Brian Rose Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 All, I have Adobe Premiere Pro, and I want to export a five minute trailer of a feature I am directing. I want to use Mpeg2, so I can get the highest quality and still fit it on a CDR. But, whenever I export the video, it comes in two separate files, one with the video, and one with the audio. Does anyone know how I can combine them, so when I play the final product the two will be in sync? I would be grateful for any help! Sincerely, Brian Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvin Pingol Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Hi Brian, What you are looking for is a multiplex tool. Google for it and you'll come up with quite a few results. Are you getting .m2v and .mp2 files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Highland Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 That's called "muxing" (short for multiplexing), and it occurs when a DVD you've authored is compiling. There are other software utilities out there for this, and I believe Quicktime Pro might do it. Google will turn up lots of stuff. However, I would suggest not using MPEG-2 to begin with, because it requires specific players to view it, unless you're absolutely positive about your audience. Consider using MPEG-4 or Windows Media for a CD. If it's going on the web, for maximum compatibility I'd create a SWF (Flash). And if you really are interested in quality, you're much much better off using a dedicated compression program like Sorenson Squeeze instead of letting Premiere do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Rose Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 I noticed your info says you're from KC? I'm from Shawnee. What a small world! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Highland Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Yep, Overland Park, actually, so REALLY small world! ;) The whole MPEG-2 thing is really meant for DVD, so if that's where it's ultimately going, you can leave the A/V files separate and mux them in your DVD app (or deliver them to the authorer that way). I haven't used Premiere since v5.1, but I assume its built-in export encoders (like nearly all editing apps) aren't that great. Even if you are doing MPEG-2, it might be worth using third-party encoding like BitVice, or hardware even, depending on how nice you need it to look. Or it might be fine the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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