H.264 or MPEG2 in TS conainer

Before I purchase Premiere CS3 I wondered if anyone knew if it will imort the following (or if Encore will):
1080i/1080p mpeg2 with AC3 5.1 audio in TS container (.ts)
720p mpeg2 with AC3 5.1 audio in TS container
1080i/1080p h.264/avc with AC3 5.1 audio in TS container
1080p wmv-hd VC-1 with wma 5.1 audio in WMV container
720p h.264 with AC3 5.1 audio in MKV container
1080i/1080p h.264/avc with AAC 5.1 audio in MP4 container
most Hi-def videos these days are in these formats and I'm wanting to back mine up to Blu-ray and keep the 5.1 audio with no downmixing to stereo. Can premiere handle any/most/all of these formats?
If it can't, can anyone suggest what to use to convert them to a format Premiere would allow (except mpeg2 TS files which I can convert to mpeg2 PS)
any help/advise would be greatly appreciated

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Sony - HDR-XR350V - HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264; SD: MPEG2

Considering a Sony - HDR-XR350V - HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264; SD: MPEG2
Please help - I have been using search and spent about 45 min with a Sony sales person on the phone today, but would love to hear from someone using this camera or an expert who can interpret the specs.
Is this camera a true AVCHD camera and will it work seamlessly with FCE?
I understand, if it is compatible, that I would have to use Log and Transfer and the files would be converted to Apple Intermediate Codec (fairly large file size) I would plan to use an external drive as scratch disk for any large projects.
Here is the link to the spec page for the camera.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1055 1&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666073203#specifications
My ultimate use for camera is editing, using iDVD to create DVD for use on TV, or being able to upload short video projects to Facebook or You tube.
For these shorter projects will this camera also work well with iMovie 09
I am so frustrated trying to find a good camera that will work well with FCE - my old Sony (only two years old has died) I had to use Mpeg Streamclip to convert its files - large learning curve but mastered it. I don't want to go through another complicated process to begin editing again with a new camera ($271 for repair and 90 day warranty doesn't make sense to fix the old one).
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Tom - thank you so much - so if for any reason I would want to use SD I could convert with Mpeg streamclip like I did for my old camera. Not sure why I would do that, but just wondered.
I believe the Sony - HDR-XR350V camera has several different settings for filming - are you able to tell me how to set the camera or should I just cross that bridge when I get it. I would like to use the highest quality setting. The Sony sales guy said it has Progressive and Interlace settings - That is over my head. For going to iDVD for play on a TV what would I use. I will be ordering the camera on Monday.
You were the patient one who got me going in the right direction with my old camera - so glad you responded. I have your book and have attended a lot of One to One sessions. Love FCE and just want to get going again.

H.264 and MPEG2

What are the advanages and disadvanges of both in blu-ray disc?

MPEG2 is old compression technology compare to H.264.
MPEG2: Take more space on BluRay but encoding time is less
H.264: Take less space on BluRay but encoding time is more
both give you best quality video but quality in H.264 is little better compare to MPEG2.

Urgent MPEG2 question (pixel aspect ratio)

Is a composition that is set as a D1/DV NTSC Pixel Aspect Ratio (0.91) able to be exported as a MPEG2 file?
I have a very large, very complicated project file with a D1/DV NTSC Pixel Aspect Ratio and I'm trying to save it as a MPEG2 file type because it has the best compression for the quality and need the file sizes to be small. However when I go to the MPEG2 Format Options when exporting, it only has Standard 4:3 (0.80), Square Pixel (1.00), Widescreen 16:9 (1.067), and Widescreen 2.21:1 (1.326).
Is there way I can have this project in MPEG2 format and not have letterboxing, stretching or cropping?
Thank you,

What version of AE are you using?
What are your composition's dimensions? Did you use the NTSC DV composition preset?
First off, if file size is your only concern, then you should encode to h.264, not mpeg2.
Mpeg2 is mainly used for DVD production. H.264 is a much more advanced codec for the sake of making a good-looking & small file.
If playback is computer-based (not DVD), you'll probably want to nest your D1/DV comp inside a square pixel equivalent, and then render that file to a Quicktime (Animation codec @ best/full quality). Then, use Adobe Media Encoder, or your encoding software of choice, to make the compressed (h.264) version.
That being said, and if you are going to mpeg2 for DVD, then how are you going about encoding the file out of AE?
You should be selecting the "MPEG2 DVD" output module.
Keep in mind, that, if you are going to DVD, a better procedure (to provide maximum quality) would be to render to the Animation codec first, and then compress (2-pass VBR encode) that prerenderd movie to mpeg2.

