Mpeg2 problems

When playing mpeg2 files on the camera it plays perfectly. When importing the .mpg files in Quicktime or FCP there is no audio, but the picture plays perfectly well. The info on the file is mpeg muxed.
Any idea how I can get the audio from this files?

As mentioned in the articles pointed out by Neil you need the QuickTime MPEG component (included in FCP but not in FCE).
Then, after opening the mpeg2 files, in MPEG Streamclip make sure you use Export to QuickTime (cmd-E - NOT Export to DV!) with Compression: Apple DV-PAL (or Apple DV-DVCPRO/NTSC), Quality: 100%, fps: 25 for PAL or 29,97 for NTSC, Audio: uncompressed, Stereo, 48 KHz.
This prevents the resulting .mov file to require rendering in the standard DV sequences, if imported to FC.
Piero

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Export mpeg2 problems with DVDSP 4 serial

When i'm exporting in FCP5 from QT Conversion using mpeg2,
Final Cut Pro asks for DVDSP4 to be serialized,
I have tried deleting the system ID's and also reinstalling the apps and it still asks for serials.
I know i can use compresser but don't understand why this is not working.
+ In compresser i have approx 10 options to compress in DVD and i think the old 10 options aswell to compress in MPEG2.
why are they still there?

I had the same problem after having to do an erase and install of the OS the Sunday. If you have an earlier version of DVDSP follow the steps in this link:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1049698&#1049698
Make sure to read all the posts, including the one about re-entering the serial number for Studio Pro 3.
I tried it successfully this morning.

Cs4 Cs5.5 Mpeg2 problems?

Recently upgraded the machines from CS4 to CS5.5 and the render results of the MPEG2s we produce have dropped considerably.
There is a lot of degradation around type and it especially shows on blocks of static pieces of solid colour.
Anyone know why this has happened and how to regain or improve on the level of quality we were getting with CS4 and unable to match with CS5.5?
The settings are idential in both instances, I run a load of tests trying multiple settings but the quality s just not there anymore.
MainConcept Mpeg
Quality; 5
Profile; Main
Level; High 1440
Bitrate Enc; CBR
Bitrate: 6
GOP M:1
GOP N;3
Macroblock: 10
VBV:112 x 2kb
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There is no reason for much variation in encode times by setting the bitrate a little higher or lower.

MPEG2 Problems CS3

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It sounds as though you have lost the Adobe MainConcept MPEG CODEC's. Those should install with PrPro. Did you do a reinstall, or did you just use a drive mirror software?
It could also be that you have been bitten by the Revert to Trial Bug. If that is the case, then you will be missing most of your HD Project Presets, and also the HD Export Settings, plus others, as well. This ARTICLE goes into more detail on that Bug, and includes the Adobe Cleaner Tool. Ann's link is probably newer, and would be the one to use.
Do you have a full compliment of Project Presets, and all of the HD Export Presets, and are ONLY missing the MPEG-2?
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Hunt

Media Encoder Mpeg2 problem

Where can I get an update for CS6 to include an update for Media Ecoder to allow me to format in Mpeg 4.
I tried downloads to no avail. I just purchased the update last May and I want to use Media Encoder.

See this for details about what export formats are available depending on what other applications you have installed:
http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2011/09/13/installed-codecs-in-ame/

