Premier Pro Question... Please Help - GoFuckYourself.com

JZ! · 12-16-2008, 01:24 PM

I'm shooting some HD content (1080p 60i) and editing in Premier Pro on a Mac. This is my first time shooting HD so I'm a little lost on what settings to use on export that will maintain good quality but allow for a file size small enough for web. Also, since I'm using a Mac, Premier doesn't have the option of rendering as wmv so I'm trying to figure out the best format to render so I can convert it to wmv afterwards.

If anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Jim_Gunn · 12-16-2008, 01:55 PM

I'm a long time Premiere Pro user on pc and what I always recommend is that one exports their edited videos from the timeline as a high resolution intermediate file like a DV AVI with SD material or a .m2t or Cineform codec AVI with HDV video and then import that intermediate file into a dedicated video encoding app like Cleaner XL, Sorenson Squeeze, Windows Media Maker, Adobe Flash Encoder or other appropriate app. That way you can get the best quality results and have more control over the video encoding process, such as color correcting, adding transparent watermarks and the ability to do a batch of different formats, frame sizes and bit rates in one fell swoop. If you are on Mac, I think their video encoding app is called Compressor.

JZ! · 12-16-2008, 03:24 PM

Great, thanks... I will try that out.

stickyfingerz · 12-16-2008, 03:36 PM

Camz has money, be glad to help you guys out if its for them

Always glad to do some consulting.

JZ! · 12-16-2008, 05:33 PM

Good to know, but this is for my personal stash lol

d2k1 · 02-20-2009, 08:50 AM

JZ!... if you want to export in WMV on a MAC, and don't want to go thru the hassle of using intermediate video files to encode in a windows machine, you should consider Flip4Mac.

It allows encoding WMV in MAC computers.
Google for Flip4Mac Studio Pro HD.

Cheers!

12-16-2008, 01:24 PM	#1
JZ! Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 31	Premier Pro Question... Please Help I'm shooting some HD content (1080p 60i) and editing in Premier Pro on a Mac. This is my first time shooting HD so I'm a little lost on what settings to use on export that will maintain good quality but allow for a file size small enough for web. Also, since I'm using a Mac, Premier doesn't have the option of rendering as wmv so I'm trying to figure out the best format to render so I can convert it to wmv afterwards. If anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them.

12-16-2008, 01:55 PM	#2
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	I'm a long time Premiere Pro user on pc and what I always recommend is that one exports their edited videos from the timeline as a high resolution intermediate file like a DV AVI with SD material or a .m2t or Cineform codec AVI with HDV video and then import that intermediate file into a dedicated video encoding app like Cleaner XL, Sorenson Squeeze, Windows Media Maker, Adobe Flash Encoder or other appropriate app. That way you can get the best quality results and have more control over the video encoding process, such as color correcting, adding transparent watermarks and the ability to do a batch of different formats, frame sizes and bit rates in one fell swoop. If you are on Mac, I think their video encoding app is called Compressor. Last edited by Jim_Gunn; 12-16-2008 at 01:56 PM..

12-16-2008, 03:24 PM	#3
JZ! Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 31	Great, thanks... I will try that out.

12-16-2008, 03:36 PM	#4
stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,983	Camz has money, be glad to help you guys out if its for them Always glad to do some consulting.

12-16-2008, 05:33 PM	#5
JZ! Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 31	Good to know, but this is for my personal stash lol

02-20-2009, 08:50 AM	#6
d2k1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 12	JZ!... if you want to export in WMV on a MAC, and don't want to go thru the hassle of using intermediate video files to encode in a windows machine, you should consider Flip4Mac. It allows encoding WMV in MAC computers. Google for Flip4Mac Studio Pro HD. Cheers!