It can even be set to 0.01 seconds in practise. See screen grab.   Another way to get in even closer is to reset the sequence setting to audio samples, rather than frames in 'Sequence Settings'. This allows you to zoom in a lot closer too ... View more

I have tried the link button - it is not working here in Windows 10 on the version that was updated to yesterday, hence why I posted. It does however still work on my Windows 7 version so that is what I will be using.   I have tried in the past to resize using Bicubic Reduction, and have always found manually resizing from a smart object just gives me a far better looking result. Don't ask me why (I am a sound mixer, not a graphic artist) but I can assure you on DVD Menus I know what I am doing (having made hundreds of the buggers) and smart object reduction works best with this workflow: 1 - Open original image, unlock it. 2 - Create new DVD Menu (PAL, Widescreen, Square Pixel) 3 - Drag tablecloth sized original image onto menu 4 - Turn it into a smart object 5 - Holding down the SHIFT key, drag to resize from the corner because this maintains the aspect ratio. Except now it no longer does, and the aspect ratio distorts.   It seems to me that with every photoshop update something is either broken that wasn't, or gets hidden away where it used to be out in the open - I get the feeling that things are being changed for the sake of making changes, and that with all the 3D & Video fluff getting added what used to be a world class graphics tool is becoming a jack of all trades complete with the corollary implied. ... View more

Please, I beg you, do not do this. Not only does mp3 data reduction throw away far too much original data, but a sample rate of 44.1 is so wrong it's not even close to funny. Also, you cannot use 44.1k for DVD-Video or Blu-ray - period. You can use the 44.1/88.2 sample rates in DVD-Audio, but that is a format that you require specialist software to create that will not run on any OS newer than Windows 7, plus you will still need to create a Video_TS for compatibility with non-DVD-A compliant players.   If space is an issue then buy a new powered external HDD - they are extremely cheap these days. ... View more

Really, Nikit? Can you please provide some basic information so we can try to help you? The following things should ideally be included, if at all possible, otherwise we have no chance of assisting you. 1. Your OS and Computer Specs 2. The version of Premiere you are using 3. Your Project details and Settings 4. Your Export/Render Settings 5. Precise details on what you are trying to do, what has goner wrong & what steps (if any) you have already tried to resolve the problem. Sorry, but simply saying 'Audio drop out in vide' tells nobody anything useful.   ... View more

@Andy 1968 - no, no, no. And NO! 'Fix it in Post' is the worst possible attitude there is, and it's as bad as the audio equivalent 'We'll fix it in the mix'. Quality starts with the recording itself and a professional VO artist can get better results with a phone than an amateur will with expensive gear. I highly recommend the book 'Zen and the Art of Recording' by Mixerman. Whilst this is aimed at music recording the same principles always apply. ... View more

Truly! Also, not at all sure that I-Frame MPEG is the best option for preview playback either ... View more

I seriously do not understand all the bile I am reading in this forum. I honestly don't - and I can whine & complain with the best of them if necessary, I can assure you of that. PPro works just fine - as long as you know what you are doing, and as long as you have a basic understanding of the file types you are working with then results are easily produced. With YouTube, for example, the correct method has been stated already & this works. There is actually a YouTube preset. Where I suspect a lot of people are going wrong is by trying to edit & work with heavily data reduced forms such as H264, mp4 (whatever the container form) and then expecting the recompressed output to have the same quality as you began with. This is simply never gonna happen. You start with heavily compressed footage you have already downloaded from the Interweb and then complain when it all goes to hell! There is a well known programmers saying 'GIGO'   Recently, someone we work with decided to do their own YouTube promo clip from an album we mastered for them as for various reasons they did not call us & ask us to do it for them but instead used Movie Maker, and ended up with a blocky, awful mess that had 'trial version' banners across the bottom of the footage to boot, so please don't tell me how much easier to use Movie Maker is - because it simply isn't.   The grass may look greener on the other side but when you ghet up close & personal it rarely is in reality. I still remember having to use tools like Edius, Canopus and the Windows 98 versions of Premiere Pro - they were unstable. What we have now basically works but you must put some time into learning what you are doing. This is a professional quality tool that is designed to run on as wide a range of systems as possible (admittedly with a heavy bias to Mac OS-X variants) and it has a steep learning curve. In just the same way you cannot possibly expect to install an Audio workstation & immediately produce commercial grade mixes - you must learn what you are doing & this takes time, patience & effort - all seemingly alien attributes in this modern world where there are a large number of folks who want everything, now, for free. Welcome to reality. ... View more

