Hello,
I have a Premiere Pro CS6 sequence with audio and video from a VHS tape. The video (and scratch audio) was originally recorded onto DVD at 9,100 Kbps using a Panasonic DVD recorder, connected to a separate VCR for the tape's playback. I used another program to passively import the disc's VIDEO_TS files into one .mpeg file, which was then imported into Premiere. The audio was captured simultaneously from the VCR at 32-bit (float)/48kHz using Audition CS6, where a copy was edited (eq, multiband comp), and saved as a 24-bit/48kHz file. I imported that file into Premiere and aligned it with the scratch audio from the DVD.
The video looks great, needing only a slight black/white levels adjustment, and a narrow crop at the bottom, so keeping it high quality is a must. The big question is about exporting the same video with several different audio formats. Should I leave the 24-bit/48kHz file in the timeline, and let Premiere (or Media Encoder) convert it to ac3, AAC, and 16-bit, uncompressed LPCM files on export? Conversely, should I use Audition to take the 24-bit/48kHz file and "Save As" each of the aforementioned formats, which would then be imported back into Premiere sequences? Would it be more efficient for Premiere to export the H.264 (AAC), and MPEG2 (ac3, WAV) video files with their corresponding audio already encoded at the correct spec beforehand, or does it even make a difference? Should I export using Media Encoder instead? The audio is live music from some shows I played some time ago. It sounded good raw, and now really sounds good after the appropriate editing, so keeping keeping the audio at the highest quality level is paramount. I'm not experienced enough in video editing where the audio is a super-critical, analog tape music source, so I don't know which direction to take. I do know that the video is destined for DVD, and for online viewing. In a nutshell, should I perform all of the audio encoding first in the audio software (Audition), or simply let Premiere/Media Encoder do the audio encoding during export?
I appreciate all comments and suggestions. Thank you.
Eric
I have a Premiere Pro CS6 sequence with audio and video from a VHS tape. The video (and scratch audio) was originally recorded onto DVD at 9,100 Kbps using a Panasonic DVD recorder, connected to a separate VCR for the tape's playback. I used another program to passively import the disc's VIDEO_TS files into one .mpeg file, which was then imported into Premiere. The audio was captured simultaneously from the VCR at 32-bit (float)/48kHz using Audition CS6, where a copy was edited (eq, multiband comp), and saved as a 24-bit/48kHz file. I imported that file into Premiere and aligned it with the scratch audio from the DVD.
The video looks great, needing only a slight black/white levels adjustment, and a narrow crop at the bottom, so keeping it high quality is a must. The big question is about exporting the same video with several different audio formats. Should I leave the 24-bit/48kHz file in the timeline, and let Premiere (or Media Encoder) convert it to ac3, AAC, and 16-bit, uncompressed LPCM files on export? Conversely, should I use Audition to take the 24-bit/48kHz file and "Save As" each of the aforementioned formats, which would then be imported back into Premiere sequences? Would it be more efficient for Premiere to export the H.264 (AAC), and MPEG2 (ac3, WAV) video files with their corresponding audio already encoded at the correct spec beforehand, or does it even make a difference? Should I export using Media Encoder instead? The audio is live music from some shows I played some time ago. It sounded good raw, and now really sounds good after the appropriate editing, so keeping keeping the audio at the highest quality level is paramount. I'm not experienced enough in video editing where the audio is a super-critical, analog tape music source, so I don't know which direction to take. I do know that the video is destined for DVD, and for online viewing. In a nutshell, should I perform all of the audio encoding first in the audio software (Audition), or simply let Premiere/Media Encoder do the audio encoding during export?
I appreciate all comments and suggestions. Thank you.
Eric