Trimming MPEG2 files in Premiere Pro - Smart Render ?

[Zetti]

Hi all,

I want to trim (cut out comercials) MPEG-2 already compliant files in Premiere Pro 7;

Please, does it it unnecessarily re-encode the video ? Or does it just trim it, without re-rendering (Smart Render feature) ?

Do I have to use any kind of special trick to make it to do NOT re-render already compliant MPEG-2 files when trimming ?

Thanks,

Zetti

[kickbxn5]

Pro does not support editing of MPEG2. There is a plug-in for Pro that will allow you to do that though (I think it's still in the works).

Pro WILL re-render whatever you edit. It's best to use AVI files to edit in Pro.

[c_hernandez32]

Use MPEG-VCR to edit out commericals. I takes 2 minutes to resave the video without commericals. Premiere only accepts AVI, it makes MPEGs real jerky.

kickbxn5 what plug-in do I need to edit MPEGs in Premiere? I tried frameserving, but with NO sucess.

[kickbxn5]

If I'm not mistaken, I read somewhere that MainConcept is coming out with a plug-in to edit MPEgs.

Right now, I'd say the best thing you could do is convert your MPEG to AVI using TMPEnc an d then edit using Pro.

[Zetti]

Thanks for replies;

Well, if I import a MPEG-2 file at Premiere Pro 7, it accepts it...yes, I am sure, it accepts it;
And if I set in-out points and tell it to export it, it does, using the Adobe Encoder (activated); but I'd like Premiere to do it without re-rendering the already compliant MPEG-2 files,
Reading quickly the BIG help PDF file, it seems that, if I choose the same settings as the original source MPEG2 file, it'd make what I want....am I wrong ?
Maybe I'd rather burn a RW media with original and trimmed video and compare....

The point is : I have demuxed MPEG2 video and wave audio streams that I want to trim comercials out, streams are DEmultiplexed and as I don't know any sw that should multiplex MPEG2 video with WAVE audio, I think I'd rather load both at Premiere Pro and then work on it; I think Ulead Media Studio Pro would also make it;

I DON'T WANT to convert the audio to lossy MPEG-2 or AC-3 and mux into the MPEG2 video with TMPGEnc or whatever....

Please, any ideas on what I'm talking about ?

Thanks so much,

Zetti