Arpit Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 i wanted to know if i can make mpeg movies using premiere.. i tried to edit two mpeg files, and exported it to an avi...but there was a loss in quality. what should my setting be so there isn't any loss in quality after i export my video..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Septimus Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 What quality was the video before (window size, ratio, bit-rate, even file size)? If you export to plain avi the file size will increase hugely, unless you are using Cinepac compression or something similar, then the quality will be crap. You will either want to export to MPEG2 (which requires either a licensed encoder, or some hardware with a software driver, Pinnacle cards etc), or export to DivX AVI (MPEG4) which will give good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arpit Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 yeah, i noticed that the size is increased vastly if i export it to an avi file otherwise, the compression reduces the quality... do those encoders come with premiere, or do i have to get them separately?...if so, where can i get them from? *i doubt they're free?* the file i'm working with are mpeg (VCD format basically) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arpit Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 okay, that problem is fixed, but i've come across in another one. in premiere, how do i preview transitions without having to build the whole project?? i checked help, and it said to hold down alt key and scrub but that still doesn't show the effect of the transition...can anyone help...?? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Septimus Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Without hardware encoding to do the effects in real-time, you can only preview the transitions by right clicking on the effect (blue marker in the time-line) and selecting properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arpit Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 figured out a better way...hold down alt, and scrub on the time line, it works :) now, just need a fast encoding plugin with good quality any preferences between panasonic, cinema craft (didn't seem to work for some reason :o), and lsx...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Septimus Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 If you are encoding video for CD or similar, then go with MPEG-4 (DivX or something similar. At least everyone you want to see it will be able to, the likely hood being most people have some version of DivX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Arpit Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 actually, i'm thinking more along the lines of a vcd because, the files that i'm editing are already in mpeg (vcd format), so i guess it'd be best to leave it as it is. in that case...should i go with panasonic, or lsx...still trying to figure out how cinema craft works (gives me an error):ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Septimus Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 LSX for quality. I don't think it will cause any problems when viewing on standalone players (DVD players etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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i wanted to know if i can make mpeg movies using premiere..
i tried to edit two mpeg files, and exported it to an avi...but there was a loss in quality.
what should my setting be so there isn't any loss in quality after i export my video..?
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