CS4: DVD encoding problem(s) Mpeg2 and avi

Hi,
I have been trying to burn my video files to DVD. After a month of failures and 50+ wasted DVDs thrown in the garbage -- plus countless hours trying to learn the basics, reading the FAQs, trouble-shooting, and losing my patience awaiting technical replies from Adobe (which I now suspect will go unanswered) -- I am out of solutions and waving a white flag.
Problem:
I have two video files. Both were created in Premiere Pro CS4 and exported via the Adobe Media Encoder as MPEG2-DVD high quality files (for NTSC) .
The first Mpeg2 file is 800 MB (41 mins); the other is 988 MB (50 mins).
I have placed the two files into a single timeline, with 21 chapter stops.
The only other file in the entire project is a PSD file for the Menu. It has two buttons, which link respectively to chapter stops 1 and 10.
My results are failure-upon-failure...
Primary question:
When I go to "Build" the DVD, it says the Encoded Size is 4.7 GB ~ same size as the DVD. This displays in the "Disc Info".
Similarly, when I open my "Timeline" properties for that single timeline, it says the duration is 1 hour 31 minutes - 4.7 GB.
Why is the disc a full 4.7 GB when the two video files (combined) are under 2 GB?
Supplementary questions:
My "Flowchart" and "Property" links display the Menu, with the two button links in my Menu PSD connecting to the respective chapter stops.
There are no problems when I click "Check Project," and the project works perfectly in "Preview" mode.
But, when I attempt to test the burned DVD into different DVD players, the Menu doesn't appear and the play defaults to random chapters, then freezes. I can access the menu, but only after the play has started and/or frozen, and I have to do that by clicking the "Menu" button on my DVD remotes. And again, when I hit play on either of the buttons on the main menu, the video files will freeze, which means burning & testing each disc sometimes takes an hour per.
Does anybody have a solution?
I have read and watched several tutorials, to no avail. I have tried burning the Project using large Mpeg files as well as medium Mpeg files, both encoded with 1-Pass VBR, 2-pass VBR, CBR. I have tried widescreen and normal.
I have also tried using AVI files. The two AVI files are respectively 41 mins @ 1536 kbps 720x480 8.68GB; and 50 mins @ 1536 kbps 720x480 10.6GB.
Together, those two AVI files are 19+ GB, which would require 5 DVDs.
What am I doing wrong? What should I be using to burn DVDs - Mpeg-2 or Avis?
When I export from Premiere Pro/Adobe Media Encoder, whould I be exporting as Mpeg2 files or Mpeg2-DVD?
Is it possible that Encore automatically expand and/or compress files, so that the 19GB avi is compressed to 4.7 GB DVD; and the 1.8 GB Mpeg2 "expands" to 4.7 GB?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this project has caused me numerous delays and ruined deadlines and soured me even more on Adobe's video editing product and their truly-awful customer support.
Thank you

As far as the use of premiere pro CS4 with Encore Cs4, do not bother to pre transcode your material. Let Encore do this for you. Leave your files in the original format which I assume was AVI. Instead import your Premiere Pro sequence directly from the project (or export it from Premiere Pro it to encore). As you quessed Encore will try and expand/compress your files for the DVD you are making.
Encore by default trys to transcode for the best quality that will fit onto the media you specify which is why it is setting the output to 4.7 rather than the file size of the video.
You were not specific enough about the nature of the failed copies. One thing to do is to always try testing your project from your first menu to see that it behaves correctly. If you don't want your DVD to start playing automatically make sure you set it to open the Top Menu. Then try a test either to your hard drive (if you can), or to a RW DVD.
Message was edited by: tnsprin

Isolating problems with MPEG2 VBR "best"

