• Matrox Vfw Codec Configuration

If you are not ready to upgrade to CS5 but you need to edit your H.264 mov footage out of your DSLR with CS4, here's a free method to do so.Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 provides native editing capability to popular DSLRs h.264 footage. With CS4, you will need to get plug-in like Cineform NeoScene ($99) to do the job. Here's a FREE workaround.Without the native editing platform, a high quality HD codec to edit in AVI is needed. The fact is, Premiere is much happier to edit in AVI then in other format.

Matrox VFW Software Codecs, build program is developed by the company named Matrox Electronic Systems. The official website of the developer is. Normally the program size is around 28.26 MB. The default installation directory of the program is C: Program Files matrox vfw software codecs VFWUnstal.exe.

Therefore, similar to Cineform, non-native clips need to be transcoded to AVI format with an intermediate codec. We can use the free Matrox I-Frame HD codec as the intermediate codec.

We can also use Adobe Media Encoder to do the batch transcoding job.Download Matrox VFW DriverMatrox used to lock their Matrox I-Frame HD codec to be used with their hardware products only. Recently, they unlocked the VFW codec.

You can download it here.After download, install the codec to your system.Setup Adobe Media Encoder (AME) for Batch TranscodingAfter installing the Matrox VFW codec, open up Adobe Media Encoder. Drag and drop any video file to it, then select 'Microsoft AVI' under the 'Format' column and select 'Edit Export Settings' under the 'Preset' column.In the AME Export Settings dialog box,click on the 'Video' tabselect 'Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD' under Video CodecClick on the button 'Codec Settings'Assign a data rate. It ranges from 50mbps to 300mbps. Anything between 100mbps to 150mbps would be a good value to start.Select a frame rate that matches your clipsChange Field Type to 'Progressive'Change Aspect to 'Square Pixel (1.0)'Now change the frame size width and height to 1920 and 1080.click on the 'Audio' tabMake sure it is uncompressed, 48000 hz Sample Rate, Stereo, and 16 bit.We are ready to go! Posted by Jakob on 9/25/2010 9:56:00 AMReally great guide!Now im not stuck anymore when the trial version of Neoscene has expired.

This does the job really well!I tried MPEG Streamclip but didn't like it at all. Was too messy. This is easy and works very well. And when the preset is saved you don't really need to think about it anymore.

Just batch and encode!Thank you for a great tutorial!/JakobReplied by LA Color ProsJakob, glad you found the tutorial useful. With the popular of shooting video with DSLR, this info would be helpful to many of us. Posted by Aronn on 8:44:00 AMFirst thanks for helping us out.

Its nice to see that. Unfortunately, I'm still having problems.

After following everything you said above, I'm still getting stuttering with playback and I have a yellow bar above my footage that I cant get to go away. When I export it, it is still stuttering a bit in the final product. When I view the footage after converting it in AME, it looks fine. I shoot using my T2i with a class 6 16gb Transcend SD card. Thanks!Replied by LA Color ProsAronn, the yellow line is normal as well as the stuttering within Premier is normal because you do not have Matrox hardware to support the codec to play back in real time full capacity. You need to change the preview mode to draft in Premiere and size down the preview window.If you render out to a Matrox full HD AVI file, you will have stutter playback.

This is an intermediate format. You need to export to your deliverable format.i.e. MPEG-2 for DVD, BluRay, H.264 for Bluray or YouTube output.

All depends on your application.Remember, it is a free workaround method. So there is step to 'work around'. Posted by Matthew Polack on 11/9/2010 5:52:00 AMThank you so much for taking the time to write up this tutorial.I was about to buy Neoscene.but think I might hold off now.

Your method works without the stutter (Cs4).I was having troubles with MPEG stream clip.I'ev compared the footage between Neoscene and your matrox method.very similar.Matrox slightly lighter.Size wise:Original MOV: 83.9MbNeoscene AVI: 101 mbMatrox Codec AVI: 237Mb.Any ideas why the Matrox is so much bigger than the Neoscene? Any way of bringing it down a little in size?Anyway it works for free.which is great! Thank you so much.Replied by LA Color ProsMattew, glad this tutorial give some good use and save you money on purchasing NeoScene. The file size (of any kind of video) is determined by the data rate. So when you export video within Premiere, you can adjust the data rate for the Matrox codec.

The lower the data rate, the smaller the file size, thus less in image quality. The higher the data rate, the biiger the file size, yielding higher and better image quality. Posted by Dj on 10:06:00 AMHi AllWhen you convert from a DSLR mov to AVI, is there any loss of picture quailty, and does the conversion take a lot of time as well. By the way whats the difference between encoding the mov and transcoding,Replied by LA Color ProsDJ,There is generation loss of image quality on any form of transcoding or converting. Therefore, it is important to select a high quality intermediate codec or any lossless codec for this purpose.Depends on the computer power you have, transcoding process thus takes up time.You do not have to perform any transcoding if you computer and software is capable of editing the MOV file from your DSLR.

That's the reason for this blog entry as Premiere CS4 is not capable of editing H.264 MOV file natively. Transcoding them into AVI files will make the editing faster and easier with your current computer with CS4.

Adobe CS5 can handle those MOV files natively. Thus, there is no need to transcode if you are using CS5. Posted by Randy on 1/17/2011 3:06:00 PMI finally bought a t2i and moving away from my hv30.

