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michaelkane
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April 8, 2018
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Adobe Premiere Elements 14 - exporting 4K but generating 500mb small file

  • April 8, 2018
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Hi,

I haven't used Premiere much as bought to use Photoshop but lately GoPro Studio trial expired and I am back to other options thought I should give Premiere a test on combining clips.

I tried exporting with the following configuration, 4K 200mbps and file size 12GB see screenshot included.

For some reason Premiere is exporting a low quality 500-600mb file, including full 8 mins of video but not the 12GB file. A very low quality version that cannot be used anywhere.

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong and how I can fix this?

Thank you!

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Correct answer Ann Bens

What does the bitrate say of the 2nd file?

Might want go into Custom and set up a custom export.

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michaelkaneAuthor
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April 9, 2018

Got it working with Custom Export copying Source Format.

For some reason Premiere didn't like the standard 4K Export option.

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michaelkaneAuthor
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April 9, 2018

Any idea why it is not working with the standard approach, should be easy peasy?

I will update here on the Customer export results. Thanks.

Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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April 9, 2018

This is Elements 14 I cannot test this anymore.

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michaelkaneAuthor
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April 9, 2018

Below is the source file info from GoPro

General

Format                                   : MPEG-4

Codec ID                                 : M4V  (M4V /mp42/isom)

File size                                : 538 MiB

Duration                                 : 8 min 32 s

Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable

Overall bit rate                         : 8 812 kb/s

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:51

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:51

Video

ID                                       : 1

Format                                   : AVC

Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile                           : High@L5.2

Format settings                          : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames

Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes

Format settings, RefFrames               : 2 frames

Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=59

Codec ID                                 : avc1

Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding

Duration                                 : 8 min 32 s

Bit rate mode                            : Variable

Bit rate                                 : 8 648 kb/s

Maximum bit rate                         : 49.2 Mb/s

Width                                    : 3 840 pixels

Height                                   : 2 160 pixels

Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9

Frame rate mode                          : Constant

Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS

Color space                              : YUV

Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0

Bit depth                                : 8 bits

Scan type                                : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.017

Stream size                              : 528 MiB (98%)

Language                                 : English

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:51

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:51

Audio

ID                                       : 2

Format                                   : AAC

Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec

Format profile                           : LC

Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2

Duration                                 : 8 min 32 s

Source duration                          : 8 min 32 s

Bit rate mode                            : Variable

Bit rate                                 : 157 kb/s

Maximum bit rate                         : 231 kb/s

Channel(s)                               : 2 channels

Channel positions                        : Front: L R

Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz

Frame rate                               : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)

Compression mode                         : Lossy

Stream size                              : 9.61 MiB (2%)

Source stream size                       : 9.61 MiB (2%)

Language                                 : English

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:52

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-04-08 17:31:52

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michaelkaneAuthor
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April 8, 2018

Correct for some reason Premiere is rendering small file.

Original source is GoPro 5 Session camera, 2K footage, for 8 mins total source file size could be between 4-6GB.

I tried switching it to Med quality up to 6GB size but still producing 500mb file.

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 8, 2018

What does the bitrate say of the 2nd file?

Might want go into Custom and set up a custom export.

Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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April 8, 2018

Set workarea bar over entire timeline and check it in the export settings.

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michaelkaneAuthor
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April 8, 2018

Isn't this the Work Area Bar?

Seems to be on the required time length?

Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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April 8, 2018

Open clip in MediaInfo windows and post results in treeview here on forum.

Ann Bens
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April 8, 2018

Moved from Premiere Pro CC​ to Premiere Elements​

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