[Chris Tompkins]

Specs??????

Video format/codec?
Sequence settings?
Exporting to what exactly?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Dirty contacts in the P2 slots?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Shoot it twice with the camera Locked down.
Merge (mask) the 2.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

You didn’t mention what your footage is?
Your sequence is DV NTSC.

Did you shoot widescreen?

If you shot to DV tape, when you bring it in, it comes in as shot.

But, you can go into the “distort” properties and alter the clip size there.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

When exporting out of APP, you have many presets to choose from, including one called YouTube.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

APP does not work like that.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

1st off, viewing the clip (final master movie file) played back on the computer screen, will not look correct, esp. if Interlaced.

If 3/4 of your material is Progressive, why didn’t you edit this in a Progressive Sequence?

You have quality i/o card an monitor in place, this should show any issues.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

The client wants the total file size under 5mb.

Look into professional compression software like Episode or Squeeze. These tools are must in this business.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

APP – Adobe Premiere Pro

When in APP, Go to the “File” menu and choose “Export”
Choose selections, start with presets and adjust. The choose “queue” this will launch AME – Adobe Media Encoder

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

So you shot 1080i/24p this will be in a 29.97 stream, this is normal.
File Export from APP, You want to send to queue to render out of AME.

For YouTube/Vimeo, did you try the vimeo HD preset?

See pic:

OR
For DVD, did you try the DVD preset?

See pic:

Choose your data rate accordingly.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC