Bitbudgeting between Premiere and Encore...

petelms

petelms

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Hi!

How do you guys "bitbudget" between Premiere and Encore by using Adobe Media Encoder? How do you know that you are using every bit possible on the DVD? There's an automatic option in Encore to fit every bit possible, but what if I need to do the encoding from Premiere's Adobe Media Encoder? How do you calculate the bits manually?

How can I know which one to choose: VBR or CBT? I do understand what these do, but I don't understand how do I know which one to use everytime?

For example, I have to fit all my stuff on one normal 4,7 Gb DVD, how do you calculate exactly that all menus and other stuffs will fit also on the DVD in Encore?

Thank you. :dankk2:
 
You need to experiment to "know" that you will get there. I do like the ability to use the media encoder in Premiere as opposed to the built in one in Encore, just more flexibility and control. Typically, VBR is going to give you better control but will take more time to optimize the results.

Menus, unless they are motion ones are nearly insignificant in terms of their footprint so just assume 2 - 3 MB each.
 
Ou yes, Khmuse, I'm experimenting all the times! I have been burning DVD-RWs like hell. :) Testing...testing...and testing...This is actually quite intresting. :beer:

I think there should be more integration between Encore and Premiere...so that you could open the Premiere project on Encore...that would be so much easier, don't you think so? :huh:

Hey, Khmuse, what is the max minute amount that you would fit on the normal 4,7 Gbs DVD? They write always on those discs that 4,7 GBs/120 mins...I think 120 min is quite an overkill for only 4,7gbs! Huh.
 
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While you "can" fit 120 minutes on a DVD-5, I wouldn't try as the quality is going to be pretty low. If the project is over about 70 - 80 minutes, I always go for a DVD-9 disc.

The feature that I would love is a really good estimator that would take into account the settings and the nature of the project. I do realize that VBR, particularly two pass, is hard to accurately estimate, but in general, it goes down not up in my experience.
 
petelms said:
How can I know which one to choose: VBR or CBT? I do understand what these do, but I don't understand how do I know which one to use everytime?
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The only advantage VBR will give you is a reduction in filesize.

If your video is too large in filesize after compressing with a CBR (whatever the bitrate may be) then you know you need to try a VBR, which will adjust the bitrate accordingly for areas of the video that don't need as much.

If your video is very short, use a CBR and maximize the bitrate. This will give you the best quality and largest filesize possible, but it will probably not fill the disk.
 
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