[Ivan Myles]

[Stef Allan] “export settings (I am not exporting using previews)”

Uncheck “Enable Smart Rendering codec” in the export settings. You are currently encoding the preview files.

Your sequence uses square pixels but your export uses rectangular pixels. Is that intentional?

For better quality preview files try DNxHD or an equivalent/better codec instead of MPEG.

[Ivan Myles]

What do you mean by rendered? Are you generating preview files? If so, are you using the previews for export?

What are your settings for previews and export? Screen captures would be helpful.

[Ivan Myles]

Try the stabilization function in the Motion Tracker. Be prepared to use several tracking points in series because 15 minutes is a very long duration. If the stabilized image goes too far out of frame you can adjust the Position values for the clip.

[Ivan Myles]

Consider the components within your workflow:

• recorded assets
• pre-processing
• source files
• computer system
• NLE = Premiere Pro + Adobe Media Encoder
• sequence settings
• sequence = source files + effects + objects + layers
• export settings
• preview files (if exporting preview files)
• [render + encode]
• output file
• media player

Start troubleshooting by creating a new sequence called “Test” with the same settings as your existing timeline. Place the following items into the Test sequence:

Track 4: Vegas output file
Track 3: Premiere Pro output file
Track 2: Existing sequence (drag it from the Project Panel)
Track 1: Source clip(s) that appears in the sequence but with no effects applied; trim and align the clip so that a comparison frame is synchronized with the other tracks

Place the playhead at the comparison frame and toggle the tracks off and on to compare Output vs Output (T4 v T3), Output vs Sequence (T3/T4 v T2), Sequence vs Source (T2 v T1), and Output vs Source (T3/T4 v T1). After comparing the frames visually, change the Program Monitor from Composite to the Vect/YC Wave/RGB Parade video scope. Again, toggle the tracks off and on and compare the waveforms.

Repeat with a few other frames to confirm any observations.

Do you see any differences among the tracks? If so, please post some screen captures and any additional information that can help troubleshoot the issue.

[Ivan Myles]

For clarification,

Project = Premiere Pro file, which can contain several sequences
Sequence = timeline, which contains several audio and video tracks

From context I think you are referring to sequence settings.

To change the sequence frame size create a new sequence with the desired settings and copy the clips from the existing sequence into the new sequence.

The settings for Video Previews in the Sequence Settings panel can be changed any time. Regenerate preview files for the changes to take effect.

[Ivan Myles]

[Zoran Peric] “For me the problem is that the exported video from Premiere looks less sharp less clear and with more white color or maybe even noise and less vibrance/saturation that the original one. It also looks a bit foggy so to speak.”

How are you evaluating the picture quality of the exported video? What you are describing sounds like classic symptoms of media player gamma shift. Import the file into Premiere Pro and compare it directly to the video on the timeline both visually and with the scopes.

[Ivan Myles]

720×480 H.264 is not a spec, though. You would need to use MPEG2-DVD for SD standards. H.264 is part of the Blu-ray spec, however, for HD playback.

[Ivan Myles]

Welcome to the forum, Karen. Based on the information provided I recommend keeping the file in HD resolution and converting to 29.97fps. Ultimately, you should confirm the specs with the festival organizers.

Here are the Vimeo compression guidelines. You might need to generate multiple versions of the file depending on the requirements of each distribution outlet.

[Ivan Myles]

Welcome to the forum, Michi. Premiere Pro does not have any functionality equivalent to frame blending with pixel motion. When inserting 30fps footage into a 25fps sequence your options are limited to dropping frames or slowing the speed. Enabling frame blending will display adjacent frames simultaneously to smooth the motion and reduce judder.

[Ivan Myles]

Welcome to the forum, Bryce. Here are some questions to help you troubleshoot the problem:

File info:
– What are the different file formats for the source files including codec, wrapper, sampling frequency, and bitrate? (e.g. “MP3 audio file, 44.1kHz, 320kbps, 2-channel stereo”) Software such as MediaInfo can help provide this information if you do not have it available otherwise.

Verify whether the clips are good:
– How does the audio sound when played in the cameras or in a separate device like a pod player or smartphone?

Check the computer:
– How does the audio sound when played with a media player such as VLC, QuickTime, or Windows Media Player?
– Does other audio play on the computer without issue? If not, what is your audio setup?

Check the software:
– What version of Premiere Pro are you using?
– Have you tried playing the problem clips in another Adobe application such as Audition or After Effects?
– How do other (good) clips sound when played in the Premiere Pro Source Monitor or when inserted into your project timeline?

Check the clips in Premiere Pro:
– How does the audio sound when the problem clips are played in the Source Monitor?
– What is the audio sampling frequency of your Premiere Pro timeline?
– What do the audio waveforms look like when the problem clips are inserted into the timeline?
– Have you applied any audio effects?
– Are there multiple audio clips playing at the same time within the sequence?

Please take a look at your post again. It states, “I have imported audio/video… it is all distorted… I’m looking for a solution.” It is difficult to find a solution without any information about the problem or what tactics you have tried to resolve the issue.