Working with H.264

I am looking at a new HD Sony camera. The specification states that the file format is HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264; SD: MPEG2.
I have just upgraded from Premiere 6.5 and I know from experience that compressed file formats are not tolerated well. I have research the question of whether CS4 will work well witht his HD format and have not found a conclusive YES or NO answer. One source I found states that CS4 will work fine in everything from capture to edit to export, while another says it will not work.
Can anyone please confirm for me whether the HD format for this camera will work with CS4??
Thanks,
Jim

I've been reading comments about editing AVCHD and although it may be compatible with CS4 there is some strong opinion about not doing it. That leads me to a general question about format conversion.
I've been using AVS Video Converter to get files that will import and edit properly in Premiere. One of the output file type choices is Uncompressed Original; PCM audio which make an AVI file that will work in Premier just fine.
If a converter is used on an AVCHD file to produce a more editable file then is there anything lost in the translation along the way? Presuming all the project settings are for high def with the proper aspect ratio, ect. then can one expect the final output video to look as good as the original AVCHD files?
This isn't a question about the AVS converter so much as the general concept of conversion. After all, the whole idea of shooting in high def is to end up with a high def video with all the quality advantages over standard DV.
Any thoughts?

Encoding for SD DVD using H.264

Hi everyone,
I'm wanting to output my JVC HDV 720p25 7 minute short film to dvd. I've already done a standard mpeg2 encoded DVD, but I'm wanting to try and see if I can get better results encoding to H.264 using compressor.
I know that there a presets with compressor with the HD DVD: H.264 presets abd the H.264 for DVD studio pro. With those presets compressor allows between 50 and 70 minutes of video on a DVD-5.
What I really want to know what settings should I use? Does anyone have a tried and tested bitrate method? I understand about mpeg2 bitrates, but H.264 is very new to me.
I obviously want to get the best results possible for an SD DVD, but I don't want to boost the bitrate and make it unplayable on DVD players.
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You must encode to MPEG2 to create a SD DVD. Take a lok at this Site/titorial: Bonsai’s HDV to SD DVD page to get the most of your HDV.
As you have been told, forget the H.264 step.
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PE8 Trials and Tribulations

