[Jeff Pulera]

Agreeing with Tim, likely a plug-in issue. Do you get any glitches on exports when those plug-ins are not used? There is no need for an intermediate render – normally, you’d complete the edits in Premiere and then File > Export out to your deliverables.

I do have a question – are you shooting 1080i? Because I see that the output is interlaced. How is the video being played out to the projector? If from a computer, you probably want to stick with Progressive video then.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Michael,

Some questions that will help us to help you –

What is the source footage format?
Editing Sequence used?
What is the intended destination/purpose for the export clip?

Could you maybe share a link to a sample video clip so we can see the “glitch” that you’re getting?

Thank you

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Ron,

H.264 is a more efficient codec than the older MPEG-2. That said, at high bitrates, the two may look the same, so MPEG-2 may be just fine for shorter projects. However, at lower bitrates, H.264 has the definite quality advantage and would be the choice for longer videos.

Being more complex, H.264 will take longer to encode than MPEG-2, but unless you have really outdated computer hardware, that shouldn’t be much of an issue for most folks.

So while there’s nothing wrong with using MPEG-2 (it’s part of the Blu-ray spec), I’m just in the habit of always using H.264 myself.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Tad,

To expand on Tero’s suggestion, it is important that you copy the entire contents of the SD card over to a folder on your hard drive – not just the video clips, but all folders, as important data is nested in them.

Then in Premiere, import using “Media Browser” rather than File > Import. This should result in you seeing one long, seamless clip in Premiere rather than the shorter pieces as found on the SD card itself.

This is the preferred method for AVCHD

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Ron,

The recommended workflow is to first create the Blu-ray project in Encore, then the menus are all HD already. Once that is all set up, then you can simply tell it to output to DVD and it will downscale it all.

Since the menus in Encore are currently SD, you don’t want to “blow those up” to HD, they will look terrible. You may want to use AME to create the “H.264 Blu-ray” assets from Premiere, then start a NEW Blu-ray project in Encore for best results.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Keith,

For me, going from 1080i to DVD has always been a problem – most software packages just do not do a good job of dealing with both the downscaling and the fielding issues and the end result is a DVD with flickering of motion and near-horizontal lines.

My two HDV cameras ONLY shoot 1080i, so I’ve been fighting this for many years. Finally started using the “HD2SD” method to get good results, converting my footage to progressive, but it’s a time-consuming and complicated workflow and may not be for everyone.

I would highly recommend shooting at 30p and just create a progressive DVD and do away with the whole interlacing fiasco for best results. I have on occasion rented or borrowed cameras that shoot 1080p30 and the workflow is much better that way.

If you check you camera manual, you may find that the data rate is the same whether shooting 720 or 1080, so in reality, the 720p would likely yield better quality in most cases, since you’re not delivering in HD.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Keith,

Since you shot with 720p60, edit that in a 720p30 sequence and then export as “MPEG-2 DVD” using a “Widescreen Progressive” preset. No sense creating an interlaced DVD from a progressive a source.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Ron,

There is no such thing as a “full hd dvd” – DVD is a specification, which for NTSC means 720×480 – always. If you want HD on the disc, then you’re burning a Blu-ray disc.

As previously directed, use the “MPEG-2 DVD” output preset from Media Encoder to create the content, or “assets”, for Encore. Then Encore does not need to transcode that material again, since it is already “compliant” with the DVD specification.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Evan,

When you copied the media over from memory cards to the computer hard drive, did you copy everything from the card, or just video clips? Best practice is to copy it ALL, then in Premiere, use the Media Browser for the import. This cures a multitude of issues, as there is metadata in some of the folders and Media Browser correctly interprets all of that, unlike “File > Import”.

Hope this helps

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Cody,

You seem to have “renderitis”, a common affliction for recent converts from Final Cut. Unlike FCP, Premiere will make a best-effort to play everything back in realtime, so typically there is no need to render a timeline prior to final export – even if there is a RED BAR! I often have red bars, but the timeline still plays decent, so I just disregard. The colored bars in no way “mandate” that you MUST render, that is up to you.

If you will again read the link Ann provided more carefully, it does not say that Yellow areas need rendering, nor should you waste time doing that, since the final export using AME will just re-render anyways.

Just forget or disregard the colored bars and edit and be happy. Only if you add some effect that is so heavy that the timeline plays really poorly and prevents you from visualizing the final result, then you may want to render that segment so you can check it out before committing to the final output, otherwise no worries, just edit.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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