Generating DVD files within Pro1.5

[LRSmith]

Okay, I'll admit I am being completely lazy here - as I have not thoroughly checked the history on this site regarding my question, but hopefully Akribie or someone will take pity on me.

As a longtime 6.5 user, I've finally taken the plunge to Pro 1.5. I have a large amount of video (~6 hours) that I have divided into 3 sequences of < 2 hours each. In 6.5, I'd export as uncompressed AVI and use a third party encoder to get my DVD mpg files. However, I've read many times here that Pro1.5 has a much improved mpg encoder.

So...what's the most efficient way to generate these DVD mpg files from each sequence? What kind of time responses can I expect (does it take 2 days to render and generate these files)? Hopefully not, 6.5 could export the 2 hour AVI within a couple of hours. But I'm hoping that Pro1.5 can export the DVD-compatible mpg files within a similar timespan (no video effects except for transitions and titles).

It'd be great if I could just bypass the third party encoder within Premiere, and then import the Premiere-generated mpg files directly into my DVD authoring software.

 

[andershanssen]

Hi! Go: File-Export-Adobe media encoder. Choose encoding settings.

My computer (P4 3.2 gHz, 1gb ram) use about 3 -4 hours to encode 2 hours of video (video withe effects, titles, etc)

Anders

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Anders (Norway)

 

[Akribie]

FWIW, I use ProCoder 2 for encoding for DVD - mainly because I have it and know how it works - rather than the built-in Media encoder in Premiere. ProCoder integrates into Premiere (up to Pro 1.5 only) and feeds the timeline directly into the encoder thus avoiding an intermediate rendered file.

Prior to ProCoder, I used TMPGenc via a frameserver to get similar functionality. My favourite free frameserver (very easy to set up and use) is from DebugMode at

http://www.debugmode.com/frameserver/.

In another forum, someone has suggested that the encoding quality of Premiere Pro 2 Media encoder is on a par with the best, including ProCoder. How this compares to the much-cheaper Premiere Elements 2 DVD encoding module I don't know.