worse than SD.
Why does Encore need to re-transcode what Adobe Media encoder already created? Would it be best to simply import my mov file into Encore and skip Adobe Media Encoder altogether?
Thank you.
Bill
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3 Replies
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Set the re-encode preferences from within Encore.
Also, I think encore preferres mpeg for Bluray.Chris Tompkins
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NOP, wont agree with MPEG.
encore will exept MPEG2(HD) or H264 for blu-ray.
you need to set the transcoding-settings within your project-settings at the start of your project to match your H264-file, otherwise it will be transcoded again!
NOTE: all menus will allways be transcoded to MPEG2HD, so for menus you should use MPEG2 or quicktime-movies and let encore do the transcoding-job.
also be awared that HDV nativly only have 1440×1080 and no 1920×1080, that could also cause the problem, as you need to set that within your project preferences/transcoding-settings as well.
compressor H264 are 100%-BD-spec-complient and will be accepted by encore.
cheers
danny
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Thank you both – I went back and re-examined what I did – when I brought my mov file into Adobe Media Encoder, I started with the default(match source attributes) using h.264 Blu-ray, but then went into the settings and changed it from one pass to two pass vbr – figuring that I’d get a better quality file. Maybe it caused Media Encoder to create file Encore couldn’t accept.
I went back to the same source file, and again encoded, but with no modification to the settings and it worked.
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