[Evan Thompson]

Thank you, I found it.
The DNxHD worked pretty much perfectly!
I do however, find it very difficult to convert from that to any other format without losing any quality or proper dimensions. Is there any free program that can convert without changing dimensions or quality?

If there is any way I can export to MP4 or the other formats directly from Premiere Pro with the same results, I would love to know how.

This issue is also a major problem with Adobe Encore as well. The menus all have the same effect. What would I need to do to resolve the issue with Adobe Encore?

Thank you,
-Evan

[Evan Thompson]

Ivan,
Thank you for the information.
I put the settings up to full power like you said, and it seems to have greatly reduced the problem, but it’s still there. Especially when viewed on a large screen.

Here is a sample of what I had before:
Export Example 01

Everything looked nice and crisp in After Effects.

-I had no idea that a licence or anything was required for using MPEG2. If that is the case, I don’t think I can use MPEG2.

-I also downloaded and installed the DNxHD codec you linked to, but it doesn’t seem to have done anything; I don’t see a DNxHD format in Premiere Pro and the “Avid” folder in Program Files is empty. I don’t know what’s up with that.

-Evan

[Evan Thompson]

Yes, the bitrate. I wasn’t aware of the other term for that.
Alright, so the bitrate settings for that preset are:
-Bitrate Encoding: VBR 1 Pass
-Target Bitrate [Mbps]: 32
-Maximum Bitrate [Mbps]: 40

I had tried putting them up to the max with 2 passes one time, but it didn’t seem to help.

I don’t seem to be able to export ProRes or DNxHD. Are there plugins I can get for those?

And what would you say is the general best for a final export, to be the original file that I can always go back to and copy from to display anywhere?

Thanks,
-Evan

[Evan Thompson]

Ryan,

The preset that it is set to is “HDTV 1080p 29.97 High Quality”. That is what it is called. Beyond that I’m not to sure what the data rate is. I have not seen a data rate setting.
I’ve tried on other presets too and it does the same thing.
Please excuse my short amount of knowledge in this area. I have not been fully introduced to exporting settings and all so I might not know too much about it (Hence your help).

If I was to do the video for something other than the web, what format would you suggest for the best quality?

A video will usually be played on computer screens and TV screens. The one I am working on now would be eventually displayed on a projector.

By “original ingested material” I am assuming that means what the original clips were before they were imported into the project to be edited. And to answer that, past projects have varied I’m sure. This project contained hardly any footage, being mostly generated in After Effects.

Thank you for your responses,
-Evan

[Evan Thompson]

I have tried several.

I mainly use:
Format: H.264
Preset: HDTV 1080p 29.97 High Quality
fps: 29.97
Field Order: Non (Progressive)
Pixel Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9

Is that sufficient information?