Yocona
4th February 2003, 18:31
A relatively straight forward question:
I have Divx avi files that I downloaded from Kazaa. I would like to edit these files in Premiere. Not just cut, but add in effects.
When I edit them in Premiere, often times the sound drops out or sounds staticky, and even when I render the Divx in Premiere, the video gets jerky and is not as high resolution as the original Divx file.
I heard on the Adobe forum, that Virtual Dub can convert Divx files into the Microsoft DV avi files that Adobe Premiere knows and loves, and doesn't require pre-rendering to work with.
I've tried loading the Divx file in VirtualDub, and then saving as an avi file. After the warning about the file size, it then converts the Divx into an avi file. The file it converts to though is bigger pound for pound than DV avi files I capture from my camcorder, which I think is weird, but I'm sort of a newbie. But more importantly, does not solve the problem of lowering the video quality and f**cking up the sound.
Is this problem intractable? I mean, is it possible to 'uncode' a Divx encoded file to the DV avi file format? Is there room to meet in the middle? Meaning, what can I convert the Divx file to in Virtual Dub, and what Project settings do I need in Premiere to get a happy finished product (clear video with sound)*.
Note: I'm not looking to improve the video quality of the original Divx, just maintain it. I suppose improving it would be arguably theoretically impossible.
Also, if you know how to do this, please post some rather specific instructions on how to do this, as I'm new at VirtualDub. I did search the archives for Adobe and Premiere and came up with nothing relevant.
I have Divx avi files that I downloaded from Kazaa. I would like to edit these files in Premiere. Not just cut, but add in effects.
When I edit them in Premiere, often times the sound drops out or sounds staticky, and even when I render the Divx in Premiere, the video gets jerky and is not as high resolution as the original Divx file.
I heard on the Adobe forum, that Virtual Dub can convert Divx files into the Microsoft DV avi files that Adobe Premiere knows and loves, and doesn't require pre-rendering to work with.
I've tried loading the Divx file in VirtualDub, and then saving as an avi file. After the warning about the file size, it then converts the Divx into an avi file. The file it converts to though is bigger pound for pound than DV avi files I capture from my camcorder, which I think is weird, but I'm sort of a newbie. But more importantly, does not solve the problem of lowering the video quality and f**cking up the sound.
Is this problem intractable? I mean, is it possible to 'uncode' a Divx encoded file to the DV avi file format? Is there room to meet in the middle? Meaning, what can I convert the Divx file to in Virtual Dub, and what Project settings do I need in Premiere to get a happy finished product (clear video with sound)*.
Note: I'm not looking to improve the video quality of the original Divx, just maintain it. I suppose improving it would be arguably theoretically impossible.
Also, if you know how to do this, please post some rather specific instructions on how to do this, as I'm new at VirtualDub. I did search the archives for Adobe and Premiere and came up with nothing relevant.