[Kathie Andersen]

Thank you – but I do not see any difference when I try the two things you suggested. AFX Composition which is actually a title is not linked once imported in AME even though it is linked in PPRO.

???

[Kathie Andersen]

No – Adobe support did not know why the audio became corrupted in AME. ):

[Kathie Andersen]

Thank you so very much for responding to my post. Now there is light at the end of the tunnel!

The odd output size of 768×480 is because the output is for playing full screen on a Kindle Fire which has an aspect ratio of 1:6.

The original footage is:
D1/DV PAL (1.0940)
No Fields (Progressive Scan)
25 fps
720×576

In Premiere Pro CC 2014, I have resized the original footage using the scale and height controls in the Effects Controls. The new scale and height for these shots is: 84 height x 100 width. The purpose of this resizing is so that the video fills the entire frame in the project which is 768×480. Most shots in the project have been resized in this same way (with variations on original footage specs and amount of rescaling), but no others have the issue when encoded.

I am having trouble pasting the screen shots in here – so I will type out the info:

PPRO CC 2014 SEQUENCE SETTINGS:

29.97 fps
Frame Size – 768×480
Pixel Aspect Ratio – Square Pixels
Fields – No Fields (Progressive Scan)
Display Format – 30 fps Drop-Frame Timecode
Video Previews:
Preview File Format – 1-Frame Only MPEG
Codec – MPEG 1-Frame
Width – 768
Height – 480
Maximum Bit Depth and Maximum Render Quality – Unchecked

I have rendered the sequence in Premiere Pro and am using the Previews in Media Encoder.

The frame size change is evident in Media Encoder before encoding. That is, if I scrub through the preview in media encoder, the frame size of these shots is already different than in Premiere Pro. A large amoutn of black on both sides of the frame rather than filling the frame on all sides. So, it seems like no matter how I set the Media Encoder settings, these shots will not fill frame.

MEDIA ENCODER CC 2014 SETTINGS:

Output:
768×480
29.97 frame rate
Progressive
Square Pixels
NTSC
Main profile
3.1 level
Bitrate Encoding: VBR 2 pass
Target Bitrate: 1.2 mbps
Max Bitrate: 3 mbps
Use Max Render Quality – Checked (happens if checked or unchecked)
Use Previews – Checked (happens if checked or unchecked)

Please let me know if you need any other info —

Thank you!!

Kathie

[Kathie Andersen]

Just spent 2 1/2 hours with Adobe Support / Chat — fyi — turns out the audio became corrupted in media encoder.

[Kathie Andersen]

Yes I think it has!!! Thank you very, very much!!

[Kathie Andersen]

Never mind – I see have to render audio files. This fixed the problem.

[Kathie Andersen]

I did as you just suggested – same result. Can not drag the AFX composition/template to timeline. I am at a loss! Not sure what I did wrong here.

Thanks!

[Kathie Andersen]

I started new PPro project as you suggested — but it will not allow me to add AFX text/titles.

[Kathie Andersen]

Thank you for responding to my question!!

Does the Ae project in question contain any dynamic link references to the Premiere Pro project? If so, these circular references must be removed.
There are no other dynamic links in this sequence of the project. In another sequence of the same project, I have used “Edit in Adobe Audition.” I’m not sure if this counts as a dynamic link.

Failing that, can you drag Ae comps from that same AEP into a different .prproj?
Yes, I can drag comps from that same AEP in a different Premiere Pro project.

Thanks,
Kathie