This is the story of my four day experience installing and running PE8. For some of you there are tips that may help fix your problems. For others you will simply relate to my experience. For those considering purchasing PE8 I highly recommend that you do your homework before jumping in.
I've been using PE4 for the last two years and was quite happy with the features and flexibility. I consider myself a prosumer/serious hobbyist and have extensive geek experience. My usual jobs consist of importing HDV video from DV tape that was recorded with a Canon HV20. I combine the video with still shots from a Canon 20D in JPG format, throw in some music, and make short (<5 min) videos. I render and export in Widescreen DVD format (both PC and disk) and to H.264 HD format (both PC and Blu-ray disk).
Last week I decided that I should finally upgrade to the newest version just to stay current. I didn't read any reviews or do any research since I've always had a high level of respect for Adobe quality. Unfortunately my experience with PE8 has not been good. I've spent the better part of four days trying to get it working properly. I've had successes and disapointments. Some of you may benefit from the fixes that I used and I hope they will get you going with a functional and stable platform.
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Intel Core 2 Quad (Q6600) native 2.4 GHz, overclocked to 3.0 GHz
4 GB RAM
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Vista x32
Installed PE8, updated to the latest version of QuickTime (7.65.17), and went merrily off working on my first project. I immediately started having stability issues. Crashes without any warning, crashes with "out-of-memory" messages, crashes with "unknown cause" messages, crashes to the BSOD, couldn't render anything without a crash, overloaded processors even when the program was idle AND after it was closed, etc. Not good. All this on a platform that is extremely stable with every other software package I run.
After spending a couple days researching the issues I applied some system modifications that actually fixed most of the problems I was having. In fact the program only crashed once or twice following the changes - a tolerable frequency as long as I saved frequently. Prior to the changes it was crashing very frequently.
Here's the steps that got my PE8 running stable (insert reboots in the usual places):
1) Uninstalled existing QuickTime and Nvidia drivers (QT 7.65.17, Nvidia ?)
2) Installed QuickTime 7.3.1 and updated Nvidia GeForce drivers to v195.62
3) Uninstalled GeForce Stereoscopic 3D Driver (this doesn't affect your 3D gaming unless you use 3D glasses)
4) Disabled the Auto-Analyzer "feature" in Elements Organizer
5) Disabled Background Rendering in PE8
After taking these steps the only really annoying problem that still existed is that "Adobe Premier Elements.exe" continues to run after closing the program. It hogs about 25% - 100% of the 4 processors but doesn't appear to be doing anything. And yes, I did leave it running overnight just to see if it would ever finish whatever it thought it was doing - nope.
Overall I was very happy that the mods fixed 90+% of my stability issues. I completed my 4 minute video without much trouble and then...I tried to render the final product. The standard DVD quality rendering works great - in both PC executable and disk products. The HD 720p works fine in PC executable format. But the one thing that I really need to produce is H.264 or MPEG2 at 1920x1080. In the final product everything seems to render okay and the video starts out okay but at exactly 30 seconds the audio cuts out. The interesting thing is that I can start from any point in the video and the sound lasts for 30 seconds and then dies.
I found a post where another person was having the exact same problem with standard resolution PC output and they were able to fix it by selecting the Advanced button to open the Export Settings, selecting the Audio tab, and then selecting MPEG for the audio format. If you are having this audio problem you should definitely try the above fix! Unfortunately, for the higher res HD output no such option exists under the audio tab. There is perhaps a 3rd option to fix this problem and that is to buy another video editing program, read in the corrupt PE8 output and re-render. Apparently this has worked for some folks but I'm refusing to buy another program just to fix the errors of the editor I already have.
In summary, if you are having stability issues try the fixes I've listed above. They could potentially fix your problems and get you up and running. As for me, I can't find a way to get around the audio problem and it's the one last thing preventing me from having a functional PE8. I plan to return the product (ordered from Adobe online) in the hopes that voting with my dollars will encourage them to fix the PE8 problems. My impression of the current version of PE8 is that it is an abomination that should have never been released. It is substandard even for a beta version. If Adobe can fix their PE8 problems and create a editor that is half as good as their other products they I will be the first to sign up for a new copy.
Good luck with whatever trials and tribulations that you may be experiencing with PE8. I'm glad that the program is working for some and for the rest I hope Santa delivers a serious PE8 patch!

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I have the same computer and have experienced the same problems as you have. If you are able to get PE8 to function properly you will find that PE8 runs slower than PE7 due to all the new features (useless fluff).
You might also try deleteing any Reatek Audio drivers and allowing Win 7 to install it's driver, this seems to have helped my PE8 sound conflicts. I agree with you one hundred percent that PE8 should have been stabilized and the compatibility issues resolved before it was released. I guess things are done diferently at Adobe Bangalore.

