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rodenthead
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February 11, 2018
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Which Is The Best Codec Format?

  • February 11, 2018
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I apologize if this has been asked / answered before, but I am in a bit of a rush. I am quite new to Premiere Pro, but not other adobe applications. I have made a number of videos (Length 30 secs - 3 mins), using Premier Pro 2017 CC. There is only video content and there is no audio content. I need to export this videos and burn them onto a DVD, which others can watch, without downloading any extra software. Picture quality is not a big issue. I need to use as least memory as possible. Which codec format best suits my purpose?

Thanks in advance.

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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    February 12, 2018

    Are you using the DVD to play in an actual DVD/Blu-ray player or simply as a method of transporting the videos to a computer (i.e., a storage device)?

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    rodentheadAuthor
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    February 12, 2018

    I'm using the DVD as a method of transport for the videos to another computer: a storage device.

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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    February 12, 2018

    I have been reflecting on this and IDEAS-Training is right: a CD/DVD ROM is not a conventional DVD and therefore you are not constrained by DVD video issues so H264 would be ideal.

    Its good to know that Encore is still available. I still use it for authoring DVD and Bluray but at home we haven’t loaded a DVD/Bluray for a couple of years.

    I think that on a DVD (4.75?) a 1 hour program at 8 meg per sec filled the disc but that is with the MPEG2 codec. H264 is much more efficient but you will have to research and calculate.


    I really like/liked Encore too--I was sorry to see it go EOL too soon.

    If you use Encore, there is no more dynamic link--you do have to export out a MPEG2 or H.264 Blu ray and import it into Encore.

    @rodenthead: don't forget you can use double-layer DVDs. Virtually all DVD players will read them. That gives you double the storage of a single-layer DVD.

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