How do I export video properly for PC playback??

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Mavoz

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Hi,

I've just finished working on a video clip for a network of schools here in Australia....and have succesfully created a DVD.

My problem is I also want to make a file that can be played easily on a Windows Computer by the clients...preferably with Windows Media Player.


I've tried the Adobe media Encoder and also the downloadable Windows Media Encoder.

Adobe Media Encoder renders very low res pixellated video

Windows Media encoder delivers "interlace" horizontal style lines across the fast motion parts of the video...

I've tried exporting in "progressive".."no fields" options...but am still having problems...

Can anyone describe to me a workflow on how to take my SD PAL video footage and export it into a Windows Media format that doesn't look like Freddie Krueger has passed his metal finger blades through it?

Thanks!
 
I find encoding to .WMV through Media Encoder produces great results so I assume you have a setting wrong somewhere.

Let us take a look at your VIDEO settings.
 
Right click on your footage and pick "Always Deinterlace".

Have you thought of trying DIVX or XVID?

Adobe's Media Encoder picking something like PAL 1024K which is pretty high quality will do alright. Make sure your on square pixels.
 
Thanks for the replies....I did some further experimentation...and when I went back and used the original edit (not the second export to dv avi I did for encore)...I thankfully got rid of the interlace issue....

Quality wise I really am still curious as to what is the best way to go when it comes to providing video that people can play on a computer...

I've tried the PAL 1024...but the result does seem just a little too compressed..so maybe that DIVX or XVID is something for me to try...

Thanks!
 
Hmmm....I've just gone back into my regular project....and now it is also showing interlacing directly within Premiere....this used to look fine!

I've just recently installed the update to raylight....


What would cause Interlaced video to now show up directly within Premiere? Is there some "Preview Interlaced Video" option?
 
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