That's because AAC is not Blu-ray or DVD spec approved. Period. For DVD you have the following 5.1 options: 1 - AC3 (support is mandatory, meaning all players must be capable of reading/outputting it) 2 - DTS & DTS 96/24 (support is optional, which means some players and/or amps may not be compatible even though it is a vastly superior codec)   For Blu-ray it gets more complex. 1 - LPCM - mandatory, all players must be capable of outputting this 2 - Dolby True HD (aka MLP Lossless with a hidden core stream in AC3) Whilst Dolby True HD support is mandatory, the mandatory component is only stereo, which means it is very possible to have the 'True HD' lights on and only be hearing AC3. Be very careful with this.  Also with 'True HD' you need 2 streams, the MLP & the AC3 and the 2 must be encoded by the same system, so only really the Dolby Media Producer software can provide Blu-ray legal coding. It is VERY expensive. 3 - DTS-HD Master Audio Again, the mandatory support is stereo not 5.1 but with the DTS codec there has never been a decoder that cannot accept DTS-HD MA in 5.1 where it can accept stereo, so the odds are 99% favourable. The core stream is embedded in the Master Audio stream, so only one encoding is necessary.   Please get in touch of you need more - we do a LOT of Blu-ray & DVD.   ... View more

Please don't advise folks to use Dolby Digital for Blu-ray - it is the worst possible quality there is on that format & there is literally no good reason whatsoever to use it. There are several options for 5.1 on Blu/DVD, and by far & away the best is to get the DTS-X encoder suite (which is Mac OS only, perversely enough) which will take the 5.1 split exports and encode to any DTS type required: DTS-HD Master Audio (better than Dolby True HD because the hidden core audio stream is DTS Core Audio not AC3) DTS 96/24 & DTS Core Audio for DVD Also does DTS-X, which is a superior form of Atmos for 7.1.4 exports as it allows use of 96k sample rates, unlike Atmos which is restricted to 48k.   AC3 is a sonic nightmare and should be avoided wherever possible, and avoided at all costs on music products. ... View more

You should not be even attempting to work with MP3 - these are already heavily compressed, and if exported to another lossy reduction algorithm will degenerate even further. MP3 are always best avoided. ... View more

You cannot declip simply by turning down the gain digitally - the end result will simply be a quieter but still clipped file. ... View more

Agreed. 5.1 mixing and mastering is a specialist's job. ... View more

So sorry but attempting to do what you are suggesting is utter madness, unless I am completely misunderstanding your post. Mastering in 5.1 is a specialist task that requires a lot of specialist tools, and it literally cannot be done using algorithms because an algorithm not only has no way of knowing what the content of any given channel is in the first place, but additionally it has no idea how heavily compressed or limited anything is, so you are going to be in serious trouble right from the start. The key to getting this right is a combination of seriously accurate monitoring, along with the right metering tools & the experience in using them. It is not a job for the amateur or the faint hearted.   Disclaimers all done, the first thing you must understand is that what you are doing will depend on the intended format you are mastering for - mastering is first & foremost all about preparing an approved mix for it's intended release format, and not someone's final chance to seriously mess with the dynamics and overall sound and you simply should not be thinking about level matching every channel to be the same. This will not work. Why? Time for some theory: In 5.1 for film, the centre channel belongs to the dialogue and nothing else should ever be routed there. Anything at all you want panned in the middle that is not dialogue should be using the phantom centre of the left & right channels, and codecs that utilize metadata such as Dolby Digital, Dolby True HD and the like are all set up in such a way that assumes the mixer knows the correct level of the centre channel, as all others channels (Left/Right/Left Rear/Right Rear) are attenuated with a setting called DIALNORM with reference to the level of the centre channel. But if you are mixing for film in surround you should really know all this stuff.........if you even try to make L/R/Ls/Rs the same loudness as the C your dialogue will be inaudible.   I have attached a couple of things to this thread that you should study before proceeding - it will save you a lot of trouble down the line.   Incidentally, you will also require permission to use the 5.1 from a Blu-ray disc as it is illegal to rip the content for reuse without full permission to do so. ... View more

