Mike Velte
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For digital video (DV) the audio meters should peak between -3 and -6 db. For analog audio you can go a bit higher, but keep everything short of the RED.
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I would leave everything interlaced, then play it on a PC to see if there are field issues (horizontal jagged lines). If so, then export a different version just for PC as Deinterlaced. But this comes at a price as duplicating fields is going to reduce quality some.
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The best format would be Mpeg 2 DVD as Encore would not recompress the video again. But that presents other challenges;
1. You will need to know the eventual length of the project to calculate the bitrate of each segment.
2. I have had problems in Encore, adding multiple segments to one timeline. Creating multiple timelines (one for each segment) creates a small glitch during playback. It works better if you fade to black at the end of each segment and up from black at the beginning of the next.
If you have dozens of segments, things can get crazy with “end actions” in Encore.Better bet; just leave Premiere’s project open until you are ready to finish.
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[jung_oyi] “Maybe because my source video was an MPEG format not an AVI. Is this could be the problem?”
I suspect so. Mpeg editing and recompression is fraught with challenges.
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Previewing audio in Premiere is both a hearing thing AND visual using the Audio Master Meters or the Audio mixer. There you can see the balance between right and left channels and correct as needed.
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Putting 2 hours or more of video on a DVD will result in poor quality, especially when you dont have access to a Dolby audio encoder. 135 minutes of video without using a Dolby audio encoder requires about 2.7 mbps (video) to fit it on the disc. With Dolby encoded audio raises that to 3.9 mbps. Both are pretty low.
Either use dual layer discs or split your project into 2 DVDs.
AND dont give Nero a Mpeg 2 Program stream as that will result in even poorer quality. Use Premiere or Encore to author DVDs. -
Suggestions;
1. Update CS3 to 3.1 (from 3.01).
2. Update video card drivers.[tersmi] “Also everything for some reason requires rendering”
Do your Project settings match your source video…did you accidentally choose a PAL project? -
Right click paste does not work. The biggest reason I can think of is pasting multiple clips
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1. Is your target television?
2. Are you previewing on a TV?The bigger issue is that you are reencoding your source video twice, once with Premiere and again with Nero.
[jung_oyi]
“i leave it as is”
Well that is another problem…the default bitrate is probably 4 mbps. Also choose Mpeg 2 DVD, not just Mpeg 2.Set your bitrate as high as possible without going over 8 mbps for video. Then use Premiere to author the DVD, not Nero. Better yet, use Encore.
Even better would be to buy the Main Concept Mpeg Pro plug-in.
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Dont know why we are pussyfootin’ around lyndadotcom. I find it an invaluable asset. Deke Mclelland does a bunch of the tuts and they are as entertaining as informative.
He has 1.5 hours on the new features of CS3.