Importing video onto Premiere cs4
by Corey Reynolds
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Nov 5, 2009 at 8:15:18 pm
hi,
I have the Canon Xh-A1 and I'm shooting in 1080i/480i , frame rate 24F, and signal is HD.. My question is which settings should I use to have the best quality in adobe premiere pro cs4? The options are a bit confusing when you start a new project. So when I do open a new project I use HDV capture format. Then when I get to a new sequence I choose under the HDV options 1080i25 (50i). That seems like the closest? The other options are 1080i30 (60i) Then there are 3 1080ps, ( I figure I shouldn't use those because I'm shooting in 1080i, and the rest are 720p24, 720p25 , 720p30. So which format should I be editing in? and also the same thing with exporting. Should I export in 1080i or 1080p? or should I use something completely different to import the video on?
Any input would be appreciated!
Re: Importing video onto Premiere cs4 by Danny Winn on Nov 6, 2009 at 4:30:46 am
Hey Corey,
I use the XH A1s and Premiere Pro exclusivly. Under the Sequence Preset settings I would select HDV then HDV1080p24. I Personally never use the interlaced settings, I like the look of a progressive better especially for cutting still images. If you must use the Interlaced setting then HDV 1080i25 would be your setting.
Interlaced vs Progressive is a personal opinion, I would try a little of both and see which one works for you.
Hope this helps.
Danny Winn
http://www.youtube.com/DannyWinnVideo
Re: Importing video onto Premiere cs4 by Corey Reynolds on Nov 6, 2009 at 6:24:38 pm
Thanks Danny!
Do you prefer shooting in 24F? Also, how do you normally export your video? I normally export in H.264, and choose one of the options. Since I'll be using the 1080p import would I choose the H.264, then 1440 X 1080p 23.976, or one of the HDTV 1080p selections to export? ( I normally export video for internet purposes)
Re: Importing video onto Premiere cs4 by Danny Winn on Nov 7, 2009 at 4:20:15 am
Hey Corey,
I shoot everything in 30p, I would use 24p if I were going for a movie look but 99% of my stuff is commercial oriented. I also export all of my HD stuff as an Mpeg2 with the HDTV1080-30p, your will be HDTV1080-24p. With that setting you will end up with a Full HD video at 1920x1080.
I love the look of this setting and the file size is relativly small (30 second spot is about 68mb's)
Here's some samples of my work at these settings and with the Canon XH A1s. If you want to see them with a bigger frame to see the HD just go to my site instead of watching these little screens. Be sure to click on the little HD option.
Re: Importing video onto Premiere cs4 by Jon Barrie on Nov 6, 2009 at 4:54:56 am
I think you'll find the 24F is embedded in a 60i signal so technically it's showing 24fps inside a 60i pulldown. Don't edit in 25 (50i) that's just wrong and won't playback the frame rate properly. You should cut it exactly how it's been shot and if you want it to go to DVD or BluRay then 60i HD would be the safest bet. The 24F is just a look inside a 60i signal and true 24p is really only seen natively for cinema projecting film. Bluray can work with 24p, but what's shot on film is pulled down to either 50i (25fps) or 60i (30fps) as the two interlaced formats use their own pulldown rate to show the 24p look.
- Jon Barrie