I suspect that even though you have undone the NR, the clips are still referring to the edited versions. If you try killing the cache, as recommended by Peru Bob, this should help matters.   NR is extremely difficult to do properly, and the longer the clip the harder it will get as you are effectively attempting to remove broadband noise across a lengthy file where the audio content can vary wildly. I would definitely recommend not doing this inside Premiere at all and instead using your DAW (Audition, Nuendo) or even a dedicated Audio Editor such as the superb iZotope Audio Editor. Audition has some very good tools for this but the best way to eliminate noise is at the capture. What type of noise are you attempting to remove, please? ... View more

Why use MME in the first place? Seriously, it is the worst possible option available and the latency is outrageously bad too. Premiere's audio is designed to be used with ASIO (Audio Streaming Input/Output) not MME, and it additionally sounds as if the sound card here is a bog-standard chip on the motherboard, which is hardly an ideal situation. ASIO4ALL is a workaround - there is no substitute really for a decent audio card, or if you are running on a laptop a decent quality interface with dedicated drivers for it's use. Ones I can recommend include the Universal Audio range, the Arturia AudioFuse (which works really well for all that it is a USB device that - like all these devices - really requires it's own, dedicated USB port with nothing else on it at all. Honestly, please forget these chipset 'audio devices' as they are only really any good for internet & Zoom type stuff and not even slightly suitable for high end NLE use. They simply cannot cope and the quality of the DAC they use often leaves much to be desired. Try any of these (depending on your needs) 1. Universal Audio 2. Arturia 3. RME Audio I can personally attest to all 3 of these manufacturers, but please - all of you - dump the chipset audio!!       ... View more

That would certainly not help matters. Try sample rate conversion before importing, if on PC there is the excellent R8Brain from Voxengo as well as a more advanced paid version. They have a range of free plugins as well as being seriously great tools & utilities.   Another thing to watch out for is VBR audio, especially if using lossy garbage like m4a and/or AAC-LC, MP3 and their like. This simply doesn ot help & these too should be changed to CBR ... View more

Why don't you adjust the audio manually in an audio editor, and turn this feature off in premiere? ... View more

You have not given us any computer details or specifics - can you please add this information, as it is really helpful in trying to work out where the trouble lies. Basic stuff such as: OS, OS version, Computer specs, installed memory, hard drive configuration, available space on hard drive, graphiocs card etc - the more info you can give the more likely someone will be able to spot the problem.  It also helps if you can list what things you have already tried, along with the results (even if a fail, how did it fail etc) which will save others from suggesting things already tried.  Honestly, I am not nagging here - this is essential information on so many levels. Other massively helpful information is your project details - as many as possible, including sequence count, run time, how many tracks are being used for both audio & video, how many effects and/or transitions are in use but not yet rendered, what your project export settings are, and perhaps even more important what your assets are and their specifications - for example, if you are running several nested tracks of full HD at 60fps this will hit your hardware considerably harder than one or two SD sequences will. Seriously - the more information you can supply the better, please.   To attempt an answer for you right now is impossible as we don't have enough info. Have you tried clearing your media cache? You may be surprised at how often this helps out. Also - and this is a nit pick but an important one - you are not trying to move an 'audio slider' (which implies a fader in the Audio Mixer) you are trying to edit an automation point.    I think at the point you are describing if clearing your media cache does not help, or setting the cache files to be alongside the main assets fails (this prevents the CPU having to swap across drives if your cache files are on a different HDD)  then I would do a full uninstall/reinstall of Premiere. This is an option of last resort though, and I feel (in the face of almost no information) that the issue could ever so easily be running out of resources ... View more

