No, playing mpeg-2 files should work just fine. In fact, many video clip vendors sell their clips as mpeg2, and sometimes also as Quicktime, and I've never had a problem playing them with WMP. Note the codec doesn't come with a Windows OS so one has to be explicitly installed. But the absence of a codec gives an error message and playback never begins, so that is not your problem.
Yes, DVD uses mpeg-2, and the newer H.264 is also an mpeg-2 codec. The only thing different about a DVD is that when writing DVD files, the compression is adjusted to maintain the highest quality while still fitting everything onto one DVD disk. Going out to a file like you are probably maintains the highest quality specified, since it doesn't have to be squashed to fit anything. One final note: higher bit rate mpeg-2 files can be an issue with the data rate capacity of a hard drive or system configuration, more so with HD files (since HD files come in at almost 30 Mb/s). The less compression applied to a high-quality file might yield higher quality video but might also result in more playback difficulties, whereas greater compression might yield slightly degraded quality but give no playback difficulties. Lee From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of leafnose Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AP] Re: easiest export settings for high def file? I'm thinking...That. playing MPeg 2 files are just too intensive for computers and only created for burning to DVD? Does anyone here play back their mpgeg 2 files on their computers after creating them? Or are these type files truly used at build files for DVD. Okay for preview in Adobe PP or Encore, but whole too much for Corel or Windows players? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