There have long been discussions here around problems with the quality of MPEG2 compression with Compressor v2.x, usually difficult to quantify or "solved" with "It doesn't work, use something else" such as a different product, Compressor v1 or a Quicktime MPEG2 export component. Maybe I'm an optimist, but I have to believe that someone who owns the code behind the Compressor product really does care to improve the quality of the compression, and is just waiting for a decent test case to figure-out what everyone is complaining about.
That in mind, I would like to propose that the most visible problems I've seen can be isolated to something to do with what is done when switching from "VBR" compression to "VBR best" compression, either in 1-pass or 2-pass mode. I would be curious if others who have had similar quality complaints could also check if they are using "VBR best" compression, such as the various default presets for "DVD: MPEG2 best quality..." which use "2-pass VBR best". In short, it seems as though one can get rid of the most serious artifacting problems by taking a "best quality" preset and changing the quality from "2-pass VBR best" to simply "2-pass VBR" (and similarly for 1-pass).
My own example: I've taken a short clip (less than 30 seconds) from the start of a recent home movie and published it along with some results on my iDisk's Public folder (Finder > Go > iDisk...): member name "dickermn" [sic], with no password. There you will find the folder CompressorTest, containing...
-> 2006winter - a self-contained QT movie with the DV source material.
-> dualG4 - a folder with the results of Compressor's MPEG2 compression with various settings, as run on a dual-1GHz G4 system.
-> coreDuo - a folder with the results of the same settings as above, but with Compressor run from a coreDuo mini.
-> *.png - two pairs of window-capture shots showing the same frames as compressed with "VBR" and "VBR best" settings.
Background: after having various odd and intermittent problems with MPEG2 compression results, I've used the recent upgrades to start with a clean slate: on the G4 system I ran Software Update, then removed all the components of DVD Studio Pro 4, Compressor and Qmaster, along with all preferences, application support files, frameworks, receipts, etc, as recommended in these web pages to remove these programs, then did a full install of my unversal upgrade to Final Cut Studio, and re-ran Software Update. This got me up to the current ProApps updates and Compressor v2.3.
Using only Compressor's default presets, selecting "DVD: Best Quality 150 minutes - 4:3" (2-pass VBR best, 3.7Mbps average rate), gives results with very visible artifacting. Using this same preset but changing the quality to "2-pass VBR" appears to clear up the most visible problems. Similarly, selecting "DVD: Fastest Encode 150 minutes - 4:3" (1-pass VBR) gives good results, but changing the preset's quality to "1-pass VBR best") produces visible artifacting.
For the purposes of testing, I also installed just Compressor on my coreDuo mini - a clean install - then ran Software Update to bring this to Compressor v2.3. Running the same tests as above on the Intel-based machine produced similar artifacting problems when selecting "best quality", but in different places in the media than on the G4. Using the same quality settings as above, but moving the average bitrate down to 3.0Mbps has similar behavior, but the artifacts are just more pronounced, and using a default preset with higher bitrate (5Mbps average, not included here) the artifacts are still quite visible, but less pronounced. From the 3Mbps results on the G4, the still frames captured show good examples of the problems at hand, though the artifacts are much more visible with the video in motion. These are the examples described below.
The clip shows some still titles against a still, horizontal-blurred background. At the end of the titles, the blurred background "un-blurs" and the motion starts: a horizontal pan, a wipe transition, and a downward pan. The subject is all falling snow, trees, our back deck, my son and me. The footage was taken with a consumer-grade Sony handheld camcorder.
The problems first noticable in the video appear as a blockiness to the images, particularly notable against the floor of snow where the image shifts visibly to different intensities of gray/white as the camera moves. More severe are blocks which don't move correctly with the camera, at first visible as a jerkiness to the opening background as it un-blurs, but more pronounced in the trees and decking during the downward pan at the end.
At about 14s is a good still of the blocking artifacts, seen here in the 1-pass VBR still frame. Note the large blocks in the snow in the "best" encoding, which are small enough to be lost in the noise for the "not-best" encoding. These shimmer between the different shades of gray as the camera moves.
At the last half of the clip, as the camera pans down, parts of the trees appear to jump independently of their branches. This is very clearly visible around the straight-lines of the railing in the lower part of the frame as the clip ends. The still is from about 23s into the clip, and you can see a block of the railing in the lower right which has clearly jumped-above the rest of the railing. Interestingly enough, this is the correct placement for those pixels in the next frame (as the camera continues to pan downward). In each of these "jumpy" cases, it would appear as though blocks of pixels show-up one frame early, and their surrounding blocks catch-up in the next frame (while these hold still). Again, when using the same settings without "best" quality, the jumping does not occur.
Note that with each pair of still (png) images you can group-select the pair and double-click to open them both in Preview, which allows you to toggle back-and-forth easily between the "best" and "not-best" versions. Comparing the two, you can easily spot several blocks in the frame which shift relative to their surroundings.
While I am aware that MPEG2 at low bitrates is a complicated thing (though I will leave open for debate how low 3-4Mbps is in today's world), and consumer-grade video has lots of noise which the encoder has to dance-around, I do believe it is fair to assume that the "best" settings should give visibly better results than their faster "non-best" counterparts, all else being equal - at the very least, the results should not be visibly worse. It is worth noting that the "best" VBR settings do appear (subjectively) to give better contrast or color-depth, so clearly something right is going-on - I just have to believe that there is something going awry in the whole process which creates artifacts negating the other benefits, but which, with any luck, could easily be fixed.
Please post with your comments, experiences or similar issues... or exactly what is the proper way to get this information to someone who could fix it?
dual 1GHz G4 + coreDuo mini Mac OS X (10.4.8) Compressor v2.3 / Final Cut Studio (univseral)

