Wedding Video -- Capturing in WinDVD, Editing in Premier 6.0

[R7i1c3K]

I have a list of problems, I hope someone can help me with. I just got a new motherboard, reinstalled WinXP Professional. Here's the main problem over all.

I'm using WinDVD Recorder to record from my capture card (Hauppauge WinTV), recording at either 640x480, 704x480 or 720x480. When recording in MPEG-2, the picture comes out beautiful, but I can't edit it under Adobe Premier 6.0. For some reason, it repeats the first second of audio twice, the picture is all jumpy, then the audio starts jumping around like crazy and locks it up.

When I use WinDVD to record at 640x480 (MPEG-1), the video can be edited and transitions under Adobe Premier 6.0, but the picture isn't quite as clear. It has alot of square pixels, or boxes, and the video isn't nearly as fast and smooth at 29.97 or 30fps.

When I use WinDVD to record at 704x480 or 720x480 (MPEG-1), I get a combined situation of the last two problems. The video isn't clear or smooth, and it jumps around and has audio problems just like with the MPEG-2 files under Premier.

Can anyone tell me what's going on? I've got something to the nature of 7 different tapes I have to go through, capture, and edit to make the wedding DVD I've been promising my new wife for months now. I don't want her to demand a divorce or cut my genitals off.

(Just for further information, I also have Adobe Premier Pro, and it does the same thing. I use Premier 6.0 because I like the set-up better, then I was planning on opening the project from Premier Pro to export to DVD. I'm making a complex DVD with menus and such.)

Lastly, I hate encoding to AVI, and I spent all this money on the two Premier programs and WinDVD (Which is my favorite capturing program)... I'm using Stinky's Mpeg-2 codec as of now. If there's a better one, someone please point me in the right direction. I need to get this DVD edited and completed by next month.

E-mail me if possible with any help, and it's greatly appreciated.

Rick@NAiLED713.com -- THANKS!

[R7i1c3K]

I left something out.

I'm recording from 2 VHS-C tapes, 1 VHS tape, 4 Hi-8 tapes. I'm trying to stay as close and clear to DVD Quality as possible. The tapes look real good on my television, as well as the computer...

I tried capturing to 352x240 and the quality, in either Mpeg-1 or Mpeg-2, is just entirely too low.

The picture looks perfect at 704x480 / MPEG-2 / 30fps / 7200 bitrate. Can also advise what a good bitrate to record? Write back soon, please... I'm desperate.

[LNielsen76]

Take a look at Mainconcept's MPEG Pro plug-in for Adobe Premier Pro.

Never used it, so don't take my word for it. Maybe someone else has.

http://www.mainconcept.com/products.shtml

[LNielsen76]

By the way, take a look at what has been said as a tip on your MPEG 2 Codec:

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=323#comments

Essentially, Adobe Premier Pro can import MPEG but cannot edit them without first re-rendering them as DVI; hence, the Mainconcept MPEG Pro plug-in. However, the MPEG 2 Codec you have used is suppose to allow for import of MPEG to many programs, but I am not sure this allows for editing or if it is compatible with Adobe Premiere. One user suggested installing and uninstalling PowerDVD as an alternative, it having its own Mpeg codec. Anyway, I don't use Adobe Premier for editing so I don't know if I have been much help in my 5 min search of the internet on your problem. I hope you find more useful help if mine doesn't address your concern.

[Beavis]

You may hate capturing to AVI (mjpeg, huffyUV, DV, etc.), but that's most likely the best way to go and will probably solve and avoid a lot of problems when editing with AP.

If you really must capture mpeg2 and then edit it (simple cut / paste only is all i'd recommend), then Womble MpegVCR is a solid tool of choice.

sorry i'm not answering your specific question, but these are alternatives that could likely be less problematic.

[Beavis]

[hexxisoft]

get vegas...i edit mpeg with it daily. no problems at all.