[Bec Mills]

Also, just wondering how to do a screen dump- or screen shot so you can post examples of my problems.

[Bec Mills]

Hi Ann,

Im new (if you haven’t already been able to see from my efforts of trouble shooting) to using cs6 and there is no MPEG 2- DVD option available.

I shot in 1920 x 1080 video-as i wanted to make high quality DVD but also to generate a good quality video for downloads as well..AS it appears there is no MPEG 2 DVD selection in my CS6, I have been told by various PP users that I should be able to exp[ort out with H2.64 and convert to DVD either in encore or with Toast or other software.

When I bring the 1920 x 1080 clips into the timeline its converting automatically to 1440 x 1080- I understand that to make a DVD i need to change the settings for export and this is done via selecting the MPEG 2-DVD option- however this menu selection is simply not offered in the CS6 version… I have and a fellow colleague who has just purchased the full cs6 suite and this is also not available in his copy… but available in his cs5 version..is there some kind of upgrade i can do, that won’t effect the ability to export without problems to get the mpeg2-dvd option? And if I select this option (once i find it) will I need to alter any of the aspect ratio?

I will try to send a screen shot soon of my settings- In the mean time is there anything that you can recommend I try? I feel like Im super close with the settings i’ve mentioned before, and I think its a matter of changing from progressive to interfaced, as the video on the dvd i just burned and played on my t.v seems to look like its an interlaced vs progressive issue..?

if no MPEG2 DVD option is available, I’m just wondering what settings I need to customise with to make all my video fit into dvd size correctly?

Thanks again for your help.

[Bec Mills]

Hi Ann,

My footage was shot in 1920 x 1080- however when I bring it into the sequence and ready for export it shows 1440 x 1080 1.333- Im not 100% certain on why this happens, but believe its related to it being high definition.

If your footage is going to dvd export from Premiere to mpeg2-dvd widescreen, upper field.
Import that into Encore, make menu and burn. This way you footage does not get encoded again.

If you are exporting to H264 1440×1080 the aspect ratio should be HD anamorphic 1.33.

with the PP cs6 version- i can’t find the MPEG2 -dvd widescreen option? is this p2-movie? Or is there another option/ I was always under the impression all DVD’s had to be H.264 format.

I am requiring a PAL and NTSC version, but the PAL is the priority. When I select the HD anamorphic 1.33 option my export is still letterboxed. The closest success I have had was selecting the scale to fill option, with DV-PAL Widescreen 16;9 option (progressive) This option resulted in no black borders, but seemed to give a scratchy horizontal effect through most the video- especially with close ups and transitions where I used fades.

I have used the same camera in all of the video NIKON D7000-

I’m just wondering what this scratchy horizontal effect in the graphics is being caused by, and how to fix it- would it be the progressive vs upper/lower selection?

Thanks in advance for feedback!

[Bec Mills]

Hi Ann,

My footage was shot in 1920 x 1080- however when I bring it into the sequence and ready for export it shows 1440 x 1080 1.333- Im not 100 certain on why this happens, but believe its related to it being high definition.

In the past when i have tried exporting to H.264 and selected aspect ratio HD anamorphic 1.33 the final product once burnt onto DVD was letterboxes and churned out at 4:3

Im using PP cs6-

I will try the DVD MPEG/dvd option-

BTW- should i need to select render at higher quality options, or need to change bit rate to a specific rate?
Thanks so much for your help!

[Bec Mills]

Hi Stan,

My sequence settings are 1440×1080 25 fps 16:9

To clarify current export settings are:

H2.64, 1440 x 1080, 25fps, Aspect ??? (Im not sure what the aspect should be set up) it needs to be square pixels or anamorphic) I have tried both and both reproduce either stretch vertically and black bars)…
The only thing i have not tried was the scale to fill.

Are you suggesting I change my format from h264 to p2movie or MPEG 4? And just looking to confirm what aspect to use with the cs6 version of premiere…

Thanks

[Bec Mills]

Hi Stan, And cudo’s for that helpful seems self explanatory tip! Im actually wondering if you could help me out too.

Im exporting out of encore: 1440x 1080 25fps for PAL and looking to burn onto dvd- aspect ratio 16:9 and obviously shot in HD.

I have been rendering/exporting for weeks now and every time i try – i get a stretched vertical or horizontal picture-or one with the sides in black bars.

My question: What pixel setting do I opt for to make it fill without compromising the fill? and do i select ‘scale to fill’ as well as this pixel setting?

So grateful for your help, if you can lend me some!

I most recently have tried the HD anamorphic which looks good but I had black bars and stretched vertically- do i stay with original 1.0 with scale to fill, or use HD PALanamorphic with scale to fill..?

Cheers

Bec