Well, I've found one more piece to this puzzle: hardware graphics accelerators.
In short, I tried this same test running Compressor on my G4 PowerBook (with Radion Mobility 9700) and got better results. The terrible blockiness and pixelation problems seem - dare I say it - gone from the MPEG2 video. In this regard, the video compressed as both the default "2-pass VBR best" and the same preset adjusted to use "1-pass VBR best" both looked cleaner than any of the VBR "not best" encodings produced on this machine, or either of the others.
Unfortunately, we're not completely out of the woods: the problems evidenced later in the clip - blocks which appear displaced in space/time for one frame - are still there, though they have moved to different locations in the frame.
This gets me to thinking: my PowerBook is just barely past current muster in terms of hardware-accelerated graphics (enough to run Motion, for example), whereas my other two machines are not (NVidia GForce4Ti & mini's Intel graphics). So this starts to get to the root of "If these presets don't work, why does Apple label them best - or distribute them at all?" I'm going to hazard a guess that there are various pieces to the codecs which can take either a software-only path or a hardware-accelerated path, and the bugs seen here exist only in the software (non-accelerated) path. Anyone testing on the latest top-notch hardware with a fancy-shmancy graphics card wouldn't go down that path and see any problems. And the problems are subtle enough that they'd even slip by the occasional testing of the slower path.
So now I'm out to find a more-current-than-my-PB graphics card to run the test, to see if I can get rid of the other problem. Updating to Compressor v2.3 got rid of most of the problems, and if buying new hardware is all it takes to fix MPEG2 compression, I might just spring for it - and hey, I'd get to run Motion, too.
So anyone out there with a whiz-bang graphics card care to run these tests and compare/contrast with what I've got here? I might know someone with a new MacBookPro, which I hear has a pretty current graphics chip in it...

Exporting to mpeg2 using Quicktime compression - render problems

Using FCP Studio 5.1 to export to DVD, FCP keeps asking for file to be rendered even after we have rendered complete movie. There are no green or red bars, so why does FCP not accept this as a full render?
We are exporting using mpeg2 Quicktime compression, not Compressor 2.
Is there a work-round?
Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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Jitter problem after burning DVD from avi or mpeg2 that was exported from original timeline edit

When burning a DVD directly from the timeline in Elements 7, there is usually no problem, however, when first exporting it to an .avi or .mpeg2 file, and then putting that new file back into the timeline, and then burning that new file to a DVD, there is jitter or "strobing" when the subject in the video moves (when playing the DVD).
It's not an install, or re-install issue, because before I started with this new computer, the exact same thing happened with the last computer I was using.
Thanks.

Les,
I do not know the newer Pinnacle Studio products, but going back to 8 and 9, through 9.4.3, the workflow was based on DV-AVI, just like PrE is. Pinnacle might have changed over to MPEG-2 in later versions, but I just do not know, as I have not seen a version, since Studio 10 hit was such a disaster.
One of the problems when working from DVD-Video material is that it has already been compressed to MPEG-2, loosing a good bit of data, and also converting the material to GOP (Group of Pictures), so that individual Frames are not present any longer. This precludes Frame-accurate editing, unless that compressed material is converted to all I-frame. See this ARTICLE for some background on GOP. Then, upon Burn to Disk, that I-frame material is once more compressed (again) to MPEG-2 and GOP for use in a VOB container. This WILL cause degradation of the image, most noticeable where there is motion, either subject, or camera motion. Some NLE's offer what is referred to as "Smart Rendering." This can help in some areas. For portions of the footage, where no changes have been made, beyond just cuts, the material will NOT be Transcoded again to MPEG-2, but will be used, as-is. Note: add a Transition, or a Title, or a PiP, or any Effect, and that footage WILL be Transcoded, so the Smart Rendering aspect will be moot. Sony's Vegas has been recommended for Smart Rendering, but I have never used it. This might be worth investigating. Also, if Pinnacle Studio is working fine, you might want to consider using that program. I have 5 different NLE's on my workstation, and use each for specialized situations, though the vast majority of my editing is done in PrPro.
Regarding the existing DVD-Videos, much depends of the source. PrE can Import and work with 100% DVD-compliant (very important) VOB's. Unfortunately, most DVR's do not create 100% DVD-compliant discs. This is most often manifested in the first VOB, which will contain any Menus and navigation. This ARTICLE will give you some background on VOB's, which are Video Object "containers."
As you point out, there can be issues with the resulting MPEG-2, as it will span part of VOB 1, and then all remaining VOB's. With 100% DVD-compliant VOB's, there will be a perfect flow in the MPEG-2 that spans the multiple VOB's. When the VOB's are not 100% DVD-compliant, issues can arise.
Considering your DVR, it is likely that ripping is going to be the best workflow, as that will strip out the other material in the first VOB and should then gather the data for the spanned MPEG-2. The ultimate rip will be to a DV-AVI Type II file w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio. This is an older FAQ Entry from the Encore Forum, on ripping, but might have some useful tips. Note: this was for getting material from a DVD-Video for authoring to a new DVD in Encore, and not editing.
For non-commercial DVD-Video editing, I will use an A-D bridge and my DVD deck, and capture to DV-AVI Type II w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio, and Import the resulting files into PrPro/PrE. This is exactly the same workflow that I use, with analog material, like VHS.
Also note that PrPro, a US$900 program did not get VOB Importing until CS4.2 (current version), while PrE has had it for some time now. Also, PrPro is a DV-AVI-based, I-frame, program, just like PrE, so no "Smart Rendering" there either. Same exact issues exist in "big-brother," PrPro.
Most of all, good luck,
Hunt

