[Chupacabras]

Easy to do-
In the Projects Window (default – upper right), select the clip that is not the right aspect. Once highlighted, Right mouse click on the file and select from the drop down menu – Interpret Footage… Inside this you will find the coveted Aspect Ratio. Set it to 1.2 and you should be good to go. The only draw back is that you have to do this for all of the clips that need to be corrected.

-Ryan “Chupacabras” Montrucchio

Live each day like a life, not each life like a day…

[Chupacabras]

So here’s the update on my exporting 30 separate sequences from Premiere via After Effects 7.

Excellent.

It took a bit longer (2x I guestimate), but it allowed me to export to wmv format for each one at the exact same settings (remember that each use Adobe Media Encoder).

So, just importing MyProject.pproj into an AE7 project, works like a charm.

I hope this helps. And to Andre, I’ll have to take a look at the Cinemacraft Encoder Basic to see what it does. For encoding, I tend to use a OSX Compressor, Sorrenson Squeeze, or time permitting, a Sonic Hardware encoder…

Peace out,
Ryan “Chupacabras” Montrucchio

Live each day like a life, not each life like a day…

[Chupacabras]

Craig,

Well, I am on a quest to figure out the same issue that you are coming into. I have to export 30 5-10 minute sequences out of Premiere. The only work around that I figured out (which I am testing right now), is to import your Premiere project into AE7 (I am using Prodution Studio Pro). This will bring in all of your sequences as separate comps. Once they are all in there, just select the comps to export in your project window, and (on a PC) CRTL-SHIFT-/ to send them all the render queue. Comparing the render time between Premiere (Adobe Media Encoder) and AE, Premiere seems to be 2-2.5x faster. This is weak, but otherwise you have to sit and wait to start each one in Premiere.

I hope this helps and if you (or anyone else) know a more efficient way, please let me know.

Peace,
Ryan “Chupacabras” Montrucchio

-live each day like a life, not each life like a day…