I am trying to determine the new project preset for multi-camera video shot as follows:  3 Canon camcorders, main shot is DV (tape) (720x480), b-roll is DVD (mini-disk) (720x480), additional b-roll is AVCHD (1920x1080).  Film is from a wedding, DV contain

VDRAVES

Just some clarification questions before I offer my comments and suggestions...

Main shot - Is your DV data capture firewire 4:3 or 16:9?

b roll DVD disc - Is your that data 720 x 480 16:9 at 29.97 interlaced frames per second?

AVCHD - is that interlaced or progressive frame rate?

Thanks.

ATR

VDRAVES

Thanks for the reply. Hope the following devious maneuver is a quick way to get at interlaced or progressive.

Start a new project for this...

Import your AVCHD to Expert workspace/Project Assets and drag it to the Timeline. Immediately go to Publish+Share/Computer/AVCHD and set Presets = MP4 - H.264 1920 x 1080p30. Then go to Advanced Button/Video Tab. At the top of the Video Tab content is a Summary. Look to where it describes the Source.

If you see Upper or Lower among the details, then we have interlaced video Otherwise it should list Progressive.

With the DVD disk with the 4:3 that would be expected to be 16:9....Import one of the files from that disc into the project. When the file is in Project Assets, right click it, and select Properties. In Properties, what does it show for pixel aspect ratio?

Let see if any of that got us the information wanted.

Thanks again.

ATR

VDRAVES

I did not see your latest post until I had posted mine.

Based on Canon DVD Camcorder DV210, I am assuming that you have MPEG2.vob representing ripped video files for DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc - 720 x 480 16:9 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second. Is that in sync with what you are observing?

Please review my suggestions for getting the additional information and give us your latest details on the matter.

Thanks.

ATR

VDRAVES

Thanks.

I will go to work on this in the next few hours and plan on posting very comprehensive details before midnight.

It is now about 5 pm July 2, 2014.

To be continued.

ATR

VDRAVES

Just a note to let you know I will be posting my suggestions in the early part of the morning (before noon time tomorrow).

I have a few more details I want to write into what I want to post for you.

But, so far looking good.

ATR

VDRAVES

Premiere Elements 10 on Windows 8 64 bit Multi Camera Editing

Sources

AVCHD.mp4 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97 progressive frames per second

DV AVI widescreen 720 x 480 16:9 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second (lower field first)

MPEG2.vob 720 x 480 4:3 @ 29.97 interlaced frames per second (upper field first)

Destination

for all from a Premiere Elements project

DVD-VIDEO widescreen on DVD disc

Suggested Premiere Elements 10 Settings for the Muti Camera Editing

Project Preset: NTSC DV Widescreen

Timeline Setup

Video 3  MPEG2.VOB (4:3) ....select, scale in Edit area monitor so that image just fills monitor space.

Video 2  AVCHD.mp4 (16:9)

Video 1. DV AVI widescreen (16:9)

I road tested this in Premiere Elements 10 Windows 7 64 bit, and it seems to work fine. In this instance, I used the cut out clips technique.

Usually I favor using Opacity to determine what is seen and not seen.

We will be looking forward to your progress.

ATR

VDRAVES

Please review since I am not sure how you obtained Video 3 tall when you scaled Video 3 with Constrain Proportions in effect.

Before

After

It becomes a zoomed in effect to get rid of the black borders. But, there is no tall and thin involved anywhere.

And, after the Scale increase, you can always click on the screen and move the image around a bit

(without overdoing it to get black borders again).

After and an adjust

Please let us know if you are OK with the information above.

Thank you.

ATR

VDRAVES

Thanks for the follow up.

Still not sure of the difference between us.

Details given for Premiere Elements 10 NTSC DV Widescreen project

1. If you have Constrain Proportions enabled in Premiere Elements 10 Properties/Motion Panel expanded and if you scale the 4:3 image in the Edit area monitor or in Properties/Motion Panel Scale property to have the 4:3 fit the 16:9 space, you do not get skinny people. You get a zoomed in image. Is there any chance that you were working with Constrain Proportions disabled.

2. Interpret Footage is always an option. But in this case, you still do not get a perfect fit. You end up having to scale the image to get rid of black borders to the left and right of the image.

Please review and consider.

Thank you.

ATR

VDRAVES

Thanks for the additional information. If you ever want to revisit the whys for the differences between us, we can. The answers will be in the details.

But, for now, you have identified a way for mission accomplished for your particular circumstances so that you can move forward in this particular project. Great news. Great job.

Best wishes

ATR

VDRAVES

Great news "project is finished". Great job.

From our previous discussions, you will be burning your Timeline to DVD disc with preset = NTSC_Widescreen_Dolby DVD? Is that correct?

If you want a non disc version of the DVD-VIDEO, you could take the Timeline content through a burn to folder to obtain the saved folder containing

the OpenDVD Folder and VIDEO_TS Folder. Your resource is the VIDEO_TS folder in this case. Or, if you wanted, you could use the Phantom Burn in conjunction with Premiere Elements 10 to produce a DVD-VIDEO ISO Image saved to the computer hard drive. Each of those would give you Timeline content plus menus. Each could later be taken to a DVD disc with 3rd party software such as ImgBurn.

ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Disc Image/Phantom Burner & PE

Also, it might be a good idea to archive the project (Premiere Elements  File Menu/Project Archiver/Copy Project Option).

http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-elements/using/archiving-projects.html

ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE12: Archiving Projects With Disc Menus

ATR

VDRAVES

Thanks for the follow up.

Even though the Phantom Burner Premiere Elements blog posts mentions 12, the information in it for the DVD ISO Image is applicable to version 10.

The Project Archiver/Archive Project option has not worked as advertized for versions 9.0/9.0.1, 10, 11, or 12. It appears to be working as intended to create a new trimmed project in version 13. Be that as it may, if you decide to use the safety net of an archived project, I would use File Menu/Project Archiver/Copy Project Option to get the Copied Folder with all you need (copy of project file and copies of source media and other project assets).

You can make copies of the first product using the exact copy feature of the burn software that came with your DVD CD burner. Probably quickest way and should give excellent results. You could also open the original project and do additional burn to disc (individually or with the copies option in the burn dialog - often I have found that problematic after the first copy but worth a try).

There are lots of ways including burning to folder and then taking the VIDEO_TS of the saved folder into ImgBurn for DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc with copies.

For me, I would do as said and get my copies from the exact copy feature of the burn software that came with my DVD CD burner.

Please let us know the outcome when you get the chance.

Best wishes

ATR