Im having problem with the dvd quality, I'm using compressor to convert the video fils from apple prores to mpeg2 .It doesn't matter how long my video is even if its just 5 minutes I'm getting cut edges in the video , does anyone have any idea ?

Im having a problem with the dvd quality, I'm using compressor to convert the video fils from apple prores to mpeg2 .It doesn't matter how long my video is even if its just 5 minutes I'm getting cut edges/lines in the video specialy if i have titles it comes up really bad , I took the same video to a friend of mine who have PC and he uses Encore , did the encoding there and it was just fine no problems! BTW I tried using doferent setings in compressor from CBR and VBR I even pushed up the setings to 8 or 9 BR and still no luck !
does anyone have any idea ?
Thanks in advence ...

Let's focus attention on just the Sony. (What model and what resolution are you shooting?)
For now, I'll assume you're shooting 1080i.
Take a representaive clip into a new sequence. Add a title.
In your sequence, make sure field dominance is set to Upper.
Set render settings to Pro Res 422.
After rendering, export QT self contained.
Import into Compressor (I'm now referring to v3.5).
Select the 90 minute Best quality DVD preset.
Open frame controls and turn on (click the gear icon). Set Resize filter to Best.
Submit burn and check quality on TV.
Good luck.

Problems exporting and playback the MPEG2-DVD videos, from .MP4 file!

I have PremiereProCS4 v.4.2.1 installed on this PC:
OS:WindowsXPProx64Bit; CPU:IntelCore2Quad Q9650; RAM:4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 Kingston; HDD:3x500GB WestrnDigital Caviar Green; VGA: Sparkle GeForce 9400GT 512MB.
I have downloaded an AVCHD file .MTS 1920x1080p 25p, made by Canon HF100 AVCHD camcorder, from this source (.rar file):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RWR5MNYHhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=B9ZDX2RZ
The videos in question called: "25pf_1.25_f1.8.MTS" playback and export from Premiere as MPEG2-DVD very well.
I playbacked it on Premiere on the second Monitor as "OutputDevice". All Ok.
I playbacked also the DVD made with EncoreCS4, on the external DVD set-top-box-player. All OK.
I downloaded also another clip 1080p 25p, converted as .mp4, from the same author, imported then in Premiere with Preset "XDCAM EX 1080p 25p" (470MB) :
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B9ZDX2RZ
No problems with playback.
Exported as MPEG2-DVD PAL "Lower Field First".
Opened in NeroShowTime Player: the video have a serious interruptions of the playback, some moments plays back-and-forward, and it isn't fluid at all!
I tried to create a DVD with EncoreCS4 and played it with DVD Player set-top-box, and the result is bad, and is the same as the playback on my PC with NeroShowTime Player. It present the back-and-forwars interruptions.
I tried also to create an AVCHD Project 1080p 25p and import the .MP4 file, but the problem persists !
After exporting them, and played-back on NeroShowTime and on Set-Top-Box Player, the video have strange behavior, and plays back-and-forward!
1) What Preset in Premiere should I use to editing, for this .MP4 file format, (filmed with Canon HF100 AVCHD and converted from original .MTS format to .MP4 format)?
2) Is this a transcoding problem?
3) Is this an exporting MPEG2-DVD PAL field-order issue?
This is my bad exported MPEG2-DVD converted file, available for downloading:
http://rapidshare.com/files/337858976/Canon_HF100_1920x1080p_25p_01_AVCHD25p.m2v.html
Strange! With .MTS files I haven't any exporting problems at all!
Please response me hurry!
Many Thanks!
Horsepower.

