[Bec Mills]

Hi Jeff,

The total duration of my film is 121 mins…any idea off the top off your head what Bit rate I should choose? Im not so could with the calculations, would appreciate any feedback..

Shot in 1920 x 1080 23.97fps (NTSC)…so i’m currently looking to export in MPEG 2 DVD to suit-

[Bec Mills]

Hi Ann,

Thanks very much for you’re reply! I have corrected all my settings- (i believe it comes down to camera type settings Im using Nikon D7000)… I am pretty new to Adobe, and I am aware that i have a lot of learning to do. Finally got to the bottom of aspect ratio issues: the 1920 x 1080 23.97 fps video i have is now staying as 1920 x 1080 and not configuring to 1440x 1080 25fps.

had to make a brand new sequence (copied it) with adjusted/customised presets etc)- when i copy sequence though, i lost all my transitions (video and audio)..is this a typical thing that happens?
Im used to working with FCP and this doesn’t happen normally.

Anyhow. I am pursuing with Encore; will post again soon if i have any issues with aspect ratio in there (with the aspect issue sorted).

I did have a bug in my Cs6, as i wasn’t getting any drop down menu’s and wasn’t able to update. I had to re-install which solved this issue.

[Bec Mills]

Hi Jeff,

Thank you so much for you detailed reply. It has been very helpful.

I have been exploring the various options with export with high definition footage. it appears CS6 has various leaks and unfortunately its too unreliable for the work that i would like to be doing with it. I am both a mac and pc user and have subsequently decided to encode with AME and do my menu’s with DVD Studio Pro. the CS6 version of Encore still has issues with aspect ratio (after some years now), I thought this may have been resolved- but its is still not.

Thanks for your time. I will be using both PAL and NTSC conversions and plan to continue to use APP for editing..its a whizz bnag set up- however need to opt for other software for final production. Cheers

[Bec Mills]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the tip- I wasn’t able to select the deactivate as it was in grey. I uninstalled, then re-installed and this did the trick.

I now have the mpeg 2 option and have run all relevant upgrades..seems to be working fine. I have posted in the APP forum with regards to where Im at with needing a few pointers for exporting to dvd..i don’t want to double post which i have before)-

[Bec Mills]

O.k. Have just done complete upgrade and still no luck. bugged if i know. Still no MPEG 2 option and still not able to see upgrade drop down menu. I had to do the upgrades manually.

I can see throughout the adobe forums this is a big issue for cs6.

[Bec Mills]

O.k just tried to do that but the upgrade option was greyed out and I couldn’t access it?

[Bec Mills]

cheers!

[Bec Mills]

Hi Chris,

Many many thanks for your input, things make a lot more sense. Im unsure how to run the upgrade (sounds silly i know) and if this upgrade is for just APP or then entire cs6 suite?

To clarify- you suggesting export from APP (after the upgrades have been done) with the MPEG2 option when it returns, and then

The Fix:

Do an update of the adobe software, presets come back.

“You should choose export from APP and send it to Queue. This will launch AME, there you can compress”

ah, apologies for this but what is AME?

My friend has just tried the upgrades on his system and it did not return the MPEG 2 option- so I’m not sure if it will bring it back on mine either.

Is there any other way to get burn to DVD with this bug unresolved?

(sorry about the double posting, I thought the no MPEG 2 option was different to aspect ratio 🙂 )won’t happen again.

Bec

[Bec Mills]

HI Kris,

I have just tried sending to encore via dynamic link (where I found the MPEG 2DVD option- but now Encore is “closing unexpectedly” I have tried 4 times- not sure what to do about this.

I have in the past tried encoding via queuing (as i have needed to continue to work with PP), and have tried multiple settings but mainly H.264 (for DVD) which I have learned will not work.

Is there meant to be a MPEG 2 DVD option in CS6, and if so, how do i get it??

I am so incredibly frustrated, as I have spend hours watching tutorials, searching forums and have had no luck- and now with the sending to Encore and it failing and quitting ..i am at a loss as what to do.

Any help would be appreciated. This is my first major project and first time with adobe PP..and i have to say..the editing was fun but exporting is a complete pain in the …

🙁
Bec

[Bec Mills]

Hi Jeff,

I don’t have a MPEG 2 option?? Is there something I’m missing here? Im using cs6…if i have shot in 1920×1080- when i bring my clips into the sequence and then set up for export they say 1440x 1080..im not sure what I should be doing if I don’t have the MPEG 2 option…??

Thanks!