[CS3] Best archival output setting?

Hi,
I have some edited footage that I shot with a Canon XHA1... My settings:
1440x1080
24p
What is the best way to output full resolution HDV footage from Premiere?
I basically want a full quality final render for long-term storage.
Would H.264 be my best bet?
I just want to keep quality.
I would love some feedback!
Cheers,
Micky

Hi Dan and Jim, many thanks for the replies! :)
I really appreciate the help.
@Dan: Thanks for the link to Lagarith! Looks like there is an option for Mac users too. Nice. :)
I did look at the MPEG-2 setting via AME... But I only saw a preset for HDTV, which is 1920x180... Is this an optimal codec/size for HDV 1440x1080 footage?
In terms of the 4:2:2 profile, I will poke around for that... Is that for SD? What would I set the frame size to? Seems like when using AME, it does not have those values filled-in by default (at least not to the settings/sizes that work best fro my timeline.)
I am still learning a lot, so sorry if I am asking silly questions and/or not getting it right out of the batting cage. :D
@Jim: Thanks for the reply... That information is great to hear. I always save all my tapes. So, just to clarify, you are saying that I should print my final edit back to tape?
Oh, and Dan, good point on there being loss if I have transitions and titles and such... I guess I am willing to give up a little bit of quality...
Thanks folks!! You have been life/time savers! I really appreciate your thoughts and pro advice!!!
Cheers,
Micky

Similar Messages

Best QT output setting for Keynote?

Apoogies in advance if I'm posting this in the wrong Forum...
It seems that, for me, the quality of QuickTime files drops somewhat when embedded and played in Keynote. As well as a change in contrast/brightness (gamma?). However, the file looks just fine when viewed in QT Player. I'm using high-quality codecs - typically either "Animation" (I do alot of recording of applications from a Mac desktop, also for when I need an alpha channel) or "h264" (when I don't need an alpha channel).
I'm not resizing the movies when they're in Keynote, so is this normal, or am I doing something wrong?
What QT output settings give the best results in Keynote? Will the file always look worse then if it's played in QuickTime Player?

You're probably doing nothing wrong. Many players will not unsqueeze the footage automatically, you have to tell it to do that with a keypress or menu setting.

What's The Best Output Setting?

Well, choosing the "best" Export/Share setting for output, is a bit science, a bit art, and often a bit of testing.
File Size rests primarily on Bit-Rate, which roughly is = to "quality," and then the Project's/Sequence's Timeline Duration. It can become a delicate balancing act between quality vs file size. The amount of motion, especially off-axis motion, would be where to look for ultimate qualtiy, established by Bit-Rate. Lower motion footage, will still look good,at a lower Bit-Rate, but only the editor, or the client, can make the final determination.
For some general discussion, see this Adobe FAQ Entry.
Note: the above is focused on Premiere Pro, but most applies directly to PrElements, as well. However, the term for Export is now in PrE's Share Tab, while Export is the term used for either direct output,or output through AME (Adobe Media Encoder).
Hope that helps one determine the best output setting for their material.
Hunt

Well, choosing the "best" Export/Share setting for output, is a bit science, a bit art, and often a bit of testing.
File Size rests primarily on Bit-Rate, which roughly is = to "quality," and then the Project's/Sequence's Timeline Duration. It can become a delicate balancing act between quality vs file size. The amount of motion, especially off-axis motion, would be where to look for ultimate qualtiy, established by Bit-Rate. Lower motion footage, will still look good,at a lower Bit-Rate, but only the editor, or the client, can make the final determination.
For some general discussion, see this Adobe FAQ Entry.
Note: the above is focused on Premiere Pro, but most applies directly to PrElements, as well. However, the term for Export is now in PrE's Share Tab, while Export is the term used for either direct output,or output through AME (Adobe Media Encoder).
Hope that helps one determine the best output setting for their material.
Hunt

Best way to set up 2 color job in Framemaker 10

What is the best way to set up a 2 color job in Framemaker 10 so that it converts to a 2 color job in the PDF? We have black with a blue PMS 280U book. However, if I select PMS 289U as my 2nd color in FM it outputs to PDF as the various CMYK percentages. How do I get the PDF to be black plus one color? Thanks for the help.

