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Also, in Output where it says Lower, you don't usually want that for an .mp4 as it refers to Lower Field First which means Interlaced video and for computer or device playback you want Progressive video. So manually set Fields to Progressive/None option to create deinterlaced output.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Assuming you have an appropriate GPU in the computer, you can uncheck the Max Render Quality, adds time. I see now the issue - Unsharp Mask takes forever with HD...so I can't even image the time it takes with 4K footage. Well actually I can...it takes 124 hours apparently.   Do you need to deliver the doc in 4K or would HD work? Exporting to H.264 takes a lot longer than many other formats since it uses Long-GOP compression. You might find that a multi-step export process could be much quicker in total than the current all-at-once workflow. But will require a lot of fast storage.   Export without Unsharp to intermediate clip. Apply Unsharp to intermediate clip and export again to another intermediate. Then encode that final intermediate to H.264. It's good practice anyway to have a HIGH QUALITY master clip rather than the only copy being compressed H.264.   I think that exporting the COMBINATION of color grading, Unsharp, and going to H.264 all at once may be exponetially increasing the render times versus doing it in steps.   Try a short sample of say 1 minute or 5 minutes this way and see how the processing times are.   Thanks Jeff   ... View more

Ideally, you want the Sequence Settings to match the source footage. So if you are editing an HD clip (1920x1080) then the Sequence should also be 1920x1080 and with same frame rate also. As you are mixing clips from different sources, they likely are of different resolutions and that's where the problem arises.   What happens when you drop the first item into a blank Sequence (timeline) is that the settings of that sequence get set to match that clip. So maybe that firsts clip is full HD (1920x1080) but then another clip is SD (720x480) and that has black around it to fill the void and you blow it up larger and it looks bad. That's what's happening here basically.   So maybe figure out the dimensions of the clips you are working with, and share that info here and we can help develop a better workflow for you to use moving forward. If you right-click a clip in Project Bin and select Properties it will tell you about the clip there.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

And I should also ask, what are you editing, HD, 4K? If we can see a screen grab of Export Settings that can be quite helpful as well   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

"the only difference is I added an adjustment layer with an unsharp mask to the whole file."   UNSHARP MASK adds a LOT of render time unfortunately. Should not be THAT much, but a lot. Perhaps it's a combination of things - the perfect storm - causing this? Try exporting without Unsharp applied to an intermediate codec like ProRes or DNxHD. Then import that new clip into new project and apply the Unsharp Mask. Hard drive speeds can play a role as well.    Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Before seeing Ann's post, I was going to recommend the exact same workflow! Seconding the motion, export smaller completed segments to ProRes or DNxHD or similar then assemble those pieces in new project for final export as a whole. Have done that for years on large projects, and partially for "safety" having an exported master clip of a complete segment on a different hard drive in case of catastrophe my work would be safe.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Good advice from Warren - COPY the entire folder of pics before renaming.   On PC, install the free IrFanView graphic utility and that has batch rename capability.   I don't know what duration you want on each pic, but if each pic will be 1 frame of video, then when you Import you can choose "Import as Image Sequence" and then all the pics will appear as a single "video" clip rather than hundreds or thousands of stills in the timeline. Easier to work with!   Thanks   Jeff   ... View more

Maybe I'm thinking of using Premiere with my Matrox capture hardware years ago, maybe not, but what I recall was that I could see the HDV source in the capture window only until I started capturing, then it would go black. Can you not watch the video on the camera LCD to know where you are at in the footage? I know it's less than ideal, but it's something.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

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  If you look to the right of the two yellow dots, at Source and Output, you will see that the video specs match, in this case being 1920x1080, 1.0 (Pixel Aspect Ratio), 59.94fps, Progressive (fields) for both.   There are some cases where the Source and Output may not match by choice, such as editing 4K and exporting as HD or whatever. But in most cases, the frame rate should at least match even if scaling the output. So just take a quick look at these specs when exporting to look for any unexpected differences, tas they often warn of potential problems/quality issues with the exported clip. Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Thank you for the screen shot, that explains the problem. Your footage - and export - were both done at 25fps, but the Sequence you edited in was set to 29.97fps so that conversion is introducing the stuttering motion. You must keep all steps of the process at the same 25fps frame rate. I also see that the audio is a 44k and should normally be 48k.   When starting a new project, import a clip (of main footage you will be working with) and drag onto emtpy timeline. It should ask if you want to make Sequence match footage, say YES. This will make the sequence settings properly match the source clip. Another way is to right-click the source clip in Project Bin and choose New Sequence from Clip. Or drag clip onto New Sequence button.   Thanks Jeff ... View more

This looks like maybe a frame rate mismatch. Even though the Source and Export are both 25fps, what was the Sequence Setting used? Maybe the frame rate was different there. If you can post a screen grab of the Export Settings window that can be very helpful   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