Try clearing your cache.   ... View more

Agree totally with what Ann says - her advice is always relevant too. One thing I would definitely add is to change your audio display away from the default Rectified format - I have never understood why this is the default setting as it makes little to zero sense.   Another thing you will find that helps immeasurably when syncing audio is to go into the sequence settings & switch the display format away from video and frames to audio samples - this gives you accuracy to 1/48,000th of a second instead of the usual 1/30th of  a second if using frames ... View more

OS? Project settings? Sorry to sound like a broken record, but adding information like that really helps. Please see this superb example for reference - you don't need to go quite this far, but the more information you can give the better really. As a bare minimum we need Computer specs, OS, OS version, Premiere version, Project Settings, Export settings plus any other details that may help - especially if there are things you have already tried that failed. ... View more

Can you please give some details as to your OS, Project Settings, export settings and so on? The more detail you can give the better   ... View more

What Peru Bob says above!!   I have to admit I am stunned that anyone would change to a major updated version mid-project though - this is placing far too much trust in the updated version, and I make it a rule of thumb to never, ever update any software tool such as an NLE or a DAW midway through a project. Fortunately, with Premiere it should have suffixed the original project name with a _1 after it's original name, so the original project files are still extant & available to use. Please, please finish your work before updating. You know it makes sense..... ... View more

Have you defined a target level? If you could please post your full workflow with all steps taken this would help us spot what has been forgotten.... ... View more

As a rule of thumb, it is always best to have video audio (or audio for video) at 48kHz, not 44.1kHz. In my mind, YouTube simply should not allow 44.1k audio at all, as all international standards for audio in video are at 48kHz. The sole exception is on Blu-ray which does properly support 96k audio. DVD-Video allows 96k audio, but in general - and especially with motion video - this is overkill as unless the player is properly set to use 96k it will inevitably get downsampled on the fly which can cause artefacts to be introduced. You can easily run out of both space & bitrate too if using 96k for DVD, as the maximum bitrate for any stream in DVD is 10.08mbps, and for video & audio combined it is 9.8Mbps (or 9800 kbps) and 96k stereo uses almost 5000 of this, leaving very little for your video. The 44.1k family (which includes 88.2 & 176.4k sample rates) is for CD, DVD-Audio & SACD only. Upsampling 44.1 to 48 is painless as you are only padding with zeroes, but going down from 96 to 48 can be a little more problematic as there are unfortunately too many SRC (Sample Rate Converters) that simply lose every other sample and thus lose quality too. I highly recommend Voxengo's R8Brain (which is freeware) or their more professional R8Brain Pro. Dropping from 48 to 44.1 requires whole number conversion, which most converters simply do not do and doing this should always be avoided. ... View more

Hi Ann,   Thank you for the reply. Sennheisers are in my future, but for now the Airpods are what I have. They're Bluetooth, so they work with any BT enabled device (and work great with my laptop). It's only when I have to manually direct PP to make them the output that I'm having issues with. Definitely a software issue on Adobe's part. By   Sorry MB, but the Apple support forums seem to imply that you require Apple hardware and/or Apple OS for these to function properly. It's a strange answer though, as the support person states that they 'see you want to use your Airpods with a Dell PC - I'm happy to help' before stating the following   Use your AirPods -- Apple AirPods will work with the devices below. Before you begin You need at least one of these: iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 10 or later Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later Apple TV with tvOS 11 or later Mac with macOS Sierra or later ... View more