You have to be patched to the 10.0.2 version of FM and you must use the CMYK option with SaveAsPDF. If thee colour is defined as Spot in the FM file, it should remain as a spot colour in th PDF. However, that being said, the CMYK route is still a bit wonky (even in FM12) and you may get odd results in your PDF.
Alternatives are to make the fix in Acrobat with the Print Production tools (or even better to use a third-party tool like Enfocus Pro) or to use GrafikHuset's (now freebie) PubliPDF to convert FM's RGB postscript output to CMYK+Spot PDFs. Download at: http://design.grafikhuset.dk/index.php/kontakt/downloads/grafikhuset-publi-pdf and more details available at: http://www.grafikhuset.net/PubliPDF/

CS3 fails to output an SWC Flash Component File

My workflow uses CS3 to create SWCs which I include in my FlashDevelop Project. But CS3 no longer outputs the SWC Flash Component File. It outputs the SWF, but not the SWC. So I set up this test FLA to see what's up...
I used a weird name for the MovieClip (MKLop2) to avoid any possible naming collisions and added AS3 to the MovieClip's timeline (a simple this.stop(); ) to ensure Flash was "seeing" enough content to warrant an export to SWC. I also tried right clicking the MC in the library and choosing Export SWC file... from the drop down menu. Flash processes the request but does not produce an SWC. There is an instance of MKLop2 which has been dragged and dropped on the Stage. So, I have done all I can think of to encourage Flash to output an SWC that I know to do. Have I just overlooked something simple? Thanks. Mond.

It all looks good to me and no you shouldn't have to do anything to get it to export items in the SWC other than add a linkage ID to each item you plan on accessing via code.
Perhaps try running Flash as Administrator to rule out any filesystem permission issues.
Lastly are you setting the SWF location every time? Make sure you hit the browse button and select the location every time you open the document. You should only need to do that once.

X-Fi Elite Pro: Which mode for best audio output?

I need your help in determining the best audio output (level and clarity). Up until now, I use the Entertainment mode (6bit/44.KHz) and the Audio Creation mode (in 96KHz, not sure at what bit depth this modes works though...). I need to find the best mode and in-mode settings to achieve maximum audio output level (in terms of dynamic range and dB level)as well as optimal sound clarity. For the latter, I believe that the sound should be unadulterated, so additional enhancements such as EAX, Crystalizer, CMSS etc should not be used...
Any help will be appreciated

Hello Hyperion,
I can try to answer this.
My experience (and you know that listening to audio and the quality is objectionable), I listen through "Gaming Mode". This seems to be the best "playback sound quality" at least for my ears.
Additionally, I really don't care for digital output, its not my preference so I have the MAUDIO E66's connected through analog. Simple but seems to be effecti've in terms of listening and not tiring to the ears.
"the sound should be unadulterated, so additional enhancements such as EAX, Crystalizer, CMSS etc should not be used"... I absolutley agree, to an extent. I setup my elite pro with the basic very "vanilla", but in the end, I do use the Crystalizer (set to "2"). I don't beli've in eqalization or very little, but the reality is unless you have a perfectly designed room acoustically, you will probobly benefit from some form of oversampling such as I stated. I would like others to chime in and share what operating systems they use. For best playback quality, I have found 2008 Server serves me well. But, motherboard, cpu, memory of course plays out as major hardware for consideration.
Anyway, I'm getting a bit off topic here - would really like to hear from Creative on this. What do they use in testing (mode, software, motherboard, cpu, memory).

What is the best way to set up iTunes on our home network so all family members have access to all of our itunes library, even music we don't have on the cloud?

I have five different people using 10 different apple devices on one itunes account in our family. We have had trouble sharing. What is the best way to set up itunes on our home network? We have purchased music that sits on icloud, but we also have music we have imported from our previous cd library. Our itunes program keeps crashing and dumping everyone's playlists. So far we have all been using just the one desktop computer to sync to because we can't figure out how to share the same librarly and playlists on multiple computers in our home so devices can be synced at any location as well as playlists and purchases be made.

What is the best way to set up itunes on our home network?
One iTunes library per person. One iTunes account per person.
If people wish to share songs, they can make copies.
When the inevitable day comes when the kids get older, you will not have to come back here and post asking how all that stuff can get separated!

