[Kell Smith]

Very quiet in here – so I’m thinking the answer is no.

[Kell Smith]

Some questions:

1) If upper field, what’s a good sd mastering codec? I am going to output this a few different ways.

2) If it’s exported upper field first, will that screw me up with a previously created Encore project?

I thought NTSC mpeg 2 DVD was always lower field so it’s surprising to have these DVDs that are upper field to pull footage from. I assumed the proper way was to output to LFF.

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David I think I read your posts wrong – am going back over them again as well.
So two completely different recommendations here. One lower, one upper field.

Haven’t edited in Premiere for awhile. It’s infuriating that Premiere won’t let you change sequence settings once created.

[Kell Smith]

Right now there are some progressive mp4s and some VOBs (changed to mpeg) in a dv25 ntsc timeline. I did plan to export in DV50, so I need to revisit those source settings.
Almost all of the clips are upper field first although I’m pretty sure the DV25/50 is lower field.
I was thinking of skipping DV entirely and outputting in an upper field SD codec? Then letting it convert to lower field for the mpeg2. It sounds like you are recommending staying in DV going to DVD instead though.

[Kell Smith]

I can do that. SInce they are grouped that way and not mixed throughout, it should be ok.
I have already cut some of each timeline. Is it ok to cut and paste those into one that matches, or is it necessary to re-cut?.

Is there a reason that this is a better practice than adjusting the field options on the clips, in one timeline? Or is either way of working ok?

[Kell Smith]

Thanks everyone for your links and suggestions. I’ll experiment with them.
Had forgotten about the pancake editing in Premiere – it’s been awhile. That’s a nice feature.
One way or another this project will get finished.
At least you all feel my pain! It’s sort of confirmed for me that yes, this is an intensive undertaking that may go more slowly than hoped.

Just crossing my fingers that Premiere doesn’t flake out like it usually does, leaving me with a project named “Recovery copy of recovery copy of recovery copy of version 015.”
In that unfortunate event, if the workflow I end up with is editing small cuts into my sequence, from a long source clip accessed from the media browser, will that present any relinking problems? Or challenges backing up if I choose not to save the longer source files?

Well back to the edit cave. If I’m not out in a week, send help. =)

[Kell Smith]

I wish the guide footage matched the source footage! If only it were relinkable or the original project was available – but it’s not.
I have the guide footage, and a drive full of separate files with the source footage. So it will be necessary to find each in point on its source file. Thankfully I know the source footage well enough to find things.
No I/O.
Don’t have resolve but I will check it out.
I’ve been turning off V2, so that V1 (locked) shows underneath. Then with the source footage loaded in the source monitor, setting an identical frame in, setting an out point, hitting B to overwrite it into the sequence. Then arrowing back in the timeline (which shows V1) to the first frame of the next scene, and repeating.
I greened the footage on V1 a bit to make it easier to distinguish which is which.

It’s taking a loooooooooooong time. And it’s a long project.

You know what’s driving me nuts? More than one clip loads itself into the source monitor and I’ll arrow over, and it switches to a previous clip or in point. Have to keep closing them out.

[Kell Smith]

Thank you Jimmy. I’m going to go ahead and get started then.
Chris, in case it looks like it will be necessary, what was your proxy workflow?

[Kell Smith]

Thank you Chris, I’ll look into that. I just know that editing natively in this case will be a nightmare. =)

[Kell Smith]

Hi folks… anyone out there?

[Kell Smith]

Thanks. Yeah I thought so. I will do that. A manual backup of the markers would be fine as the rest of the DVD wouldn’t be that hard to rebuild. But the markers would take a long time to redo.

Is there any Mac replacement comparable to Encore that you know of? If only they would bring back support for this program. DVDs may be on the way out but a lot of people still request having them done.

Basic functions like being able to import a chapter list from a text file or back up your markers would go a long way.