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FLBreen12368560
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November 23, 2022
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MPEG2-DVD Export Problem Pr Version 23.0.0 Build (63)

  • November 23, 2022
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I am attempting to author a DVD. Begin on Pr by clicking from Edit to Export. The Export screen looks fine, nice and sharp. Then change the output Format to MPEG2-DVD and the Export screen becomes out of focus and the resulting video file is also out of focus. Is this a bug that has been introduced to the export function?

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I hope to have saved the day by re-installing the previous Pr version and that does seem to work with the MPG2-DVD version.

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FLBreen12368560AuthorCorrect answer
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November 23, 2022

I hope to have saved the day by re-installing the previous Pr version and that does seem to work with the MPG2-DVD version.

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November 23, 2022

I have a really big problem because the only way I can distribute this project is on DVD and customers are expecting DVD immediately. I can create a really good MPG2-DVD file and use Encore to write the DVD. The work around is to make a MPG video file and let Encore create the files and write them to a DVD. Encore procuces a very pixelated DVD.

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Kevin-Monahan
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Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
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November 23, 2022

Hi Adam,

Sorry for the frustrating issue. I have not heard of this issue. Can you give us more details about your system and media so we can try to reproduce the issue? Here are the details: How do I write a bug report?

 

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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FLBreen12368560Author
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January 11, 2023

I really don't have time to write a bug report. I would like you to write the bug report. Currently Pr version 23 still produces a an unusable MPEG2-DVD file while version 22 produces a usuable MPEG2-DVD file. I do not want to an older version of Pr because I will never know when the bug is fixed. The pictures below show V23 setup to export an H.264 file (very clear), V22 setup to export a MPEG2-DVD file (clear enough), and V23 setup to export a MPEG2-DVD file (lousy). Please do something about this bug since it has not been fixed in subsequent updates.

Averdahl
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AverdahlCommunity Expert
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January 12, 2023

I found out what the problem is from your note. It has nothing to do with Pr V23. A 4K sequence cannot export a good MPEG2-DVD file but a 2K sequence can export a good MPEG2-DVD file. Since I built my new PC I decided to use a 4K sequence to edit my multi camera projects. One camcorder is 4K and other 2 camcorders are 2K. In the past I would put all my 3 video files in a 2K sequence, edit and Export a MPEG2-DVD file with no problem. I shoot theater plays mostly and the customers need DVD to sell. The quality is not so good but we found we cannot sell downloads - too easy to cheat. Not realizing that a 4K sequence Exports an even worse MPEG2-DVD file I didn't know what to blame. Do you think it ia abug that a 4K sequence Exports a worst MPEG2-DVD file than a 2K sequence?

 


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One camcorder is 4K and other 2 camcorders are 2K. In the past I would put all my 3 video files in a 2K sequence, edit and Export a MPEG2-DVD file with no problem.


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If you place a 2K clip on a 4K timeline you must scale up the 2K clip to fit the 4K frame. During export you are scaling down the upscaled footage. So you first scale up 2K to 4K when editing and then scale down to 720x480 when exporting.

 

Scaling up and then scaling down will give bad results. As you have discovered you get better quality if you edit everything in a 2K timeline and the reason is the lack of scaling up > scaling down. All scaling will give a quality hit. Scaling up and then scaling down will give you a big quality hit.

 

If you edit in a 4K timeline and only use 4K footage, does it look worse when exporting than the same footage downscaled in a 2K timeline?

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