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January 18, 2018
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Best Export Settings for 1080HD for Projection

  • January 18, 2018
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I am close to completing a 15 minute video, for a commercial client. Most of it was shot on a Canon 5D3, with a 1080p HD sensor.  The client at least at the moment, wishes to project the The video onto a screen via a DVD player connected to a projector.  We have discussed using a 70 inch TV but this seems to be out of his budget range.

Can anyone advise me on the best export settings, from premiere pro,  in order that the video can be put into a format for showing via projector, onto a large screen.  I haven't exported for projection before and most of the advice online seems to be for YouTube presentations.

I'm also not sure about how I will get a large exported file onto a DVD? A 480p version of the video was over 800MB.

  Any  advice is welcome as exporting for this type of end use is new to me.

Thanks,

Stephen

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    Correct answer John T Smith

    DVD is, by specification...

    NTSC = 720x480 with PAR .9 to display at 4:3 or PAR = 1.212 for 16:9

    PAL = 720x576 (I don't do PAL, so don't know PAR settings)

    That means that you MUST reduce your resolution to fit the specification to use a DVD

    Export using the MPEG2-DVD preset and import the 2 files (audio and video) into Encore for authoring

    How to get Encore using a Cloud subscription https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2372985

    -an option to check to see more previous https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2426726

    -and more on previous versions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2389056 see reply #3

    -and even more on previous versions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2409527 see reply #1

    Somewhat dated now, but still some good information

    PPro/Encore tutorial list http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1448923 has lots of tutorial links to help learn Encore

    If you want TRUE high definition video, you can't use a DVD... but you can export using a different preset and copy the output file to a USB flash drive and connect it to the USB port on a TV (new, with that connection)

    That will, however, preclude having a menu... it will be a simple play the file operation using the TV menu

    Unless, of course, you want to use Encore to write a BluRay... which means using a BluRay player, not a DVD player

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    bestshaver
    bestshaver
    Participant
    November 22, 2018

    is a best projector of 1080 50p option in any avi wrapped codec , please correct me if I´m wrong

    A same as source or qt ref export to, as example and as mentioned , Squeeze , and then encoding to a mp4 file using x 264 or x265 ( = hevc ) is one option.

    But we need more info , with high quality Hd tv screens , do you mean broadcast , please clarify what the target goal is and you might get a better answer .

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2018

    DVD is, by specification...

    NTSC = 720x480 with PAR .9 to display at 4:3 or PAR = 1.212 for 16:9

    PAL = 720x576 (I don't do PAL, so don't know PAR settings)

    That means that you MUST reduce your resolution to fit the specification to use a DVD

    Export using the MPEG2-DVD preset and import the 2 files (audio and video) into Encore for authoring

    How to get Encore using a Cloud subscription https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2372985

    -an option to check to see more previous https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2426726

    -and more on previous versions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2389056 see reply #3

    -and even more on previous versions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2409527 see reply #1

    Somewhat dated now, but still some good information

    PPro/Encore tutorial list http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1448923 has lots of tutorial links to help learn Encore

    If you want TRUE high definition video, you can't use a DVD... but you can export using a different preset and copy the output file to a USB flash drive and connect it to the USB port on a TV (new, with that connection)

    That will, however, preclude having a menu... it will be a simple play the file operation using the TV menu

    Unless, of course, you want to use Encore to write a BluRay... which means using a BluRay player, not a DVD player

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    Adareimages2Author
    Inspiring
    January 18, 2018

    Thank you John, much appreciated. I think that Blu-ray would be an option, and I presume that I will still need to use Encore.

    The client is insistent on using a projector, but they have not been able to find one that will take a USB flash drive as of yet. So  The options at the moment seem to be DVD or Blu-ray. As always, any further advice is welcome.

    If I go quiet for a while after another reply, it's because I'm on GMT and it's approaching 2 AM.

    Thanks again, Stephen

    p.s. if I export for Blu-ray, should I use the same settings as advised above?

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    SAFEHARBOR11
    Participating Frequently
    January 18, 2018

    Thanks Jeff, I found some options for the Media Player on Amazon UK (I'm in Ireland).

    Sorry to be obtuse, but if I went down that route, would I use "H.264" and "Match Source - High Bitrate" as the export option?

    All the help is much appreciated.

    If anyone wants to know about photography, just ask - I've written text books on it!


    You can try Match Source and TEST TEST TEST to make sure it will work for your application. Aside from exporting for Blu-ray or DVD, where the settings must be very specific, there is a lot of latitude when creating an .mp4 for computer playback. More of a "whatever works for you" thing, not necessarily right or wrong settings as long as the playback quality and file size suits your needs.

    I actually just use the YouTube preset quite a bit myself, seems to work well for most needs. Of course, then you must make sure the frame size and frame rate are appropriate, where Match Source would take care of that for you.

    Thanks

    Jeff

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