Encoding MPEG2-DVD from dpx image sequences produced random encoding artifacts

I'm using PPro CS 6. I've exported my 90 minute film as a DPX sequence. This image sequence is effectively my master. I then export this DPX sequence as a MPEG2-DVD and I get the following artifacts on random frames. It happens whether I'm exporting PAL (non interlaced) or NTSC (interlaced). I've now run the encoder three separate times and I get random artifacts on completely different frames. I'm checked the DPX images and they are fine so I know this problem is happening in the encoding.
Thanks.

Here is another example. This time it I was encoding PAL from the DPX sequence.

Similar Messages

Export to DPX Image sequence and keep master clip timecode?

hi guys, shane i hope your out there!!
i need to export (1920x1080i/50) pro-res master conform clips to DPX Image sequence for external grade, every time i've tried it exports fine, but each clips has a default timecode starting from 00..., i need to maintain original t/c as grade is external and i will be recieving files back for re-conform and online etc. i have less than 1 hour to give answers to producer, this is the first time we've used this workflow, i really want it to work as this is what guys like us wake up in the morning for, i'm sure there must be something simple i'm missing. i have a tape ready for a lay off as precaution but i really dont want to be defeated !! i'm using glue tools plug-ins any help would be much appreciated. please help me.
regards.

i've had to manually override timecodes on export, not at all ideal and tedious as ****, please tell me there is a simpler way of doing this, this plug is supposed to make your life easier, any feedback/advice greatly appreciated.

Movie Creation from an Image Sequence

Hi, my question is about how to use iMovie to create a movie from an image sequence.
I have much experience doing this in Quicktime Pro. I just import the image sequence and select the time interval for each frame.
I want to use iMovie 4 nstead of Quicktime Pro to do this because I'd like the frames to span variable time lengths and be synced to audio. I'm sure this is easy, but as someone new to iMovie I have no idea how to do it.
thanks
Powerbook G4 15 aluminum Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Another way is to import the sequence directly into iMovie, automatically importing with the duration you want. iMovie lets you set a duration from 1 frame up.
• iMovie lets you select any number of images to import at the same time, so you can select one image to import or a sequence of images in a folder. (Use the Import command so the numbered sequence arrives in the proper order.)
(To import all the images in a folder, press Command-A after navigating to that folder. Otherwise use Command-clicking and Shift-clicking to select the images.)
• Imported images always conform to your current Ken Burns settings. So if KB is set to import as 5 seconds with no zoom, that's how the images arrive.
But you're not limited to <n> seconds. You can force KB to import as 1 frame, 10 frames or whatever. The trick is to first configure KB to import with that duration.
Trouble is, the KB duration textbox is buggy so you can't type your desired duration there. But KB can be set another way, by clicking on any previously-imported image. So the trick is to create a clip with the duration you want, then use it as a "template" for importing other images.
To create a clip with the duration you want, double-click on a previously-imported clip and set its duration to <n> frames. (Type 00:00:01 for one frame.) Before importing the sequence, click on that clip, which sets KB to apply its settings for the next import(s).
One can create a series of "template" clips, one for each duration commonly used. Before importing each new set of images, click on the clip you want to control the next import.
Unfortunately, once images are imported there is no way to simultaneously Update all to a new duration using a textbox. It may be easiest to simply re-import the images with a new duration.
Karl

Can't open dpx image sequence anymore

Until very recently I was able to use Compressor to to load dpx image sequences and output a QuickTime movie. This seems to be broken now: The file selector box doesn't accept dpx any more. Was this broken by some update? Is anyone else seeing this? Any solution to this?
Thanks!
Rainer

Yes. Before I responded to your question I ran a quick test on 4.0.7 on this system, which is 10.8.3.
I'm not familiar with this particular problem. Is this the only issue you're running into?
Why don't you run Compressor Repair and see whether it straightens things out; make sure trash preferences ox is checked?
Good luck.
Russ