OK! Sanyo use a bad format.
But about JVC GY-HM100 Professional:
I know this model very well!
It records to .MP4 XDCAM_EX at the same manner of Professionals Sony Camcorder such this: Sony XDCAM_EX model "PMW-EX1" price €6.478,80.
This JVC GY-HM100 camcorder is not tha same as Consumer JVC camcorders.
It doesn't record MOD or TOD files.
It records .MP4 files editables in Premiere with XDCAM_EX "Preset"!
See those details:
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/attributes/HDTV/manual/editing1.html
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/hm100/content.jsp?model_id=MDL101845&attributeId=2&feature_id=02
See also this page:
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/hm100/content.jsp?model_id=MDL101845&attributeId=12&feature_id=12
The first Brochure called "A Guide to the Most Efficient Workflow with ProHD
(6 pg brochure)" explain very well the .MP4 - XDCAM_EX format and the Editing process that should be with Adobe PremiereProCS4.
I have inspected the downloaded .mp4 file in question, and GSPOT v.2.70a reading this:
-CONTAINER:
     isom: MP4 Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
-VIDEO:
     CODEC:avc1
     NAME: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
-AUDIO:
      CODEC: mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC
1c) Is this an AVCHD video codec?

HD interlacing problems when converting to MPEG2

I'm exporting HD footage from FCP5 using Compressor and selecting the MPEG2 DVD codec: 90 min., best quality encode at 16x9. The result is a terribly inerlaced video - major herring bone action. I ran 3 exports where I modified the field dominanace from top to bottom to best, all resulting in the same bad interlacing.
Is MPEG2 the best codec for converting HD to SD? I know I can use H.264, but it will only play on HD compatible DVD players, so that's not an option for this project.
I want to make an SD DVD in DVDSP4. I'm using footage captured on the Sony HVR-Z1U in HDV1080i mode.
Any help would be appreciated.

I am not sure if you guys are transcoding because you want to go to DVD or simply to have an MPEG 2 Version, but the problems I ran into had to do with geting my wonderful HDV footage downconverted to SD DVD. I figured it out, but its a strange approach...
1. once your show is complete in final cut, create a new blank sequence (don't duplicate the final, this didn't work for me).
2. Go back to your original final HDV sequence and select all in the timeline, then copy.
3. Go to the new sequence and before you paste in a copy of the show, change the sequence settings. You want to select a format that works with SD DVD, so I use the DV/NTSC 16:9. This will give me the option when I go to DVD to either squash the video or letterbox it.
4. On last thing to note about the settings, you need to match the field dominance from the original HDV sequence or you will get some wierd interlancing atrifacts. Ususally with HDV you are using the TOP or Upper field.
5. Select your new SD Sequence and past your show into it.
6. you will notice it needs more rendering than the HDV version, but don't worry about that for now. Simply go to the export command and export as a quicktime movie, but not self contained.
7. I found its important to use Compressor rather than letting DVD Studio do the encoding to MPEG2, so open Compressor and make sure to use 2 pass VPR. I've also messed with the GOP settings, but I am not sure that helped anything. Go with pretty high bit rate, but remember the 10MBit limit including sound. Dobly Digital is usually the way to go with sound.
8. Once you do this, you are all set. Bring it into DVD Studio and create your DVD. You can select if you want it 4:3 or 16:9 letterbox, depending if you are making a widescreen DVD or the standard letterbox varity.
This is the workflow I found to work, but I spent hours on the darn Field Domance issue and also found you really need to use Compressor, so you can increase and control the quality.
Hope this helps,
Dan

Premiere Pro CS4 - Problems with mpeg2 export file

Hello!
I shoud get export a one videofile (mpeg2 D-10, 4:2:2) with 4 audio channels (two stereo track). Audio must be .wav and PCM. The end result shoud be on channel 1 and 2, which has music, effects and narration. Channels 3 and 4, everything else, but without narration. (tv company wants to change narration language).
The problem is that Premiere Pro cs4 connects two separate stereo tracks to one stereo track when I export mpeg2 file. Another problem is that Premiere Pro does not accept PCM audio if I have any multiplexing setting selected. If I select none multiplexing, audio is seperate from the video file.
I have now about 150 test clips with different settings, nothing works...So, please help me! What shoud I do? Is this possible with Premiere Pro CS4 and Adobe Media Encoder? If so, how it can be done?

