Importing mp4 in PP2

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:30 pm

ok, i just want to make sure... so i can't import my mp4 episodes into premiere pro 2?.... should i convert to avi first? (well, if i have to =/... i guess i'll do it but... : )

thanks. I'm a newb so

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:45 pm

yes
don't forget to use a lossless codec either (google lagarith or huffyuv if you don't)

I assume that you already know how to make an avisynth script (and have AviSynth 2.5.5 or higher)

make a small script that opens your mp4 using directshowsource()
open in vdub(/mod)
pick your compressor, and save

if you have any questions, remember to Read <a href=http://www.a-m-v.org/guides/avtech31/>ErMaC & AbsoluteDestiny's Friendly AMV Guides</a> first

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:18 pm

thanks

.... oops, used xvid lol ^^'' thanks for reminding me

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:19 pm

thanks...

oops... lol i used xvid codec, thanks for reminding me.... *am reading and fixing XD*

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:32 pm

problem... hm... this is about an 8 min mp4 finle, h264 video and.. i think its aac audio... =/ 3 gigs is the file size i get =\ its that normal, or am i doing something wrong?

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:38 pm

For a lossless codec, it is normal. I'm surprised it's not upwards of 6-7Gigs.

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:24 pm

k. ^_^

ah... i ripped the audio off and cut off the credits, thats why = |... ok, so i decided xvid... until i get a new pc that actually has some HARDDRIVE space...

btw (sorry about t he double posting =\, i didn't mean to... really =/ )

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:58 pm

I hope you're not going to try to edit with those xvid files
the reason why I said to encode it with a lossless codec is so that
a: you don't loose any quality (hence lossless)
b: the footage will work in your editing program

you may be lucky enough to get xvid files to work in your program of choice, but trust me...you will save yourself a lot of trouble by not even thinking of attempting to edit footage encoded with divx or xvid

aziboxe · Post by **aziboxe** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:05 am

okay... hm.... well, my source is dvd and mp4s (quality not perfect, but i guess its not bad =\ ) , and my drivers are in this condition = 20g left in C drive and 14 g left in my drive, i hope its enough ^^'' =/...

oh, and i havn't ripped the dvds yet

yeah, so should i use the avisynth to edit the mp4 directly