How to create 12bit Prores4444 from an image sequence

Hi,
there seems to be a lot of confusion on the web regarding the bit depth of Prores4444. The white paper states that is supports "up to" 12bit for color components (YCrCb or RGB) and "up to" 16 bit for alpha and people seem to disagree whether it always uses 12bit or whether it uses 10bit when no more is needed.
Having said that, I would like to create a Prores4444 file from a sequence of 16bit (per component) images (I could produce png or tiff or dpx) and for obvious reasons ensure I get the full 12bit of colour and the full 16 bit of alpha.
So, two questions:
How do I do that? I have final Cut Studio installed. Does Compressor offer that? Do I have to do something special to achieve this or will it automatically do this right based on the input material?
How to I check if the result is really 12bit? Is there any tool that will tell me, if the resulting file is really a 12bit file (provided the "up to" in Apple's whitepaper was no accident)?
Thank you in advance,
Robert

The only part of this equation that I can speak to is converting an image sequence to a quicktime move.
Simplest way to work with an image sequence is to use quicktimeplayer7 to open an image sequence and then save it. It will save as a quicktime with the same properties as the individual image files. You will have to define the desired frame rate. If I remember correctly, quicktime player 7 is an optional install on the snow leopard disk. Not sure if it's still included with Lion or Mountain Lion.
You can change the still image default length to one frame and import all your still images into fcp and then simply drag them to the timeline, but fcp will struggle to play the sequence. If you need to work this way, you should immediately export as a quicktime.
Also, be sure and use leading zeros in numbering your image sequence as apple (and fcp) will not sort files properly, unless for example, your files are labelled. 001, 002, 003, etc. (assuming you have less than 1000 files).

Making Playable DVD From Disc Image

A friend of mine has an iDVD project but his mac cannot burn dvds. So he gave me the file as a disc image. I dragged and dropped the disc image to the dvd and hit burn. It does not play as a dvd in a player or in frontrow on my mac. When I double click on it the disc image is on the dvd. Did I make a data dvd instead? How do I make a playable dvd from a disc image?
Also, is going the disc image route the easiest way to transfer an iMovie or iDVD project to another mac. I did it this way because my mac does not have some of the music or photos on it that are linked to the project file. In Garage Band you can save as archive when transferring a file to another mac and it saves all the loops, etc in the file. There must be something similar in iDVD.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paul

So he gave me the file as a disc image. I dragged and dropped the disc image to the dvd and hit burn.
Paul,
Video DVDs are written in the UDF format. That's why you must use Apple's Disk Utility to burn a disk image to writable media correctly.
In burning from the Finder, you have created a data DVD in Mac OS Extended format that will NOT play in set-top DVD players (as you have found out).
F Shippey

Burning DVD from disc image

I've been burning DVD's from disc images using Encore 1.0 for some time now. ever since I upgraded to 2.0, Encore gives me error messages on my project like:
"first play not set" and
"remote control problem".
I don't see how these messages can appear when I'm using a disc image (i.e. a completed project) as the source. does anyone know?

When you click on the Build DVD button in the Disc panel, Encore does a quick check of errors
in the current project. If you have a new, empty project, you will at least get errors about First Play and Title Remote. Those errors have nothing to do with your disc image, they apply to the current project, from which you are trying to burn your disc image.
These errors may be safely ignored, since they don't have any effect on your disc image.
-Jeff

Disk Utility to Create a DVD from an image

I get stymied when I try to us a diskimage as a source to make a DVD. I have a new DVD-R and it always wants to erase the disk, I cant get past that screen after I choose the drive as the destination. It wants to erase the disk but says it cannot erase this disk. There is noting in the help file to shed light on what to do. How do I make a DVD from a disk image ceated with iDVD?

I'm not sure how you are doing it but it should be done as follows. open Disk Utility and drag the disk image to the left pane in DU just below the volume list. then select the disk image in DU and press the "burn" button in disk utility toolbar.

Green line on the side of my export from an image sequence

I have created an image sequence
at 1024x768. I bring it into PP CS4 and on the far right side there is a green line running top to bottom. The timeline is the same size as the image sequence. What would cause this and how do I get rid of it?

