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June 6th, 2010, 10:20 PM | #1 |
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Problem with h.264 output and filesize
I have been editing AVCHD video from my recent 7-day vacation to Rome in CS5. I want to output to h.264. I want to make my first 1h 24m edit fit on a DVD9 so I first set the average bitrate in the mainconcept encoder selection to 12.5mpbs. The m2t file came out at 13.3GB wich is to large. I then tried lowering the average bitrate, but the filesize came out EXACTLY the same!?
I am using the h.264 bluray preset. What am I missing here? Is it not the average bitrate that controls the final output size like when encoding DVD? |
June 7th, 2010, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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I just tried another output encode setting with lower average bitrate at about 7mbps. In the dialog it said that suspected filesize was around 8500MB, but the final file is 16GB!?! It is like is is just outputting constant max bitrate?!?
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June 7th, 2010, 08:59 AM | #3 |
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I don't understand what you are trying to achieve. AVCHD on a DVD???
It sounds like putting tomato juice in the gas tank of your car, because you like tomato juice. But does your car run better? I doubt it. |
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Back to the OP, Per: Are you using Encore? If so, I am suspecting that Encore is actually transcoding back to the project's automatic defaults, which resulted in the file size being too large. Encore's automatic transcoding feature cannot be set to a bitrate lower than 15 Mbps for Blu-ray encodes. |
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That's not the problem. The problem is AME (Adobe Media Encoder). H.264 files made using AME CS5 are not fully compatible with Encore's "Don't Transcode" setting for individual videos. I tried, and Encore wants to re-transcode all H.264 content made via AME CS5 using the project's default automatic transcode settings (which, by default, is set to 15 Mbps MPEG-2 @ 1440x1080 unless those settings are changed).
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June 7th, 2010, 10:48 AM | #7 |
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ok, I see. Do you know if TMPGEnc xpress 4's mpeg4-avc files are compatible?
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June 7th, 2010, 02:39 PM | #9 |
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I used to do this back when BR was new and the blank disks were $20 each.
I can't remember all of the details, but basically, you generate a low bit rate BR file, create a BD image in Encore (this was probably CS3), and burn to DVD using ImgBurn. The BR DVD would play in most stand alone BR players as well as Sony Play Station.
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In Encore make a BR iso and burn it with Nero as an image onto a dvd. No BR burner required just a BR player either pc or standalone. Ah: see Robert beat me to it. |
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As Robert and Ann stated, a third-party program is required (in addition to the Adobe suite) for HD burns onto DVD. The Adobe suite by itself cannot do this; in fact, Encore will not even allow you to select a Blu-ray disc capacity smaller than 25GB. If you use Encore alone and your media's capacity is less than 25GB, you're forced to select DVD, which will automatically downconvert HD content to SD resolution.
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June 7th, 2010, 11:37 PM | #12 |
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Are there any freeware bluray authoring software I could use instead?
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June 7th, 2010, 11:38 PM | #13 |
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Also no one has really adressed my actual question about why the filesize comes out so oversized...
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At this point you have two options: 1. Use a third-party program to encode your H.264 videos, OR 2. Wait until Adobe releases a patched or updated version of AME CS5 and/or Encore CS5. |
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