MPEG to .wmv

ChuckS

ChuckS

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I am using Premier 6.5 with a Canopus Rex RT/Pro and a friend asked me to convert a three-minute MPEG sequence to a .wmv, how do I do that?

I looked in the export timeline menu and did not find a setting for .wmv.

Any advice would be appreciated. :D

Thanks

~chuck
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

..if you purchased a retail version, it comes with the advanced windows media encoder for export.. which will output WM version 8 in P6.5 . if it did not install when you originally installed, you can install it off the install CD.
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

Thanks IAL, - iamideiot - I found it in the "save-for-web" menu.

Many of the screen crabs posted on this site look really good, how do they get such good quality? I have tested all of the WM version 8 settings and the quality isn't nearly as good. :(
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

screen grabs are usually taken directly fro the timeline by the "file->export-> frame " command and are saved as full res uncompressed .tif files, and then converted to .jpg format using photoshop or another image app to optimize it for web viewing. WM8 is for motion video, and will look good since it is usually exported at a smaller pixel dimension pending the data rate.
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

Sorry, I knew that - I guess I didn't ask the question correctly. I exported directly from the timeline to make the .wmv and couldn't get nearly the quality as "The Waters Edge - disjecta," for example.
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

oh,  :)    try using a higher bitrate,  you can  also lower your FPS down to 15 if you need to keep the file smaller. you may need to create your own custom setup for WM8 export instead of going with a preset one to get the best results. I would also assume that he used WM9 which is superior to WM ver. 8 though.
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

That's probably a good assumption - Can WM9 be downloaded and used as a plugin with P6.5 the way WM8 is? If so where do I get it? I'll check Adobe's website.
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

not that ive found as far as a plug in. but you can export the AVI and convert though any WM9 authoring program. IT is standard in PPro 1.5
 
Re: MPEG to .wmv

Well just to clarify how I did it...

I exported my Premiere timeline as an AVI and then I imported into Sorenson Squeeze (a great program, btw). I chose the progressive Quicktime preset, changed the size and used a 2:35 crop (also available in Sorenson). The resulting file took about 10 minutes to render and is of excellent quality.

Sorenson Squeeze is the only way to go if you want to get great quality, low-meg files.

Good luck...
 
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