Premier messes up DV

[shvarz]

I import DV file from my videocamera into Premier, edit it a bit (mostly cropping), add some music and export it as a DV file.

The original cap can be imported into TMPGEnc, whereas the exported by Premier file gives "Cannot open or unsupported format" error.

When I right-click on file and view "properties" the original cap is said to be 29.971 fps, but the exported one is 29.970 fps. What is causing this?

I heard there are two kinds of DV, could it be that Premier is saving it in a wrong format?

Any help is appretiated.

[Faceman101]

Premiere, PREMIERE, EEEEEE


Are you selecting the DV template to begin your editing and exporting your movie in the DV format?

[shvarz]

Yes, I started the project in DV (NTSC), although I chose 48KHz, instead of 32. I am exporting through "Export Timeline" with the following options:

General:
-Microsof DV (AVI)
-Range: Work Area
-Export video and Export Audio boxes are checked.

Video:
-Microsoft DV(NTSC)
-Pixel aspect ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9)

Audio:
-32000 Hz
-Interleave: 1 second
-Enhance rate conversion: Off

Keyframe:
-None of the boxes checked
-Fields: Lower field first

It exports OK, I can watch it with media Player, but TMPGEnc can't take it.

[fyreboltx2]

not sure but i dont think tmpgenc supports DV...

[shvarz]

Well it should, cause the original cap from the camera goes in just fine.

Can anyone export DV from Premiere and put it in TMPGEnc?

[sky246]

I use Premier and TMPGenc and I have good results with using the microsoft avi setting , then on the nent page of settings under compressor use "none".

[shvarz]

Yeah, but it comes out so huge (well, it's uncompressed). It is basically not DV anymore.

[sky246]

If you are trying to convert it with TMPGEnc, what does it matter if it is in DV. iI go from DV to avi uncompressed to tmpgenc mpeg 1 or 2 with pretty good results

[Faceman101]

Going from DV to uncompressed to TMPGEnc is pointless.

It is odd that your unedited clip will go into TMPGEnc, but your edited one does not. Sorry I really can't help more, I bet if I was there I could figure it out. Seems like one of those things.

[vcdfreak]

This is the part you need to frameserve with Premiere plugin(freeware). You can learn more about frameserving by clicking on CONVERT on the left side of the page. When you frameserve, you don't need to worry about your original format. What you can play in Premiere will be seen by TMPGEnc without any problem. Basically you export frame by frame to TMPGEnc without having to export as AVI file.

[auszeus]

I would also be very interested in knowing what premiere does with DV. It definitely converts from one format to another.

Anyone know how to stop this behaviour ?

[Megahurts]

Had the same problem until I switched to the Panasonic DV Codec. Do a Google search for pdvcodec.

After yor get the codec, put it in the windows/system folder. In System.ini file under [Drivers 32], change "VICD.dvsd=qdv.dll" to read "VICD.dvsd=pdvcodec.dll". Save and reboot. Qdv.dll is the MS DV Codec.

TMPGEnc and Virtual dub will reconize your DV files in a heart beat.

Chas

[photohap]

did a google search, could not find the panasonic dv codec,,,, even checked their home page.... Help anyone???

mark

[mbellot]

You must not be trying very hard...

It was the 3rd or 4th hit on a page of less than 10 hits.

Lets see if you can follow a link.


http://www.panasonic.co.jp/customer/video/download/downmdv1.html

(yea, the site is Japanese. But the big download button at the bottom is in english)

[shvarz]

I've downloaded the codec, but it did not help. Probably I did not install it right. In Win2K, the "system.ini" file did not have the string "VICD.dvsd=qdv.dll", but I put the "VICD.dvsd=pdvcodec.dll" in there anyway and rebooted (I put the pdvcodec.dll file in winnt/system32/ folder). In Premiere I still had to choose MS DV codec, since there was no Panasonic DV, and I got the same result - 29.970 fps, instead of 29.971.

Please help, I feel like I am getting closer, just need a little nudge and it will work

[Megahurts]

The instructions I gave may not work for Win2k. Goto the site below and download the file "Panasonic v.2.64 Software". It will install itself.

http://www.kmstudio.com.ua/video/codecs.htm

Chas

[shvarz]

Thanks, it worked!!!

TMPGenc took the file no problem, I'll try to encode later.

Thanks again!