Hey everybody...
I've got a strange issue with AME..Primarily when i encode to Mpeg2DVD...
It happens only when i've got black video that cross dissolves into the clip (fade from black)..
I've tried encoding straight off the timeline initially...
When i was unhappy with pixellation, i encoded out to an intermediary Matrox .AVI..This netted the correct results.
So i attempted to re-encode via an intermediary, and voila!!! Pixellation again.
The preset was NTSC widescreen progressive.
The quality slider set to 5, and bitrate set to 6.5 VBR..I've tried 2 pass, single pass, and CBR, but to no avail.
I've encoded with other tools, and have never had pixellation issues. Only when using AME..
Any suggestion???
Thanx...
This is not uncommon at such bitrates.
Try the free HC Encoder. It's a bit of work to get it going, but it is also better than the MainConcept encoder Adobe uses.