rabbit74 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi I am new to video editing. I have Adobe CS4 Premiere and Final Cut. I am trying to make some instructional videos for my friends. I am making screen captures to demonstrate how to do some stuff on the computer. I have an iMac 27" i7. It is great to use. When I make a screen cap the resolution is great and the clarity is excellent. I take the video into Premiere or Final Cut and increase the speed of the clip and then export. The Exports are always much lower quality than the originals. But I don't know why. I have watched some video tutorials on using Premiere and Final Cut and have tried many many different export configurations but I can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong. Does anyone know where I can find information on making top quality exports? Any help is appreciated. Forgive my ignorance. Powel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212425-exporting-high-quality-video-in-adobe-premiere-and-final-cut/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanan Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi I am new to video editing. I have Adobe CS4 Premiere and Final Cut. I am trying to make some instructional videos for my friends. I am making screen captures to demonstrate how to do some stuff on the computer. I have an iMac 27" i7. It is great to use. When I make a screen cap the resolution is great and the clarity is excellent. I take the video into Premiere or Final Cut and increase the speed of the clip and then export. The Exports are always much lower quality than the originals. But I don't know why. I have watched some video tutorials on using Premiere and Final Cut and have tried many many different export configurations but I can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong. Does anyone know where I can find information on making top quality exports? Any help is appreciated. Forgive my ignorance. Powel Hi Powel, If you r trying to capture yr working screen then there is a software called 'camtasia 6.0' which runs on windows. I don't know if there is a Mac Version, just seek for it and freely download it. It may help u. Otherwise if you r capturing rushes from a digital camera and in adobe Premiere, after editing your sequence in the timeline, u can render it in MPEG2 and send it in Adobe Encore where u can make a DVD for any chosen Quality that u like and send it to your friends. U can also do the same in Final cut Pro and send it to DVD studio Pro and make your DVD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212425-exporting-high-quality-video-in-adobe-premiere-and-final-cut/#findComment-1424569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason C Allen Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Good morning! A few questions for you that will help me explain a solution: -First, what program are you using to perform screen captures? I recommend Camtasia, SnapzXPro, or if you're running SnowLeopard: Quicktime X. If you're using Final Cut, use Quicktime X for the easiest interface. -Second, what resolution is your screen? If you're recording a screencap at the full 2560 x 1440 of your 27" iMac, and then putting it into 1280x720 (720p framesize), it will quickly lose 75% of its original resolution (3.7 million pixels at iMac native resolution vs 921,600 pixels at 720p). Reduce your monitor resolution or the size of your recording area to the format you're outputting from your editing software. (1280x720 or 1920x1080 if you're putting it on a 16:9 TV) -Third, is the video playing back choppy after you export? Make sure that you set your timeline in Final Cut or Premiere to the framerate of the source material! i.e. if you record your screen capture at 1280x720 resolution @ 30FPS, put it on a 30 FPS timeline! I hope this helps! -J Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212425-exporting-high-quality-video-in-adobe-premiere-and-final-cut/#findComment-1424695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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