Best Codec For Compression?

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:57 am

Tried Lagarith, still no change.

Then i decided to zoom in 100% in the preview screen in Premiere. That's where the problem was >.>

In saying that, how do I fix it? The original source footage is perfectly fine, but when I put it into Premiere, it just loves to screw itself. Even my images that I drew are looking like crap when I add motion to them.

Could it be my project settings? I just checked there and the project settings compressor is Cinepack, not Huffyuv.

Could that be the origin of the problem?

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:20 am

JaddziaDax wrote:actually if you're using premiere you should export as a uncompressed avi O.o from what i know (Vegas does well with lagarith, but from what I'm told premiere handles compressions horridly)

then if you want to compress, then compress using Zarxgui or Virtualdub Mod

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:23 am

But even in the preview screen it looks like that (interlacerrific), so how will exporting as uncompressed avi do anything to fix that?

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:26 am

And uh, where is uncompressed avi?

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:28 am

that would be "none"

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:51 am

Actually, Premiere Pro is the one with issues if you export in anything other than Uncompressed. Premiere 6.5 works fine when exporting with HuffYUV, at least. Too late to change that choice of editor now, though.

For the field options to set the editor to Progressive, it should be under the Keyframe and Rendering area on that screenshot. Set it to No Fields.

(Note: I don't use Premiere Pro, I use 6.5, so if I'm wrong on where that option is please correct me)

And a frameserver is something that acts like AviSynth (or rather, AviSynth acts as a frameserver, but you get the picture).

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:55 am

Actually, it's not too late to change it. I would personally rather start all over again than have a shitty, interlaced AMV.

If you have time, here's what I have been doing, I get the feeling I screwed it up with project settings to begin with. I can learn deinterlacing after.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... hp?t=83693

lister007 · Post by **lister007** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:35 am

Ok from what you jut said i think we need to verify what your footage is doing after your after your script, put up a still of the interlaced footage from premiere and compare it to an interlaced still in virtualdubmod. What I'm trying to determine is if you footage is still in terlaced somehow after the script OR if premiere is converting it, interpreting it to be so.... you get the point...

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:04 pm

Ok, I will do when I wake up.

Kinda sleepy since it's 6:05am here.

Night.

Gepetto · Post by **Gepetto** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:20 pm

Pas1990 wrote:Tried Lagarith, still no change.

Then i decided to zoom in 100% in the preview screen in Premiere. That's where the problem was >.>

In saying that, how do I fix it? The original source footage is perfectly fine, but when I put it into Premiere, it just loves to screw itself. Even my images that I drew are looking like crap when I add motion to them.

Could it be my project settings? I just checked there and the project settings compressor is Cinepack, not Huffyuv.

Could that be the origin of the problem?

A small clarification:
If you started your project with Cinepak set as the compressor then the preview screen will play back a Cinepak-compressed version of your project. That's why it's ugly, not because Premiere hates you (although maybe it does, since it's an anti-social NLE).