Best Policy for Setting up Media Centers

Hi Everyone,
Well after after re doing my whole media center with ATV and iTunes I would like to setup up a forum for Best Practice on setting things up. I encourage everyone to please add to it if you think of better ways to do things.
The reason for me doing this is for newbies or for longtime users who are always looking for better ways to set things up. I think doing this for all ATV, iTunes, Macbook OS and anything to do with anything is a good idea. Then people won't have to do the trial and error that much which would save TIME and headaches and cursing Apple for why they just don't make things easy.
Quick Overview of My Setup.
ATV = 160 Gig with 2.2 setup
iTunes = 8
Syncing and Streaming to ATV with Windows XP. I have 2TB external drives. Now since I want all my media (music, movies, videos) library to be consolidated into one big Drive I decided to use the Extended Drive feature in XP when formatting the new drive. What this does is setup one Volume (in my case the E:\ Drive) and using to External Drives to do so. This way it shows up as one Drive with 2 TB instead of having to drive letters with 1 TB Each.
Ibook G4 = Streaming Content to ATV
G4 Tower = Streaming Content to ATV
Macbook Pro = Streaming Content to ATV
iPhone 3G = Sync with Macbook Pro
iPod Video = Sync with Windows XP iTunes
2 Shuffles = Sync with Windows XP iTunes
Now since I redid my whole setup, I just want to post it and see your feedback on Everything.
- I have my library on the External Drive (since I don't want the Internal Drive on my laptop to be tied up so that the OS performs faster) I allocated 90% of storage space for the iTunes folder.
- I left 10% of the Drive to allow me to download any movies, music, albums, Videos in a stage I like to call "Pre ATV Ready" (Pre ATV Ready means I have not yet converted the files to either AAC (my preference) MP4 or M4A.
- I use Xilisoft DVD Ripper to convert my DVD into MP4 Format so that I can play it on ATV.
- I use Xilisoft Video Converter to convert avi, mpeg, wmv, videos into M4A format for the iPhone. Since I sync my iPhone with my Macbook Pro I do one of the following to get it to my iPhone. I either convert it in Windows XP (VMWARE version of Windows on Macbook Pro) then I copy to my OS X iTunes then sync it with iPhone. Option 2 I copy the Windows XP (sync with ATV) file into my Macbook Pro. (Of course you will have to share the Drive in Windows in order for Apple OS to see the drive)
- Once the files are converted I add to my iTunes library
- On my Windows XP (sync with ATV) I Sync only my Music, Videos, Pictures.
- I stream my Movies. (Since 160 is the biggest Hard Drive ATV has I am not going to copy Movies there for obvious size limitations. Why Apple does not allow you to use the USB on the back for hooking up External Hard drives and only utilize for Service from Apple Genius is beyond me but nonetheless that is another animal all together)
- With ATV 2.1 and up Streaming and Sync on the SAME computer and Same Library is done automatically. You just want to make sure that you have unchecked "show only sync files on the ATV" under the Custom Sync for your Apple TV. This option will allow you to see all your iTunes Media on the Apple TV regardless if you have flagged it to Sync or not. Major change done on this upgrade that has many users scratching their heads as to why they can't Sync and Stream at the same time when they were able to do this before the upgrade.
- Since my Windows XP (Sync) is connected to my Receiver and also ATV (wireless) that machine is always on with iTunes running. This allows me to watch my movies whenever I want and not have to worry about turning on iTunes before I can enjoy.
- For browsing through ATV library I use Apple Remote on my iPhone. (You can also do this with your iTouch as well)
- If you don't have Apple remote there is another alternative to using the stupid white remote that offers no functionality except to scroll on ATV, I suggest one of the Harmoney Remotes by Logitech. After careful setup you can have it control your ATV menus, and link up the Sound with your Receiver or TV. You can even setup activities with one click that will set your media center for what you are trying to do.
For Example, I have one Activity called Media Center. I have configured the Remote to do the following with just one Click of the Button:
1- Dim my living room lights (obviously you have to have dimmers with sensor in order for this to work)
2- Change the Input on the TV in order to display the ATV
3- Linked the ATV with Harmoney remote so that I get all the functions that the with remote does
4- Turn on my Receiver
5- Change input on Receiver to AUX in order to listen to the ATV
6- Mute the TV sound so that only sound comes from the Home Media Speakers
7- Turn on my AC with Climate Control.
You just want to make sure that the remote sensor points to the Device in order for it to work properly.
This way you don't have to use 20 remotes in order to duplicate this whole process. I have the Harmoney One which I paid 249 for. It has LCD Touch Screen and built in button lights (like the Macbook Pro) that lights up based on motion Sensor so you can see all the buttons in the dark
Well in a nut shell that is what I am doing. Please feel free to add to this any comments that you have or suggestions that you may have