I don't believe the end result is possible with Premiere Pro alone. You'll have to export out am .m2v file, and two separate .wav files. Then look to other tools to mux them together.

What's the problem with MPEG2?

Hi all!
What problem does Apple have with the MPEG2 format?
I mean, look at the new ads "hi I'm a Mac, hi I'm a PC" -- Apple claims to be THE hard & software platform for the modern media life.
Applications like iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes are great, true! I love 'em.
But hello? Is Apple sleeping? Everybody nowadays records his/her favourite TV show via a TiVo or any other DVB-T, DVB-S or DVB-C hardware directly on the harddisk. And this is MPEG2.
Now does Apple really want me to convert my 34 minutes (828MB) MPEG2 into DV format just to please iDVD if I want to make a Video-DVD with three or four of these shows?
828MB converted to DV format lets the size explode to over 7GB(!) -- just to let iDVD convert it back into MPEG2 when it burns the final DVD!
This is crazy!
Or am I missing something?
I have Final Cut Studio Pro installed but still, iDVD doesn't accept MPEG2 files.
(Using DVD Studio Pro is not an option here because I want to show my girlfriend how to use iDVD so that she can burn her own DVDs with her favourite shows, and she just has iLife '06 on her PowerBook.)
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Stefan.

Tag Stefan,
I totally agree...- there's allways room for improvement, software should follow the needs of the market...
but, as mentioned often:
mpeg2 is a delivery format, not meant for further processing.
And, you "Lieblings" company doesn't support second choice in quality...
out-of-the-box, a Mac does NOT support usage of mpeg2 (as no PC allows that...)...
there are lots of ways to handle that, Apple mpeg2 plugin (20$) + Streamclip allow converting and some basic mpeg2-editing (getting rid of ads, or instance)… Sizzle is a free tool to create DVDs from mpeg2s... VisualHub is such another tool....
PCs are more sold, therefore more apps, more "friends" offering "to share" apps....
handling of mpeg2 in iM IS supported, but just by importing it from a HDcamcorder into iM... then, the app converts it into AppleLosslessCodec… time consuming process, a big überMac needed....
… so all parts are there, theoratically, Apple just has to stick part I to part II to offer an import of external mpeg files into iApps..
iM7?
Grüße nach Bonn....

Can I fix MPEG2 sync problem in QT7 Pro?

I have converted & compressed a bunch of VOB files (with ac3 audio) to MPEG2 files (with mp2 audio) using ffmpegX, but one of the file's audio track is out-of-sync, and the others are perfect.
I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason why it's out of sync, but I'm more worried about fixing it!
I have demuxed VOBs before so I could strip it down to the streams, rebuild it in QT7 and then compress it, but it's a lot of faffing around...
Can the audio track be 'nudged' in QT7 to get it in sync with the video track or is not as easy as that?
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IBGuzman wrote:
Hi,
something weird has happend with my PS5. Before resizing went just fine. If I go to Image-> image size-> change the the resolution to 300 and size for example to 8x10 and Ok. Before that weird problem when I "ok" that information the rulers showed 8 inches x 10 inches, but now
it shows 2000x3000 which is the pixels not inches as I want. What happend and how to fix this?
Thanks for help!
That is because your Photoshop Ruler Units somehow has been changed to Pixels. An Action or script might have done that. Also you must have checked the constraine option in the Image size dialog and are using a 3:2 Aspect Ratio camera image. 8X10 is a 4:5 aspect ratio not a 3:2 ratio. When you set 8 wide then 10" high and 300DPI photoshop calulated what the width should be and set 6.667" because constrain was checked in the images size dialog when Photoshop set in 6.667" in the print with field you missed seeing that and remember you had entered 8". With your Ruler Units set to Pixels visible Rulers would show your 3:2 is a portrait to be 2000px wide and 3000px high as would the upper section in the Image size dialog for file size.
When you entered 8" in the width field Photoshop Calulated 12" for the hight because of the constrain option and put that in the height field which you then over typed with 10" which cause Photoshop the change the width to 6.667...
Nothing weird has happend Photoshop is working as it should.... To set the default back to inches use menu Edit>Pereferences>Units & Rulers.. The use the units pulldown menu and select inches.....

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