H.264 export not working from CS3 at DVinfo.net

Sara Hardie · December 12th, 2011, 03:36 PM

Hoping to get some help. I haven't had the need to export in HD intil recently as all my projects have tended to be to DVD. Finally I need my HD function so my output looks as great as it does in the edit - however it isn't working. The end result cannot be played, even if I download different players other than Windows Media Player or Classic Media Player.
I am working in PAL and 25 fps but don't see that this will be much different to NTSC settings. I am exporting using Matrox Media Encoder and the settings are:
Format: H.264
PAL
640x360
25 [fps]
progressive
Square pixels
Thanks guys.
Sara

Jon Doughtie · December 12th, 2011, 03:57 PM

How about Quicktime? Any luck with that for playback?

Sara Hardie · December 12th, 2011, 04:10 PM

No luck there either. I had downloaded the most recent quicktime but it still wasn't being recognised.

Sara Hardie · December 12th, 2011, 04:24 PM

When I export with these settings, I get an error message "The profile could not be set, you should close the application and restart"
I also end up with 4 exported files from mymoviefile sequence - they being:
4513078 189,342 KB MPEG-4 video
4513078 2,995 KB AAC file
s2dg 192,282 KB File
mymoviefile 0 KB MPEG-4 Movie

Does this ring any bells for anyone?
Thanks
Sara

Bo Skelmose · December 13th, 2011, 03:53 AM

Hi
So long ago I used CS3 - I think I had some problems too exporting in HD H264. I got CS4 because I needed to export into HD

Ann Bens · December 13th, 2011, 05:58 AM

640x360 does not sound like HD.

Randall Leong · December 13th, 2011, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ann Bens

640x360 does not sound like HD.

I agree. In fact, in PAL countries like Australia, resolutions as high as 720x576 are only SD. What happens there is that the H.264 encoder in CS3 is either completely incapable of upconverting SD to HD (meaning that the source material would have to be already in HD - 1280x720, 1440x1080 or 1920x1080 - in order to encode in H.264 HD with CS3) or that the output settings are set too low for the HD encoder to work at all.

Peter D. Parker · December 13th, 2011, 10:13 AM

Sara, not at my works computer but from memory, go into the Adobe Media encoder and choose h.264, then scroll down to the frame size and choose 1920 x 1080 or whatever your project is set at. Set the compression and hit export. I'll have a look when I get back to work and if it's any different I'll re post.

Just re-read your post, what's your project settings as 640 x 360 = half 1280 x 720?

Have you thought about Mpeg 2, and tried it with various bit rate settings?

Peter

December 12th, 2011, 03:36 PM	#1
Sara Hardie New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 20	H.264 export not working from CS3 Hoping to get some help. I haven't had the need to export in HD intil recently as all my projects have tended to be to DVD. Finally I need my HD function so my output looks as great as it does in the edit - however it isn't working. The end result cannot be played, even if I download different players other than Windows Media Player or Classic Media Player. I am working in PAL and 25 fps but don't see that this will be much different to NTSC settings. I am exporting using Matrox Media Encoder and the settings are: Format: H.264 PAL 640x360 25 [fps] progressive Square pixels Thanks guys. Sara __________________ Sara Hardie Melbourne, Australia

December 12th, 2011, 03:57 PM	#2
Jon Doughtie New Boot Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 15	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 How about Quicktime? Any luck with that for playback? __________________ "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 [NIV]

December 12th, 2011, 04:10 PM	#3
Sara Hardie New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 20	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 No luck there either. I had downloaded the most recent quicktime but it still wasn't being recognised. __________________ Sara Hardie Melbourne, Australia

December 12th, 2011, 04:24 PM	#4
Sara Hardie New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 20	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 When I export with these settings, I get an error message "The profile could not be set, you should close the application and restart" I also end up with 4 exported files from mymoviefile sequence - they being: 4513078 189,342 KB MPEG-4 video 4513078 2,995 KB AAC file s2dg 192,282 KB File mymoviefile 0 KB MPEG-4 Movie Does this ring any bells for anyone? Thanks Sara __________________ Sara Hardie Melbourne, Australia

December 13th, 2011, 03:53 AM	#5
Bo Skelmose Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 495	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 Hi So long ago I used CS3 - I think I had some problems too exporting in HD H264. I got CS4 because I needed to export into HD

December 13th, 2011, 05:58 AM	#6
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 640x360 does not sound like HD.

December 13th, 2011, 10:13 AM	#8
Peter D. Parker Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Preston England Posts: 147	Re: H.264 export not working from CS3 Sara, not at my works computer but from memory, go into the Adobe Media encoder and choose h.264, then scroll down to the frame size and choose 1920 x 1080 or whatever your project is set at. Set the compression and hit export. I'll have a look when I get back to work and if it's any different I'll re post. Just re-read your post, what's your project settings as 640 x 360 = half 1280 x 720? Have you thought about Mpeg 2, and tried it with various bit rate settings? Peter