can't figure something out...

[infected_mushroom]

hello

I have an All in wonder 9800 card. I capture with the Ati multimedia center because I find it's quite easy to use. ( I capture my Hi8 and 8mm tapes)


I want to use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit my captured Avi Files but when I start the program, there are no presets for Windows Video. there's only DV settings...

Now I want to make one but I can't get it figured out for the frame size.
My captured files are all 384x315.

should I use that ? or should I capture again with another video size and then use that same size for the editing...

Hope I'm a little clear...


note I use PAL not NTSC

[housepig]

couple of questions -

is 384x315 a standard size for something, or arbitrary?

what is your desired output format?

are you having problems getting Premiere to recognize your footage?

[infected_mushroom]

no it's just the setting the software seems to capture it to...

I used the "quarter VGA resolution" : normal resolution recording (with UYVY and 44.100 khz 16 bit sound)

it's one of the preset of the capture card...

Premiere uses it fine...
but if that's not a really desirable resolution, I'm not going to continue my work with it...

my desired output format.... mhhh either first edit my tapes and then making a VCD or DVD out of them...


thanx

greets

[housepig]

I would capture at the final output resolution, so if you're going for dvd, cap at dvd resolution, if you're going for vcd, cap at vcd res... or at least a valid resolution for the format (like 1/2 D1 for DVD).

as far as the templates in Adobe, if you can't make a new one yourself, I'd take whichever one it defaults to - you're going to be exporting out of it anyway to your final file format, so I don't think it's going to mess you up in any way to work in project settings that may not be 100% what you want.

if you're not having problems opening up your files, I'd do a really small file and render it out and make sure the quality is where you want it.

[lordsmurf]

Premiere cannot cap from ATI.

[infected_mushroom]

indeed capturing from premiere does some weird things...

that's why I capture first with the ati software
and then import the file in premiere.


I guess I'm going to capture the file again in Dvd resolution.
If I still plan to burn it on vcd I can still resize right ? (I think resizing to a smaller size is better than resizing to a bigger resolution, right ?)


Secondly, now that I'm having problems :

I use pinnacle already and it was quite easy to make scenes out of one big long video file (thus making editing easier)
this seems to be a bit more difficult in premiere, I always have to cut the whole file to the section I want and for the next scene I need to import the whole file again and cut it again...
this can't be right, there must be a way to do this better....



thanx anyway for the replies, now I already have an idea to what resolution to capture.

[infected_mushroom]

I don't get it

the highest I can capture to with the ATi sofware is 704x576

I can't select 720 x 576
neither can I 352 x 288


as I read on lordsmurf his site YUY2 seems better than UYVY but that makes too hugue file for my disc...

[infected_mushroom]

Ok I can choose 720 x 576 if I select capturing in MPEG2

but I read that AVI was better if i need to edit the file a lot.

so is 704x576 a correct resolution ?

[bugster]

so is 704x576 a correct resolution ?

That is a Valid DVD resolution and some people say it is a better res to use when resizing down to 1/2 D1 (352*576) or VCD (325 * 288) as it is exactly half (or twice!) the size compared to 720*576.

[infected_mushroom]

oooh great, ok I'll capture to that resolution then