Upgrading from G5: 4-Core or 8-Core

Im currently running FCP Studio on a Dual 2.5 GB/X800XT/2.5 GB RAM... but extremely long render and conversion times are crippling my workflow. I also have a lot of problems with live preview in Motion.
So, what Im looking for in a new Mac Pro is 1) fast time-line renders in FCP 2) faster H.264 and MPEG2 encoding in Compressor/BitVice 3) and a stable live preview environment for Motion.
What determines FCP and Compressor render/encoding times... are they mainly CPU processes? And how much RAM... is 4GB enough?
My budget is around 4k and I'm eligible to buy at the Education Store.
1) There's a refurbed 4-Core/2GB RAM/XT1900 at the Apple Store for $3299.
2) OR, should I go for the 8-core $3900 (and upgrade RAM and HDs as soon as I can?
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The symmetric multiprocessing in the Macs and OSX is not linear - that is - having 4 processors will not be twice as fast as 2 and having 8 will not be twice as fast as 4. It's something like 1.5x (if that) per doubling.
Motion is very GPU sensitive. The X1900 is recommended.
Compressor doesn't do multiprocessor particularly well. The new version will allow you to launch multiple instances of the program to take advantage of the available processors.
4GB of ram will allow you fill access from FCP and enough left over for OSX and other minor apps. If you want a whole suite of major applications open - well - think big, RAM big!
All in all, unless you have an application that is specifically tuned to a lot of processors, you'd not get full value for what's in the box. Better to bump up RAM, GPU, and hard drives first. Heck, two first rate monitors + a production NTSC/PAL monitor is a better investment in productivity for most people than more processors...
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No Blue Ray in CS4 Media Encoder or burn to disc in Encore

Hello everyone.
I'm using CS4 on Vista 64 Dual AMD @ 3.0 with 8 gigs memory and 4x WD 750 gig HD's on Raid 1
ATI 4890
I had burned previously several Mpeg2 BluRay discs with menus and now have lost that capability it seems.
I have had some problems in the past and have reloaded Vista 64 as well as this time.
The media enocder just stops nearly imediately after the que with an exclaimation point
on the file attempting either a BluRay 264 or Mpeg2 BluRay conversion from mt2s raw from the camera
file, from the hard drive.
As well, after an edit of mt2s files on the editor and exporting to Encore, setting it all up with a
menu etc. It will rendor a project until its time to write or burn and then I get an error about access
and a code 12 error. I'm using an LG GGW-H20L BlueRay recorder/player. Which has a problem
doing dual layer writing with it's latest firmware installed.
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and other places recently, it sounds like I need Scenerist or something now to be able to achieve
this goal.
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I only make one or two Blue Rays of the same. I'm not into replicating mass quanities of the same.
I would like to have the better picture the AVCHD camera outputs as mt2s files burned onto a Blue Ray
disc. It looks better anyway to me than the Mpeg2 BlueRay files.
Anyone have any ideas?
Gratefully appreicated. Bob.
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I don't do BluRay... but...
When I want to create a single layer DVD I simply click the Encore icon and work (actually, I go to ISO and use Imgburn to write, for greater control)
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Adobe Media Encoder CS6 (6.0.1) update available

The Adobe Media Encoder CS6 (6.0.1) update is available.
It has bug fixes and some new features.
You'll see from the post above that one of the features is left somewhat unexplained for the moment. That's because we wanted to get the bug fixes for Adobe Media Encoder out as soon as possible, rather than hold this update and wait for it to coincide with certain other events. Stay tuned. We'll have more information about that new feature quite soon.

I'm having a problem with Media Encoder 6.0.1 - it will encode for a few minutes, then slow down and sit, and then stop with an error (Error compiling movie. Unknown error). This happens with both h.264 and MPEG2, exporting 1080p. This is with Windows 7, and the Task Manager shows the used memory increase and the CPU usage increase when ME starts, and when it slows down the CPU usage stops and the memory usage goes down.
(When it stops with the error it makes a loud noise, like a goat dying! Must be the programmers idea of how to notify there is an error!)
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Ati radeon hd 4870 mac specifications

I haven't been able to find detailed specifications for the ati radeon hd 4870 mac edition.
The PC version specs show "accelerated transcoding and decoding for H.264 and Mpeg2".
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We started to catch up, but missed the mark as far as driver support.
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CS4 on Windows can use Quadro CX ($1600) not just for eye-candy, but off load and render. Don't send the image back and forth to the cpu.
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Blu-Ray Problem of Menu

     First I want to apologize for my English.
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Right-click on the clip (or Control-click) and see if it offers to optimize. If so, say Yes.
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