Pixelation Problem...

[CCChang]

Whenever I save an AMV that has been made in Adobe Premiere Pro, I always have a pixelation problem when I compress it with DivX.

Here's the settings I've been using, plus some ones I could use:

File Type: Microsoft AVI

Compressor: DivX 6.4.0 Codec (1 Logical CPU)

Frame Rate: 29.97 (the video clips are 23 frames if that has anything to do with it (can change the frame rate setting if needed))

Pixel Aspect Ratio: Either Square Pixels (1.0), D1/DV NTSC (0.9), D1/DV NTSC Widescreen 16:9 (1.2), D1/DV PAL (1.067), etc...

I can also configure the DivX Codec if that helps.

Thanks in advance.

[CCChang]

Sorry, forgot to say what the problem was...

Well, say if an anime character was moving, behind him or maybe around him is the odd clutter of pixels. Some of the pixels are pixels from the previous frame.

How do I get rid of that? What am I doing wrong?

[Kariudo]

are you trying to export out of premiere and letting premiere encode your video at the same time?

if so, then that's part of your problem. Premiere pro's exporting sucks, you can usually only get good results if you export uncompressed.

the other part of your problem is divx. As far as I know, xvid is still better.
this will help you compress using xvid
(if anyone has evidence to the contrary, please tell me)

hope that helps

[Keeper of Hellfire]

This:

Frame Rate: 29.97 (the video clips are 23 frames if that has anything to do with it (can change the frame rate setting if needed))

is responsible for this

Some of the pixels are pixels from the previous frame.

Don't change the framerate, unless you make a proper telecine for DVD encoding. Btw, 23 fps sounds weird. If you mean it has 23.976 fps, change it to 24 fps for editing, because Premiere can't handle this framerate correctly.

[usa mimi productions]

i don't meant to hijack the thread but starting a new thread seems kind of a waste.

i am having problems with artifacts when i am exporting my raws from divx to dv. the artifacting doesnt show up until i import it into final cut pro. if it is just the format i am exporting to dv, i can just redo the conversion?

[Minion]

this is called interlacing. im too tired to give a proper explanation or post a avi script, so just run a deinterlace filter in vdub

[CrackTheSky]

this is called interlacing. im too tired to give a proper explanation or post a avi script, so just run a deinterlace filter in vdub

Although I'm not sure who Minion's talking to here, examples of what this looks like can be found here and instructions on how to remove it can be found here.

[Qyot27]

Whenever I save an AMV that has been made in Adobe Premiere Pro, I always have a pixelation problem when I compress it with DivX.

Here's the settings I've been using, plus some ones I could use:

File Type: Microsoft AVI

Compressor: DivX 6.4.0 Codec (1 Logical CPU)

Frame Rate: 29.97 (the video clips are 23 frames if that has anything to do with it (can change the frame rate setting if needed))

Pixel Aspect Ratio: Either Square Pixels (1.0), D1/DV NTSC (0.9), D1/DV NTSC Widescreen 16:9 (1.2), D1/DV PAL (1.067), etc...

I can also configure the DivX Codec if that helps.

Thanks in advance.

Sorry, forgot to say what the problem was...

Well, say if an anime character was moving, behind him or maybe around him is the odd clutter of pixels. Some of the pixels are pixels from the previous frame.

How do I get rid of that? What am I doing wrong?

If what you are referring to is macroblocking (i.e. a bunch of squares that show up and make the video generally look ugly) it's because of insufficient bitrate. It's usually most noticeable in high-motion areas because of the way lossy compressors (like DivX) deal with bitrate allotment. You have to raise the bitrate for them to go away - consequently this will also raise the filesize.

As was mentioned before, XviD is generally a better choice since it can be customized more, and it's more optimized than DivX is.

[usa mimi productions]

file size really isn't an issue to me as is, so i am gonna try the higher bit rate and also another codec to maybe correct the problem. it was macro blocking not interlacing though. thank you, qyot

[Minion]

mine was directed towards seed