Hi Jeff, Thanks a ton and i apologize for the improper "against" word selection....of course we are all togethar and i really really appreciate your effort in replying in so much detail to all my questions....i don't know about other experts in the group but for me you are my 'Guru' :-) Pass, VBR, bit rate makes more sense to me now after reading your detailed mail....i use Memorax 4.7GB +RW and TDK DVD writer which gives around 2X burning speed...i think this is good enough for my requirement.... i'm gonna experiment few combinations and see how the final product looks like...i'll definitely let you know the results.... Thank you very much.... Wishing you and your family a Very "Happy New Year" Regards, Amit
"Jeffery J. Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: Amit Dogra To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:56 PM Subject: RE: [AP] AVI to DVD Hi Jeff, Thank you very much for this useful information. It seems you are an expert in video editing. I hope i dont annoy you by asking silly questions coz i'm very new to this editing world. As i said before i'm using Adobe Premiere Pro 7.0 and when i select File --> Export --> Adobe Media Encoder it gives me several option: MPEG1 MPEG1-VCD MPEG2 MPEG2-DVD <<<------BINGO! MPEG2-SVCD Quick Time Real Media Windows Media I wanna know which option should i select in order to prepare content suitable for buring a DVD that can be played on set top DVD player. If MPEG2-DVD is the option you were referring to in your mail then which sub option should i pick from this list: PAL DV High Quality 4MB VBR 2 Pass PAL DV High Quality 7MB CBR 1 Pass PAL DV High Quality 7MB VBR 2 Pass SurCode for Dolby Digital 5.1 PAL DV Low Quality 4MB CBR 1 Pass PAL Progressive High Quality 4MB VBR 2 Pass PAL Progressive High Quality 7MB CBR 1 Pass -----Amit, the first thing I want to address is the concept of "two-pass encoding". The software makes a first pass and does some pre-calculating with regard to things like "motion estimation" and "scene changes" (plus a few other things that I am just learning about). Two-pass takes longer but for obvious reasons it is the better choice. Variable bit rate is...again, the sort of thing that can be used to address area with lots of fast motion. Motion is the sort of thing that tortures an MPEG codec, so variable bit rate allows the bit rate to be adjusted in order to maintain picture quality. In compression, bit rate is "almost everything".....and some folks say that it IS EVERYTHING. One thing is for sure, the more BITS you have the more detail you can express, but a bit rate that is too high can cause the file size to be too big for the blank disc you are working with and since you are working with "burned media" it can also cause problems with both the blank disc AND the PLAYER. Some brands of blank media can sustain very high bit rates and some cannot. Different people have different opinions on this because they have arrived with the perfect combination for THEIR COMPUTER and THEIR BURNER and THEIR PLAYERS. Careful research in other forums that specialize in DVD burning will help you arrive at the combination that works best for you. I personally have the best luck with MEMOREX and SONY DVD+Rw discs, but as the old saying goes...."YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY". If you go "ALL THE WAY TO THE WALL" and select something outrageous like 8MB and burn it at 4X or 8X there's a chance that either your blank media wont handle it or that your player will freak out at the bit rate or that the error rate will be too much at such a fast burn speed. On the other hand, if you select two-pass encoding and a 7MB variable bit rate and burn it at 1X or 2X on very good blank stock you might have no trouble at all, providing that you can fit your entire video on one disc at that bit rate. Remember, you only get 4.3 gigabytes on every "4.7 gigabyte" disc so your project has to be 4.3 GB or less INCLUDING your menus and other graphics which take up "OVERHEAD". This is why the Adobe Media Encoder has different selections and bit rates. The best encoders will let you MANUALLY select ANY BIT RATE that you type in but the rates listed by Adobe are fine. (I once found a project that needed a high bit rate to maintain top quality picture but the 7MB rate made the file too LARGE. The encoder I was using allowed me to select 6.780 mbps and it was very close to 7 mbps and it allowed me to reduce the file size so that it just fit the disc perfectly. * I'm in India and we have PAL system against NTSC of USA and other countries. "Against"?? ("Can't we all just get along?") All this is so confusing to me and i'm not able to select a proper option. I understand these options have different meanings and purpose but i just wanna select the most general kind of option out of these. ---Afraid there's no such thing as a "general option" at all, only options that "best fit" the needs of the piece and the hardware and software used. Don't be afraid to experiment with other DVD encoders out there. I am far from being an expert at DVD encoding. I've been editing for over twenty-five years and doing nonlinear for almost eight years steady (on and off in the past when it was in development). I am just now learning the finer points of encoding and there's still a lot that I do not know and I cant imagine what I would do without some of the other people on the list WHO ARE the experts. Please let me know how your project turns out. JeffH Ch.S. ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? 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