I updated the subject since I didn't notice much Traffic to the forum

What Is The Best Way To Set Up Kids iTouch To My iTunes?

I have an iTouch set up with my iTunes music, movies and apps, but now I gave my kids each an iTouch.
What is the best way to set up there account, should it be a unique account for each of them or should I put them under my account?
They will be using my same iMac when they sync or update there iTouch, so will they need to log in under their name every time?
Not sure what is the best way to set this up, they are both minors, i.e. no credit card.
Thanks

Better just your account for multiple devices. The only drawback is that the music will have to managed manually.
Connect one of the iPods to your computer then launch iTunes. You should see the iPod under Devices on the left side of the iTunes window. Double click then you can name each iPod to keep them separate but only syncs to your iTunes account.
Without knowing your Apple ID user name and password they would not be able to make purchases ergo no downloads you aren't aware of.
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
The kids are minors.. if they are under 13 years of age, according to Apple, they can't have their own accounts regardless.
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#GIFTS

What is the best way of setting up Family Sharing?

I just bought my son an iPad Mini and I am trying to decide on what is the best way of setting it up for him. The one thing I do know is that I do NOT want all the content that is my iPhone 6 to pop up on his iPad Mini. I want his iPad to be used for his games and educational stuff and his own music. I don't mind setting up a family photo album and share photos with the family. So is the Family Sharing option the best way of doing this based on what I just mentioned? Do I set him up with his own Apple ID? If so will everything still be based off my account so he won't have to create his own iTunes Library?
I always use iTunes gift cards to purchase music and content. Will I be able to continue to use them even if I want to put some new content on his iPad and not my iPhone? Do I enter in his Apple ID info. Can you restrict certain family members to just certain things for example you only want to share photos with one person whereas you might want to share your music with another family member?
Any suggestions on the best way of setting this up would great!
Thanks!

Hi DVX100Shooter,
Congratulations on getting your son a new iPad, I am sure he will enjoy it.
Family Sharing is one way of managing both purchases and content between members of a related group of people. Each member must have their own Apple ID. You can choose what music you wish to share with the family from your own account. See this article -
OS X Yosemite: Share purchases with your family
In particular the section titled Hide a purchase from other family members
The music library on your son's iPad is separate from yours, but under Family Sharing you agree to pay for all purchases made through the iTunes store. If you wish to control what is purchased you can set up the Ask to Buy option for any family member under adult age in your location. See this article for details -
Request and make purchases with Ask to Buy - Apple Support
Gift cards may not be used for billing of purchases under family sharing, with the exception that a family member may use gift cards to purchase their own content. See this article for information about Family Sharing billing policies -
Family purchases and payments - Apple Support
The shared family photo album is available to all family members.
Family Sharing - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Our granddaughter has a ipod. She's getting a iphone and a mini idpad. what is the best way to set them up. Does she need a new apple id and password or would she use the same one she has for her ipod

our granddaughter has a ipod. She's getting a iphone and a mini idpad. what is the best way to set them up. Does she need a new apple id and password or would she use the same one she has for her ipod

Just use the same one on all devices.

What is the best way to set up iTunes to deal with a massive media library?

I have a really big media library...probably 7k-10k digital photos, close to 1,000 ripped CDs, and over 600 ripped DVDs, all stored on 1.5TB external hard disks in a 4-drive enclosure.
Due to a recent technical glitch, I find myself installing a new drive and moving the current library. My question is, what is the best way to set up iTunes' settings to deal with a media library that is both external to the Mac on which it runs, and spans multiple physical hard disk units?
I generally like the idea of iTunes organizing my library for me (i.e. keeping everything in Media Type>Artist>Album folders via the "Automatically Add to iTunes" folder), but I'm not sure how that's going to work spanning multiple drives.
I just figure since I'm basically starting over with my iTunes installation, maybe there's a better way to do it.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

You can set them up as a software RAID using Disk Utility.
It'll simply be one large disk for all intents and purposes.