Have a look at this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1802274

Need Help! How to Burn a DVD from an Image on my Desktop

I have an image on my desktop that I want to burn so that it can be played in any or most DVD players. I put an empty DVD-R in my drive and opened it with finder. Dragged and dropped the image and burned it. That does not work in the DVD Player. Can someone please tell me how to do it right?
Thanks,
~Meko~
PS: Whish I still had the original DVD SP Project!

i could do with some help now!
i recently bought a macbook. its got a superdrive so its got a dvd burner.
i have copied dvds as disk images and i want to burn them but they are all more than 4.7gb, so they dont fit on a dvd.
is there any way i can get them to fit?? aldo, does burning as a disk image allow them to be played on a normal dvd player, and does it get rid of the region code?
thanks

DPX Image Squence

I am having trouble importing a dpx image sequence into Color. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I am trying to ingest directly with color without FCP in the loop. From what I have read Color does not import from a image sequence it can only export to one. From what I understand I will need to either use a different grading program or convert my image sequences into a MOV. Mov is the only way into the app.

Mpeg2-DVD issue

Hi all,
I recently shot a show in 1920x1080, 17mbps, AVCHD.
I am exporting it to mpeg2-dvd but for some reason the end of the movie clip is missing but the audio is fine.
Here is a picture to shwo what I am trying to explain,
I am encoding part 2 right now I will update this post when it has finished. Any help would be great with this issue,
-Giannis

What I am doing is this
-Selecting the first half of the show on my premier pro cs6 window, the footage is HD
-Then I select mpeg2-dvd from the export settings panel
-I then send the file over to media encoder and encode the file
-When the file is done I am left with this...
As you can see the end part of the movie clip is missing.
No chapter markers.

Can I create a RAW image Sequence in Photoshop CS6?

Hello Photoshop Gurus,
I'm posting this because I've tried searching for an answer but I've only found one and it doesn't work for me. I'm trying to create a RAW image sequence in Photoshop CS6 on a mac. the box is greyed out. The only answer I've found is to disable jpeg support in preferences but that didn't work.
Just trying to create a timelapse from an image sequence without having to spend $20/month renting After Effects!
Thanks!

Do you have the Extended version of photoshop cs6?
(not sure if you need the extended version or not)
more info:
Photoshop Help | Importing video files and image sequences
It might be that you need to convert the images to another file format such as tif.

Quicktime Pro 7.6.9 crashes when I try to import image sequence

Hi,
I'm running Quicktime Pro 7.6.9 on a Windows XP machine with service pack 3.
I shot some timelapses with my Nikon D7000 as jpegs and while trying to import the image sequences into Quicktime so I can export them out as .MOVs, I noticed that Quicktime crashes when ever I try to import a sequence that has 240 or more pictures. Most of my timelapses have 240 or 360 pictures. I was able to import a sequence that had only 180 pictures. Does Quicktime Pro 7.6.9. have an image sequence limit that I don't know about? I don't have any sequences that are anything between 180 and 240, so I can't test out numbers like 190, 200, 210, etc.
Any ideas on what's happening?

The files are 4928x3264 JPEGs. I'm trying to make 1920x1080 .MOV files. Quicktime crashes as soon as I select the first pic from the image sequence.
I tried another sequence that had 600 pics and it worked fine, so it's obviously not some sort of image limit. But I can't figure out why these three sequences that each have 240 images would cause the program to crash everytime.

Exporting image sequence in ProRes 4444 gives black movie

In QT Pro, I'm exporting a movie made from an image sequence. If I export using ProRes 4444, all I get is a black movie file. If I export using other codecs, it works fine. Any ideas what might be wrong and how to fix this?
Thanks!
G

Sorry, but you've posted this in the Audition (Audio) forum. I suggest you repost in the appropriate forum. Good liuck!

Encoding MPEG2-DVD from dpx image sequences produced random encoding artifacts

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for