Jeff Bellune
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I’m glad you’re making progress!
[Timoto] “Have you had any experience in this symptom too?”
My laptop is 3 years old, and the graphics drivers two, so I know what you’re talking about. However, I have never experienced the symptoms that you are. All of my answers derive from my research and from very helpful info given to me by others who were quite generous with their time.
All I can suggest at this point is to try something other than Canopus. MainConcept makes a very good stand-alone MPEG Encoder at a very reasonable price. They have a fully functional demo for you to try. A watermark will be added to your output, but you will at least be able to test whether the encoder works with your files or not.
-Jeff
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Find graphedit at videotools.com, install it and render an .mpg or .m2v file from File>Render a Media File. In the graph window see which video decoder is used to decode the video and send it to the default video renderer.
If it’s not MainConcept, you can go to Graph>Load Filter and expand the DirectShow entry. Find the filter that matches the name of the one your system uses to decode mpeg video. Expand that entry. Go to where that file is and rename it .old.
Then preview your red/black problem video clips in Encore. Do they work better?
Depending on your needs and any complaints from your other applications, you can either leave the old decoder renamed or go ahead and name it back.
-Jeff
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This Adobe Forum post may help.
I’d focus on your video card drivers and your hardware video acceleration settings to solve the red/black frame problem. Encore 2.0 has PPro 2.0’s playback engine, so if you have PPro 2.0 you can also test the mpegs there.
The “don’t transcode” solution might be to ensure that Encore’s mpeg decoder (from MainConcept) has the highest system priority. If it doesn’t, then there might be a disconnect between what the software thinks should be done (don’t transcode) and what it can actually do when it’s expected decoder isn’t available (re-transcode).
I’ll see if I can dig up the method for checking on the decoder priority. I think the way to reset it is to uninstall/reinstall Encore.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Encore does have a problem with short timelines. If you need to use a very short asset as a transition in Encore 2.0, use Button Transitions. Check the Properties panel for a menu button and under the Transition tab, link to an asset (not a timeline) in the Project panel. You can use assets shorter than 1 second if you want. This is the proper method and superior to trying to use short timelines for transitions.
Encore 2.0 adds a hidden chapter marker at the end of each timeline. Since chapter markers have to go on GOP boundaries, it’s possible that short timelines may trigger a re-transcode. That E2 adds the hidden chapter is a certainty; its affect on re-transcoding is my guess.
-Jeff
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How were the files originally transcoded? What software and what settings?
-Jeff
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[Redgum] “what sort of additional info is contained in VOB files?”
It’s info that tells the DVD player what to expect from the video so it can be played back correctly. Compression mode, TV system, Aspect Ratio, Display mode permissions, 4:3 letterboxing info, coding mode for subtitles, code used, code extensions and channel mixing info. There’s even more stuff for the audio portion.
-Jeff
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[bluebike] “And I can’t seem to make it auto activate onto a new semi-cloned menu.”
Are you testing a burned disc on a computer using a mouse? Or using the mouse in Encore’s preview? Neither of those methods will cause auto-activate to activate. You have to use the remote control emulator in the Preview Window or in your software DVD player.
-Jeff
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One thing to remember is that to get a secondary color correction from the 3-way color corrector, you have to apply the effect twice. That may be obvious to some and not others.
-Jeff
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VOB files contain other information besides just the video stream. Even if you rename it to .mpg, the odd info doesn’t go away. It is likely that the extra info in the VOB file confused Premiere.
VideoHelp.com has some excellent utilities (check out VirtualDub) and tutorials/discussions/how-to articles on how best to convert .vob files to something usable on your computer.
-Jeff
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Encore does not include a 5.1 channel DD encoder. PPro, as you have noted, needs the SurCode plugin to produce 5.1 channel DD audio.
5.1 PCM audio is not supported in the DVD spec, so you cannot include 5.1 channel sound unless you get it into either DD or DTS format.
No matter how you slice it, 5.1 channel surround sound on your DVDs is going to cost you. The SurCode plugin for Premiere is a steal for a logo-certified 5.1 DD encoder.
-Jeff
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