What's the best way to set up new imac for logic etc?

In brief:
Getting new imac (27", 3.4 i7, 8-16GB ram, 1TB HD). Will be using it mainly to run Logic Studio (loads of plugins) and Final Cut Express. I also have 2 external Hard drives one 500G one 1TB.
The last imac I bought was my first and just went ahead and threw everything at it not really knowing where things should go. This time I want to set things up correctly.
Basically, with what I've got, what is the best way to set things up. I.e where do I put logic files, samples, BFD2, Amplitube etc. Where do I put videos for use in FCE. Storing projects and backups for use with Time Machine.
Also noticed the new imac will only have 1 firewire port. I will need to plug in the Hard drives (daisy chained), camera and RME Fireface 800. Was thinking of getting a Thunderbolt Hard drive but they are expensive and hard to find.
Would really appreciate any help before I get the new machine and start messing things up again.
Thanks.

Adding to babowa, enable the system firewall in System Preferences>Security>Firewall tab. Click Advanced and check Stealth Mode.
Lion is a pretty steady and secure operating system, and as there really aren't MANY Mac viruses, there ARE viruses out there still. OS X is pretty good about letting you know if you do accidently download a virus, and it will help you throw it away if it detects one, such as the MACDefender virus. OS X has built in security features such as sandboxing that doesn't allow viruses in as easily as a Windows PC. As for hackers, as long as you have the firewall enabled and a secure password (for your computer and email accounts), then you should be fine.
It's the user that lets the virus in, not the computer (unless there's some untold serious vulnerability in OS X, which is highly unlikely). Keep your apps up to date, don't download pirated software, and be street smart on the internet. Don't download things or visit websites that you don't think are real. Safari includes a Phishing feature that automatically detects known phishing sites, protecting you from that big problem. Keep your passwords secure and you should be fine.
There are antivirus solutions out there, one notable one available in the AppStore is Intego's VirusBarrier (free and plus versions), if you feel you still need one.
I wouldn't worry about it. Windows users who switch to Mac are always asking these questions.
Here's some good reading as well
http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is/security.html
Enjoy OS X Lion

What is the best way to set up multiple Apple devices ?

Lime many of us here I have quite a few apple devices and I just wondered whet the best way to set them up with itunes / Apple
my Apple gear:
Mac mini 2.53 with Mountain Lion
Mac Mini 1.6 duo Snow Leopard
Iphone 5c (mine) running 8
Iphone 5c (wifes) running 8
iPad 2 (old) 64 GB running 8
iPad Mini 2 retina 32 GB running 7
g3 iMac (running Tiger) Juke box (semi retired ;-) now)
At the moment all devices (apart from new Mac mini 2 and the old G3) are set up under my Apple ID ... (1 Apple ID for all devices) ... obviously this has problems : my wife downloads an App it will appear on my phone; we have had to disable some of the messaging systems as at one point my wife was getting my messages et ... is there a better way to do this?

cosmiconion wrote:
one drawback of same Apple ID for store is that what she downloads will automatically appear on all devices
Do you mean the visibility of the purchase in the App Store (under purchases) or the installation of the app automatically on the other devices?
In the App Store on the device (under iOS 8 at least on the iPad, I couldn't get it to work on my iPhone 5 under iOS 8), you can hide purchases...just swipe it to the left in the Purchased list. You can then unhide the hidden purchase(s) if desired by using iTunes on the PC/Mac under your iTunes account.
Auto App updates (Automatic Downloads) can be controlled under: Settings/iTunes & App Store, scroll down to Automatic Downloads and disable those that you do not want.

TS3367 I own iPad mini and iPhone 4. I'd like to use FaceTime to talk to my partner whilst I'm in hospital. What's the best way of setting it up. Can I use my apple username for both devices?

So have iPad mini and iPhone. But I'd like to leave my iPad with my partner whilst I'm in hospital so we can FaceTime each other.
What's the best way of setting this up!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4319

[CS3] Best archival output setting?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for