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Hi all,
I've got a couple of instruction films made from recorded computer screens. My task is to change the language for these. I use Premiere Pro 6.0.
THE MAKING
A "light" compression was used when recording, giving sharp images, that accepted a low frame rate (even though it says 20, it's maybe 2-3 frames per second).
Then the films were saved with good compression, that still gives sharp images.
THE EDITING
MP4
In .mp4 which I hear is the best format to use for webpages, the imported image gets blury.
What kind of parametres do I have to change to get a sharper image?
AVI
I then asked to have it in .avi but this doesn't work at all, error message when importing.
What should I do to make the moving shots originating from screens sharp again?
They are sharp when I look at them in Windows media player.
Many thanks,
F

>made from recorded computer screens
What software and what codec?
Read Bill Hunt on a file type as WRAPPER http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
What is a CODEC... a Primer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/546811
What CODEC is INSIDE that file? http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... a screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
For PC http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en or http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
>use Premiere Pro 6.0
Is there any reason why you have not updated? (I think PC version is now at 6.03)
All Adobe updates start here and select product, read to see if you need to install updates in number order, or if the updates are cumulative for the individual product http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

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