Creating MPEGs for DVD creation with TMPGEnc or bbMPEG

[digiflix]

I have tried both of these software encoders. I like TMPGEnc better - mostly because I find it simpler. However bbMPEG works as a PLUG-IN in Premiere (I am running V 6.01). When I create a MPEG with TMPGEnc, I have to do so with files I have already exported from Premiere - thus creating an extra step in the process. Does anybody know if you can use TMPGEnc as an Adobe Premiere PLUG-IN as you can with bbMPEG? I am trying to save some time, and the current process is excrutiatingly slow.... Am I missing something here?

Thoughts & comments are welcome :P :P

[bugster]

Can't say I use Premiere myself but from what I have read on these forums you can frameserve from Premiere to Tmpgenc. Don't think it can be used as a Plugin tho.

[digiflix]

Okay - what is "frameserve" and how do you do from Premiere?

[afish]

It's a little complicated but here we go

You need to download AVISYNTH (Search on this site) and install it on your computer by copying it into your windows directory. Then right click, then select install from the drop down menu. After that go into Premiere and go to File/Export Movie as you normally do but under the drop down box to select your settings there should now be Avisynth as well.
Select this and hit OK and a little window will appear saying 'now serving'.
Now highlight what's written in the window and right click COPY.
Open up Notepad and Paste what you've copied into it and save the file with an .avs extension. NOT .txt, it doesn't matter what you call it as long as it has .avs
Now open up TMPGEnc as well and when you put your video file in you actually find the .avs file you made (you'll need to set drop down box to show all files) and enter that file instead.
You should then be able to use TMPGEnc as normal.

Frameserving basically creates a temporary cache file instead of a real one so it cuts out one step and a LOT of time.

I actually frameserve from Premiere to Virtual Dub and then frameserve to TMPGEnc all in one operation and it works a treat. As good as Premiere is, it still lacks the filters that Virtual Dub has to clean up old VHS captures.

[afish]

Have a look here
http://www.videotools.net/guides/guide_premiere_tmpgenc.php

Good Luck