[Jeff Pulera]

I work on the PC and was going to mention MPEG Streamclip but did not because in order to work with MPEG clips you need to purchase some $20 QuickTime add-on (not sure if this applies to Mac), but maybe that is why it is not working? Never used Handbrake, but keep hearing about it.

Jeff

[Jeff Pulera]

Maybe run the file through Handbrake or something and convert to .mov?

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Eric,

There are many variables – is it a CRT TV or HD flat panel? How is DVD player connected? A DVD that looks good on an older CRT may look terrible on an HD display since the display may have to blow up the image to fit the screen resolution, and the quality of the upconversion depends on the circuits in the display.

If using an HD TV, use a newer DVD player with Upconversion and HDMI output and this will provide the best quality (Blu-ray player or Sony PS3 will work as well). Use the best analog connection you can if that is all you have – component or S-video will be better than composite.

Bottom line is the home-made DVDs will always look better on a CRT, because they are natively SD and the image is not being upscaled.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Pat,

Do you have a separate drive (internal or external) for video editing? The C: drive should not be used for media. Did you copy the .VOB file to the hard drive or are you trying to edit right from the DVD?

I don’t think your Nvidia card was supported for Mercury Playback GPU acceleration until CS5.5, maybe you can do “the hack” to use it in CS5 to enhance performance?

https://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Bob,

I work with NTSC, but have seen this same post many times for both PAL and NTSC users. The issue is that QuickTime and Windows Media Player really don’t look at pixel aspect ratio and they assume 1.0 square pixels!

Therefore, export as 1024×576 with 1.0 PAR to get the proper 16:9 playback on a computer.

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Tim,

You might consider the Avid DNxHD codec which is now available for download, if you are simply trying to come up with a high-quality solution for mastering/output.

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Tim,

Just guessing but having the export settings the way you do might be like trying to play back an uncompressed image sequence almost.

What is the purpose of those specific settings? What is the end result (delivery) that you are wanting to accomplish? There may be much better export options available.

Jeff Pulera
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[Jeff Pulera]

Make sure that the frame rate of your edit sequence matches the footage. Looks like there are interpolated frames in there. Frame rate should be consistent through entire workflow

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Zachary,

I just did a Google search for “film damage transitions” and found exactly the kind of stuff you referred to

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[Jeff Pulera]

In the titler, top left, just below the Title Name, there is a little “page” icon with a “T” on it, click that to make a new title based on current

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