2 Replies Latest reply: Nov 7, 2010 7:42 PM by Harm Millaard RSS

    How to Mix Export and Burn  5.1 Surround in Premiere CS4

    jbandy Community Member

      Ok I'm attempting my first 5.1 mix in Premiere CS4.  I have a couple of basic questions about mixing and exporting in 5.1.

       

      I have created my 5.1 master sequence in premiere and have broken out my 5.1 track to 6 mono audio files.  Right now they are all .wma with a very high bitrate because that's the only format I was able to rip off the Blu-ray disc I'm experimenting with.  I have also learned to change my audio hardware to run off of my Matrox Driver to utilize my hardware for my matrox axio LE.  The end result I'm trying to produce is a 720p 23.967fps H.264 Blu-ray disc with 5.1 sound.

       

      Questions:

       

      Should I use wma files for audio or something else?  At first I noticed a little bit of a lag in performace before switching my audio hardware to the Matrox Driver.

       

      Do I have to use Dolby Surcode upon export to burn in Encore?  When I first upgraded to premiere CS4 I  used my 3 free encodes while testing our the program, is there any way to get them back?

       

      When importing the Audio into Encore is there anything special I need to do or can I just drop the Dolby 5.1 track onto the timeline as I would normally with at stereo track?

        • 1. Re: How to Mix Export and Burn  5.1 Surround in Premiere CS4
          Community Member

          HI,

          sounds like fun...making surround sound stuff..

           

          you have to buy the surcode thing...no way to get "back" free trial encodes...

           

          I dont know about encore... dont use it....but why not give it a try and preview it before you burn ?  Since I dont use encore I dont know what you can do with it re: preview...someone else here can help you with the encore question

           

          ps..I use ( and think most here do ) wav files ( 48khz, 16 bit, stereo ) for most sound stuff...and I guess I would use my sound program to export that stereo file as a mono wav file to do the surround stuff...

          • 2. Re: How to Mix Export and Burn  5.1 Surround in Premiere CS4
            Harm Millaard CommunityMVP
            Should I use wma files for audio or something else?

             

            PCM WAV 16 bit stereo @ 48 KHz.

             

            Do I have to use Dolby Surcode upon export to burn in Encore?  When I first upgraded to premiere CS4 I  used my 3 free encodes while testing our the program, is there any way to get them back?

             

            Yes, no.

             

            When importing the Audio into Encore is there anything special I need to do or can I just drop the Dolby 5.1 track onto the timeline as I would normally with at stereo track?

             

            No, yes.