Edius 6 MPEG encoding

[col lamb]

No sooner than I posted info on Premiere I was asked for the same for Edius so here it is

For Edius 6

From a HD 1080i timeline (sequence)

For a SD

File > Export > Print to File

In the left box of the new window select MPEG

In the right box select MPEG Program Stream

Click on Advanced

Check Change Video Format

From drop down box select SD PAL 720x576

Select the aspect ratio to suit but as our source is HD we will stick with 16x9

Click on the save preset floppy disc icon, NOT the save as default

In basic settings

From the average drop down box select 8M

In the preset name box delete the name and type in MPG2-PAL-SD-16x9-CBR-8M

Click on OK to save, you now have a custom preset you can use next time
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For a HD MPEG 2 file

File > Export > Print to File

In the left box of the new window select MPEG

In the right box select MPEG Program Stream

Click on Advanced

Check Change Video Format

From drop down box select HD 1920x1080 50i

Select the aspect ratio to suit

Click on the save preset floppy disc icon, NOT the save as default

In basic settings

From the average drop down box select 35M

In the preset name box delete the name and type in MPG2-PAL-HD-16x9-50i-CBR-35M

Click on OK to save, you now have a custom preset you can use next time

The files produced will be program stream with audio and video multiplexed

The choice of the bit rates specified will result in the best available video quality

Please do not ask for the same info for other editing programs as I only use Edius and Premiere, the settings will be similar you will just have to work them out from the information I have given

Hope this helps

[tom hardwick]

Thanks Col, very clearly laid out.
From a 1080i Edius 6 timeline, if I click 'burn to disc', set 8mbps and AC3 audio for DVD, presumably the results will be as you describe (above).

Your method is to enable the compressed files to be pulled into a different authoring program, is that it? I know Ulead WS2 likes to have an elementary rather than a program stream - do you have views on that?

tom.

[col lamb]

Tom

Simple answer is yes, as for elementary streams they are just useful as an intermediary process in producing a DVD/Blu-ray, programme streams are more useful when keeping a movie on the hard drive/media player etc. as being multiplexed sync will be easier kept and of course you only have one file not two.

If you want an elementary stream just choose MPEG DVD and then customise it as stated previously and save it with a name that you can easily recognise as a M2V stream you will then have your own specific preset.

If the resulting file size is to big for a DVD just change the bitrate down or change the encoding to VBR (2 pass is better)

My method is to provide a high quality mpeg file that can be used in most other programmes or even kept on the PC for viewing there or via a networked system to view on a remote PC or transferred to a media player.

CBR at 8M will give a very high file size but a very good image quality