Corruption in output : Fraps - H264
Hello,
I usually use VirtualDub to encode my Fraps footage to H264 using x264. I'm trying to see if I can do the same thing using Adobe PE.
Source footage:
AVI
Fraps Codec
1280x768
25 fps
Output settings chosen in Adobe PE:
Microsoft AVI
x264 (using the same parameters I used in VDub)
1280x720 (as I did in VDub)
25 fps
Progressive
Square pixels aspect ratio (1, 0)
Depth: 24 bits (didn't check the max resolution box over it)
My problem is that I get all sorts of corruption in the output. Also for some weird reason VLC refuses to display the video portion of them, although I hear the audio just fine. The other players I have (MPC-HC, WMP) have no issues with it. Here are some relevant screenshots (my version of PE is in French btw):
http://img861.imageshack.us/f/sanstitremh.png/
http://img713.imageshack.us/i/sanstitre5avisnapshot02.png/
EDIT: I read in another thread that PE didn't like Fraps footage and it suggested converting the footage to another lossless format like Lagarith before importing in PE. Well I tried just that and I still have the same issues.
The corruption you're seeing in your output is most likely because of your input. Premiere Elements doesn't digest FRAPS video well.
If you go to Tips & Tricks section of our forum, Bill Hunt has published some suggestions for working with this often-troubling codec and other non-camcorder video.
EDIT
Never mind. I see that Bill has already addressed this issue in your other thread.
Please do not start a discussion in more than one thread. It's very confusing, and it often leads to a lot of crosstalk.
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