Adobe Premiere - Slow Rendering - MY GOD...

06/05/2008 04:54:23 PM · #1

I have a Sanyo vid cam that saves each clip as an MP4 file. When I dump clips into premiere elements and play...the video is jerky.

I need to render the video or export it to avi, mpeg mov etc...in order for it to play smooth. You must also render during or before writing to DVD.

I just rendered 18 minutes of video with NO editing or special effects. It took 5 Hours on a 2ghz dual intel processor....!!!!

5 hours for 18 minutes of video???? I'm doing a small 1 hour long video for my employer and this is going to take forever !

Am I missing something? Is there a faster way?

Thanks,

Kenskid

06/05/2008 05:24:20 PM · #2

My guess is that you have something out of alignment when you set up your project. I don't use Elements, rather Pro and I don't use MP4s either - I capture into Premiere by connecting the camera to the computer and going firewire. However, if I haven't added anything but clips, there is nothing to render so it plays fine. My guess is the codec used by your camera to create the MP4s isn't agreeing with your project setup so Premiere is converting or re-compressing.

06/05/2008 09:46:07 PM · #3

Thanks for the help. I rendered the same files in "free". I used the same output criteria and instead of hours and hours it took about 15 minutes !

The program is called "Super C" The "C" has a circle around it. It is completly free and worked fast with no pixilation.

Kenskid

Originally posted by tcmartin:

06/06/2008 02:04:39 AM · #4

The issue is the MPEG files created by your camera. Here is a work around I found for you on the web. Solution (#10)

10) Editing MPEG and other highly compressed video sources - you can download a video of this guide.

Unlike the DV AVI files transferred from a miniDV camcorder, MPEG files can prove a pain to edit. And with miniDVD and MPEG4 camcorders gaining in popularity, a commonly asked question is how to edit these files in Adobe Premiere or other editing software. The easy (and expensive) answer is to buy an MPEG plugin or native MPEG editor such as MPEG video wizard - a review of MPEG video wizard is found on digital-director.co.uk. But there is a free alternative.

So you've transferred your video from your DVD camcorder and you've got either a VOB or MPEG file to edit. Rather than trying to edit MPEG or VOB files, we can convert the compressed MPEG to DV for editing. To make the conversion from MPEG or VOB to DV, we need two tools: VirtualDubMod and the Panasonic DV codec.

1) Open and extract the download Panasonic DV codec download. Once unzipped, install the codec by right clicking on the includec .INF file and selecting install. (click OK on any security dialogue in Service Pack 2.

2) Unzip the contents of the VirtualDubMod zip file to your harddrive. VirtualDubMod doesn't come with an installer, so you might want to create a short cut on your start menu manually if you're going to use it a lot. I would also suggest unzipping the files to a directory under C:/Program Files/.

3) Open up VirtualDubMod by double clicking on the .exe file VirtualDubMod (or by using the short cut you created). Now click File > Open Video File from the top menu and browse to your MPEG or VOB. (If you're using the VOB files direct from the DVD created by your miniDVD camera, transfer the VOB files to your PC first).

4) Select Video > Compression once the MPEG is loaded and then select the Panasonic DV codec from the list and click OK

4a) If your video is not from a DVD camcorder, you may need to resize your video to enable conversion to DV. If you get an error when trying to convert, simply select Video > Filters, then click Add and select resize from the list. Click OK. In the next dialogue box, set the New Width as 720 and the New Height as 576 (or 480 for those of you from North America and Japan). Set the filter mode to bicubic and click OK. This should prevent any errors.

5) Select File > Save as and type in a file name. Click Save and your video will be converted to DV for editing.

Tip: If you want to convert WMV or ASF files, download virtualDub 1.4c. VirtualDubMod can also handle the VOB files from DVD camcoders.

06/06/2008 01:29:18 PM · #5

Thanks for the info TC...

I now have vdub and the plugin that lets me open my mp4 files....however...I need this to work with "batch processing".

I can't seem to find how to batch process more than one file at a time. I've searched and searched...

Do you know how to batch process with VDub?

Originally posted by tcmartin:

06/06/2008 02:22:08 PM · #6

I have VDub around here somewhere, but it probably is on another machine. I will poke around and get back to you if I find anything.

06/07/2008 02:10:48 AM · #7

I found this, and this (down near the bottom of the page) - hopefully it will help.

06/10/2008 12:28:18 PM · #8

Thanks...I'm checking it out now....I'll let you know if I learned anything!

Originally posted by tcmartin:

I found this, and this (down near the bottom of the page) - hopefully it will help.