Fansub Footage Just Black When Imported Into Adobe Premiere!

*Tuna Universe · Post by *Tuna Universe » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:22 am

Hey everyone,

I wanted to practice on AMVs with Adobe Premiere. I've made one with DVD footage from reading the guides and learned alot about compression.

but now I wanted to practice with some fansub footage and howcome when I import episodes of naruto into Adobe Premiere... they only have sound. The picture is black.

I tried many different settings including the video resolution size, the codec, and all those custom options you can use but I usually result w/ no picture when I import a fansub avi file...

I got lucky on one of the tries and actually got video but the only problem is when I tried to import another episode... it wouldn't import another episode. It acted like it was loading it up but the loading bar never went up. Is there a limited size to what you can import? because I remember when I ripped DVD footage, the file was like 2 gigs! and it still worked! So... I don't really know what 2 episodes of fansub wouldnt even work.

What do I have to put for the project settings so that Adobe Premiere will work with fansub footage?

Thanks for the help! I'll be looking forward to answers because

I now have a headache from all this...

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:45 am

Fansub footage is most likely divx or xvid that won't work properly in premiere. Convert it to a huffy avi.

*Tuna Universe · Post by *Tuna Universe » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:52 am

Oh yeah! That's right! I feel kinda stupid now.

because that's what I did with the dvd footage!

Okay, so lets see... I just bring the fansubbed files into *scratches head* I forgot the name of the program...the one that converts it into avi and choose huffyuv codec.

Cool!

Also, do you know what fps I should set for the settings in Premiere when working with fansub footage?

23.97, 24, 29.97, or 30 fps for fansubs?

Thanks a lot for the awesome quick reply though.

Also, I love your osaka is megaman avatar! haha

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:15 am

Use virtualdub. Check the frame rate of the fansub with the properties to see what framerate you should use.

*Tuna Universe · Post by *Tuna Universe » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:36 am

I just tried it out and it works great.

I'm using virtual dub to create my clips. Do you know how to save a buncha clips at the same time?

For example:

Right now I use a "mark in" then "mark out" then I go to Save as avi.
Then I select another part of the episode I like then "mark in" and "mark out" then save as avi...
and I keep doing that.

Is there an easier way where I can select multiple parts of that episode and save all the clips at the same time?

Also, this isn't really important but... The sound of the avi file is still there. How do I take out the sound in virtual dub? Does it really matter if I take it out or not? because I can always remove it in Adobe Premiere. Plus, the sound from the episode isn't synching w/ the video of the episode...is that right? Because what if I decided I wanted to use a clip and keep the audio of a character talking... haha that's just some extra stuff if anyone knows they can help me with.

Thanks a lot!

*Tuna Universe · Post by *Tuna Universe » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:51 am

Oh, I just tried the Lagarith codec instead of the HuffyUV.

My file sizes are half the size of the HuffyUV ones.

The quality looks the same. Should I use the Lagarith codec instead?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:45 am

*Tuna Universe wrote:Also, this isn't really important but... The sound of the avi file is still there. How do I take out the sound in virtual dub?

In the audio menu, there should be an option to disable the audio.
In VirtualDubMod 1.5.x, you'd go to the Streams menu, hit up the Stream List, select the audio stream, and hit Disable.

*Tuna Universe wrote:Oh, I just tried the Lagarith codec instead of the HuffyUV.

My file sizes are half the size of the HuffyUV ones.

The quality looks the same. Should I use the Lagarith codec instead?

If you don't mind the generally slower speed, then by all means.

LCY84 · Post by **LCY84** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:53 am

If you're using fansub you can also convert your file into yuy2 using huffy codec. (huffyuv : configure : rgb compression method -> convert to yuy2.
The file size will be less huge than rgb format without loosing a lot of quality and no problem with the encoding speed then

*Tuna Universe · Post by *Tuna Universe » Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:47 pm

Thanks a lot!

Now off I go!