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Huffyuv problems
Having given up on achieving any really precise result in Windows Movie Maker (it keeps subtly de-synching my finished vid when I render it), I am now trying to get started working with Premiere Pro 6.0. Premiere doesn't like my source avi files, so I asked around a bit and people told me to use VirtualDub to convert my source to an avi that would be usable by Premiere, and to use Huffyuv to encode/compress/? (arrgh, I need to learn vidding terminology!) Now, I've played around a bit with the program and the codec, and so far I have two problems:
1.) The file size is *huge*. For a clip of around 1500 frames it can be between 500 and 700 MB. This could turn into a big problem for me soon, as my hard drive really isn't that big. I have around 18 GB free space at the moment, could possibly expand that to around, hm, 30 GB.
2.) The clips play very jerkily, as if a lot of frames are being dropped.
Anyone know what to do?
1.) The file size is *huge*. For a clip of around 1500 frames it can be between 500 and 700 MB. This could turn into a big problem for me soon, as my hard drive really isn't that big. I have around 18 GB free space at the moment, could possibly expand that to around, hm, 30 GB.
2.) The clips play very jerkily, as if a lot of frames are being dropped.
Anyone know what to do?
Re: 256 MB.
In those conditions, I think you should consider encoding at half resolution with a high-end codec that won't get Premiere to crash. I find that better than encoding at full resolution with a crappy codec. Cut up your clips so that the files don't get over 200-300MB, that'll help with the RAM. If you need two different bits of the same scene, make two different clips.
And don't forget to set the auto-save project at a short interval. *g*