video conversion and fps drop out in Adobe Premiere Pro.

[shh1cd]

Hello! This is my first time to post here. So please be nice to me although I ask somewhat repetitive question.
If there is anyone who can help me to solve this issue, I will really appreciate that.
I have three high definition video clips (mts) file format. I have converted them to mpeg4 file with prizm converter with 60fps.
The thing is when i import the file to Adobe Premiere pro, the 60 fps drop out to 59.42 automatically. I selected 60 fps as a sequence, and what happened was the sound does not match to our speakers at the last part of the movie.

I suspect this cause the problem of out of sync issue. The last part of the movie clip does not sync with the audio.
Am I right? How come when I import 60 fps mpeg4 file, it become 59.42 fps automatically? Could you give me some direction?

Sami

[poisondeathray]

Should they be 59.94fps ? Neither 60fps or 59.42 are standard frame rates. Perhaps Prizm made a mistake in converting the file?

If you use mediainfo (view=>text) on both the source file, and the prizm converted file, what does it say about the framerates?

Unless you are using older version of Premiere, why are you converting in the first place? Premiere pro 4,5,6 can import MTS files from camcorders natively

In premiere, you can right click the clip in the clip bin and interpret the footage to the proper framerate (but you shouldn't need to do this)

[shh1cd]

Thank you so much for the information, sir. Let me download the mediainfo.

We are usingPanasonice HD video camcorder. The video operating guy just gave me the sd card, saying that
the files came out the three different movie files. Since I do know that my boss does not like the stuttered sound between clips,
I joined all the three files into one (mts2) by using Txmuxer.
At this moment, I have two questions.

Can I import the mts files from SD card directly to Premiere Pro, then?
By changing a setting on the camcorder, is it possible to videoshoot an one-hour event long without any separated movie clips?
It is so annoying to combine them.

[poisondeathray]

Yes you can import the files directly in premiere, from the card or hdd - you don't have join them before hand. I don't recommend using the card for editing (slow speeds compared to HDD or SSD)

It's not possible to record 1 big clip, because SD cards are usually FAT32 formatted, so they have file size limitations.

They will seamlessly join in premiere if you keep the directory structure intact (copy the entire folder structure over, not just the mts files, because they contain metadata)

[shh1cd]

import the folder!!! That is the key. That is exactly what I made a mistake. I simply drag and drop the mts files only.

Wow. Now it is so clear. Thank you so much on this issue.

If you don't mind, can I ask a few more questions? Along with these three mts files, another boss have three wmv files to include on the same project file. They also wants me to put all these six together and come out as a dvd format: select scene, play movie that kind of stuff.
I did a quick research and Adobe Encord does the job. Am I correct? Or is there any easier way to make DVD from the combination of three mts files and three wmv files? The challenging part is they want me to have two DVD for pal format (they want to send these two in England) and 18 DVD format for NTSC. I took Lynda course because of this. Is there any advice that you can give me? This is very important to our boss and I really like them and make them happy.

[poisondeathray]

import the folder!!! That is the key. That is exactly what I made a mistake. I simply drag and drop the mts files only.

Wow. Now it is so clear. Thank you so much on this issue.

If you don't mind, can I ask a few more questions? Along with these three mts files, another boss have three wmv files to include on the same project file. They also wants me to put all these six together and come out as a dvd format: select scene, play movie that kind of stuff.
I did a quick research and Adobe Encord does the job. Am I correct? Or is there any easier way to make DVD from the combination of three mts files and three wmv files? The challenging part is they want me to have two DVD for pal format (they want to send these two in England) and 18 DVD format for NTSC. I took Lynda course because of this. Is there any advice that you can give me? This is very important to our boss and I really like them and make them happy.

Yes, Adobe Encore is the DVD (and blu-ray) authoring application

You would normally do the edits in Premiere and author in Encore, although Encore has limited editing capability

Does he want you just to put them on DVD or actually edit the footage?

NTSC / PAL conversions can be very tricky. It depends on what format your assets are to begin with, the specifications, etc... 59.94i ? 29.97p ? You can use mediainfo (view=>text) if you don't know.

I don't get the two for PAL, 18 for NTSC part ? Do you mean actual number of DVD 's ?

[shh1cd]

Yes. Thank you so much for another clear answer.
What I mean is the actual number of DVDs. I assume Adobe Encore is the best DVD maker at this moment.
The list of my assets are 1 wmv file(30.00 fps), 1 mp4 file (59.94fps), 1 mp4 file (24.99 fps) 1mp4 file(24.98 fps)
1 wmv file (29.97 fps), 1 wmv file(25 fps). Once I export as MPEG2-DVD format and import it to Encore, I will be ok although all the fps are various. Do I have to adjust all the frame rate to PAL (25 fps) and other specification within Premiere pro, then export to Encore?

I just have checked Adobe Encore, and I cannot use the trial version for my work. If I have to get it done by tonight, what software would be an alternative option to make a dvd menu and select scene stuff? I am thinking about trying Window DVD maker since it is already on my machine? Is it a crazy idea? I am sorry to ask too many questions at the same time.