"Iphones do not sure video at a precise standard frame rate and this might be the source of your problem." Many phones record using Variable Frame Rate and this might be the source of your problem.    "I'd export to a more stable format and then relink to this file."   Open your clip in the free HandBrake application, and in Export you will set a Fixed Frame Rate, typically 29.97, then export a new file. Import that new file into Premiere for editing.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Hello,   What camera is the video from, what are the specs? Like AVCHD .mts file that is 1080p60 or whatever. Is is Variable Frame Rate video?   How did you import in Premiere? Create a NEW folder on hard drive, and copy ENTIRE contents of SD card to that folder, then in Premiere use Media Browser for the importing. If you are not doing it that way, "metadata" for the video clips that might be needed for Premiere to properly understand how to deal with the footage may be missing, thus the poor results. ... View more

Glad to hear the issue is resolved. For others reading, best practice is the following: Create a NEW folder on your video hard drive for each SD card from camera. Copy ENTIRE contents of one SD card to one folder. Include everything from the SD card...it matters (metadata) In Premiere, use Media Browser to locate and Import files from hard drive. This makes the whole editing experience better in general, resolves a lot of potential issues   Thanks Jeff ... View more

When working with a 4K source, if you have no need or intention of creating a 4K output file, then editing in a 1080p sequence is just fine. In fact, that gives you some leeway to do cropping, and virtual zooms and pans (keyframed) if need be to reframe the footage.   But yes the relationship between footage, sequence, and export is definitely very important, but the workflow depends on your unique situation. As a rule of thumb, the sequence resolution should not be less than what you want to export to or that will decrease quality. For instance, editing 4K footage in a 1080 sequence when you intend to output as 4K, you are "dumbing down" the 4K quality to HD quality then and do not get the full 4K quality back on the export, it is gone.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

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Please post a screen shot of the Export Settings you are using. Could be that the export area is much longer than 65 seconds..possibly due to a stray clip way off to the right side of timeline window for instance. Or any number of things could be wrong, but the Export Settings will likely tell us the probable cause straight away   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

How do you know it's mono, playing back with what?    Thanks   Jeff ... View more

And also, if you Import the exported video back into Premiere and play it from the timeline, how is the audio there? We need to determine if the actual exported file is really bad or not Thanks   Jeff ... View more

What export settings were used? If you can simply post a screen shot of Export Settings panel that is often very helpful.   Thanks Jeff ... View more

I often shoot in 60p, but then edit in a 30p Sequence in Premiere. I can then apply 50% speed (to select clips that I want slowed) and there is no stuttering or repeated frames since the extra frames from the original 60p source all get utilized, meaning every frame is unique during playback with nothing being created or interpolated.   I can't speak to how the motion blur might look for you (depends on shutter speed you shot with), but try using a 25P Sequence to edit the 50P footage and then apply your slow speed in the timeline as desired. And of course also export then as 25p, you might be surprised with the results   Thanks Jeff ... View more

Your settings are butchered! The Sequence - the quality that you are working with on the timeline - is SD meaning DV video at 720x480, then the Export is set to 1080 HD at 1920x1080, except the pixel aspect ought to be square (1.0) but is 1.2, everything is a mess.   Either edit in a Sequence to match the 4K source, then export as 1080p, or edit in a 1080p Sequence and Export to match ... View more

You are NOT leaving the pixel aspect at 0.9 - when you select the AVCHD sequence preset, that will automatically have square pixels at 1.0 and you just drop your 0.9 clips into that sequence and Premiere will compensate. ... View more

Sorry but Ann is correct, we have answered all of this before in excruciating detail. You are over-thinking things. You personally do not have to change the pixels in this case - Premiere will do it for you! Create a New Sequence in Premiere, to match what you wish to output for Blu-ray. I believe you were working with 25fps material, so maybe select AVCHD 1080i50 (which is 25fps). Drop your 4:3 DV clips into the HD timeline, and SCALE them up however you want it to look inside the HD frame, then Export as H.264 Blu-Ray. Done. You are not changing any PAR settings anywhere.   Thanks   Jeff ... View more

Your data rate looks really high for 1080p footage. Can you try an export just using the YouTube 1080p 29.97 preset? Also, just as a matter of good practices, one should not using "punctuation" or special symbols !@#$%&^*() in Windows filenames such as the period in "vs." since the file type typically follows a period. Years ago this could be very problematic, much less so with newer Windows but sill just good practice to avoid such things ... View more

How are you importing the clips from the SD cards to start with? That could be the root of the issue. Very important to copy ENTIRE contents of each SD card to a unique folder on your hard drive. Then in Premiere, only import using Media Browser and not File > Import. In the future, I think this will be very beneficial to your workflow ... View more

I'll just add for any other readers, even if you do start with an interlaced video source and interlaced sequence, such as 1080i, when you export for web/computer viewing you always want Progressive as computers do not display interlaced very well, will look nasty. So always export as progressive (unless interlaced content is specifically required). ... View more