Media Encoder in CS3?

Is there a shortcut for media encoder in CS3?

I can't pull up CS3 at the moment, but I think the option under "Export" was "Adobe Media Encoder" which was separate from "Movie" for example.
A shortcut that directly sent you from a sequence to the export settings for cs3-ame-whatever it was called, would have been nice. After all, you had to keep doing that over and over, after each one was exported.
That was a huge feature addition: batching exports in CS4!

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    the only reason i ask was becuase i have a 5min file that i rendered out in CS4 and it took roughly 5min to render out. which to me means that CS4 is recompressing the file when rendering. I still have CS2 installed in the same system. i transferred my edit via .aaf to CS2 and just added the video transitions, the project was just transitions and overlays.It took half that time to render out with the "recompress" unchecked.
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    Jeff, you've got a point. CS3 didn't do GREAT. I tended to use the old 2003 Microsoft WMV encoder as well. But, the Media Encoder in CS3 at least allowed me the turn on or off the "deinterlace" feature when I was converting from DV to WMV. The option to turn it on or off was on the left, not in the codec settings. It was next to the crop controls. If I turned it on, then when I wanted to turn a 720X480 DV AVI into a 640X480 WMV, the fields got blended, but at least I kept all the detail of eyes, letters, etc. and only the motion got blended. If I left the deinterlace turned off, then the fields stayed and you got a 640X480 WMV that looked like it had jagged edges because both fields got encoded "as is" with no loss or dopping."
    The new one does give me the option of turning "interlacing" on or off, but off blurs everything vertically, even when I'm not resizing height. So eyes become blurs and sharp serif fonts become these blurred rounded things. The processing shouold follow the F4V/H.264 model where field order determines deinterlacing order.
    I prefer not to use AviSynth or Virtualdub, except when absolutely necessary. I'm trying to have a workflow that other media employees (who only know Adobe) can follow without asking me every 5 minutes. there are 4 of us who do video, but I'm the only one who has a serious knowledge base. The others are cameramen or Flash developers who cross trained.

  • Media Encoder does NOT deinterlace properly

    If you export a DV-based sequence (29.97 LFF) with graphics and text in it, the video does not deinterlace properly.
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    The new one does give me the option of turning "interlacing" on or off, but off blurs everything vertically, even when I'm not resizing height. So eyes become blurs and sharp serif fonts become these blurred rounded things. The processing shouold follow the F4V/H.264 model where field order determines deinterlacing order.
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  • Adobe media encoder in PP CS3

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    Pull the Matrox out. Try with a standard project and likely your problems are solved.
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  • Exporting in Adobe Media Encoder fails in CS4 after CS3 is removed.

    There's an issue with Adobe Media Encoder in CS4 where encoding will fail after CS3 is uninstalled.
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  • Media encoder CS4 can't do what Flash Encoder CS3 does????

    Quad 2.66 Xeon MacPro / OS 10.5.8 / CS4 all updates applied. / 24GB RAM
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    What's the deal? Why remove the support?
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    Adobe Media Encoder CS4 won't import .wmv videos.
    Flash CS3 Media Encoder does it just fine.
    What's the deal? Why remove the support?
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  • Problem Encoding WMV to FLV with Media Encoder CS4 (but not with CS3)

    Hello,
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  • How do I reinstall missing Adobe Media Encoder CS3 ?

    I need some help here ??
    When attempting to encode on Vista from Premiere 3.2 the Adobe Media Encode (AME) just goes off and hangs.
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    C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\4.0\AMEEncodingErrorLog.txt
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    Ok the folder "Adobe Media Encoder" is not on my machine... It looks like the installation is FUBAR.
    I check CS3 Master Collection distribution - I don't see a module for Adobe Media Encoder to reinstall.
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  • H264 progressive / buffering problem - Media Encoder CS3

    I am exporting using adobe media encoder CS3 with the following settings:-
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  • Can Ppro CS3 projects be imported by Media Encoder CS4

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    I appreciate the reply.
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  • Premiere Pro CS3 Media Encoder question...

    Hi,
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    Also, there is no way to specify to keep the 16:9 aspect ratio.
    Is that done automatically or how/where can I specify it ?
    Thanx for your help in advance !
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  • Hilights Clipping Problem with Premiere CS3 Media Encoder

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  • Can't Activate Flash Media Encoder CS3

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  • Media Encoder goes away when launched from Prem-3.2 CS3 (help !)

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  • CS3 exporting drop outs and red screen flashes when exporting via Media Encoder

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