Anyway, I recalled this post here and on hv20.com about converting the files. I'm using Premiere Pro CS3 and it doesn't come with AME as a standalone application.

I tried converting using mpeg streamclip and the Avid DNxHD codec but noticed (as others) that it compresses the dynamic range which you can clearly see in the waveform monitor. From comments about the Matrox codec it keeps the same dynamic range. Do you know hoe I can do this transcoding with AME? The Marox codec is not available in MPEG Streamclip - or I can't find it.Replied by LA Color ProsRandy, I have never tried it with CS3. The Codec will function the same way. Now the only problem is you need a way to batch convert T2i MOV file to AVI with Matrox codec. Have you tried VirtualDub (I'm not sure if it can read.mov).Otherwise, seems like paying for Cineform NeoScene will be a good option for you.

Posted by scotti on 2/3/2011 9:56:00 AMHi there, thanks for this excellent tutorial, everything works fine! I still have a question though - previously I could load my (Nikon D7000) HD mov files directly into CS4 and edit them without this codec.

Matrox Vfw Codec Configuration

Am I missing something here.? Why do I need to do this?Replied by LA Color ProsIf Premiere can edit your mov file without problem, you do not need to use this method. Canon DSLR (5D, 7D, 60D, T2i) all creates mov files wrapper with H.264 codec. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 can edit them natively but not CS4. Therefore, you can use this method if you are using CS4 with those H.264 mov files.

Posted by Sam on 2/22/2011 10:31:00 PMI'm having a slight problem after going through the transcoding and setting up a new timeline. When I bring I transcoded footage into the timeline it is still playing back with a stutter, even after I change the quality and reduce the preview monitor.Also, if I 'render entire sequence' the footage place back with no stuttter, but for some reason the aspect ration completely compresses and the footage takes up only the bottom 1/3 of the screen.I don't really understand what this problem is and any help would be great.Thanks!Replied by LA Color ProsThe timeline preview is mostly your CPU power. Not sure what kind of system you have, have you tried turned off Aero and other background services?What format you are rendering the video into? Posted by Sam on 2/22/2011 11:21:00 PMHow would I go about turning off Aero? (sorry I don't really know what that is.

I'm running CS4 on an XPS1530 laptop w/ T8300 @2.4 GHz and 3GB RAM.)Also, how do I check what format I'm rendering it into? Every time I render the sequence (after making color corrections, adding effects, etc) that is when the aspect ratio is freaking out.Thanks so much!Replied by LA Color ProsThere're many information on the web on turning off Aero effect on your computer. If you are using a laptop, turning Aero off also save your battery life.You need to know what's your target audience before you render your video out. Are you rendering for DVD, BluRay, Web Delivery?

Mobile Device? There're different format for each target audience. So you must have select the wrong type when you export your video. Posted by Raymond H. On 3/26/2011 1:34:00 PMGreat article! I'm glad that I found it in time for my new project that I am working on. The only thing I was wondering is if there is a way to make sure that the audio is correct with the mouths of the actors.

When I converted, I noticed the audio didn't line up exactly, about 1ms off. I recorded my footage in 23.976 fps, but noticed that it rounded to 23.98fps in Maxtrons settings. Is this what is keeping the audio from being completely synced?

Or did I do something wrong?When I transcoded using Cineform, the audio was right on, but I don't want to pop $129 for Cineform just yet. Thanks in advance for the help.Replied by LA Color ProsYou cannot judge the lips sync through the timeline preview. Try to export a segment to see if the sync is off or not. I do not have such issue with my projects. The frame rate round off shouldn't be of any concern at all. Posted by hiri on 3/27/2011 1:48:00 AMhi, love your articlebut i don't understand.i have the premiere pro cs4.0 on my computerwithout any codec addition.

BUT i still CAN open, edit and export the file (mov from dslr). Can you explain to me?

Thx uReplied by LA Color ProsYou have Quicktime installed on your system that you can open those.MOV files. Just like you can double click to view them in Winddows Media Player. However, to edit them in Premiere, the performance is sluggish. It was because Premiere CS4 does not natively support H.264 codec in Quicktime MOV file wrapper.If you are happy with the performance, you can skip this blog article and find something else in your life to worry about =).

Posted by Brennan Freed on 5/8/2011 2:13:00 AMHey, thanks for the tutorial! I'm having some issues though. First, when I try and make a sequence in CS4, and follow all the directions, the mpeg codec doesn't come up as an option in the preview files, but it comes up in media encoder.

I am also getting the pink square problem as mentioned above. Help would be much appreciated! Thanks, BrennanReplied by LA Color ProsHi, I'm not sure what do you mean by the 'Preview files'. Baba novel by madhubabu free download. In Premiere timeline, there isn't an option for the Matrox MPEG-2 codec. Posted by riko on 5/11/2011 12:10:00 AMhi.Ive got something problem the same as Brennan Freed.Under 'video preview' cant fount codec 'mpeg2 I frames' thus can't select 'I-frames only Mpeg' as preview file format.Analysing thats why the video cant playback smoothly in previews.Any suggest?Replied by LA Color ProsIt is normal the video can't be playback all smooth in preview.

You will have to make the preview window smaller, then change the settings to Draft mode if your computer can't handle full frame preview. Posted by riko on 5/12/2011 12:28:00 PMI've already change the preview's and quality both are 25percent and draft.within I-frame mpeg2,can't be playback well. Gladly after Ive changed the codec into microsoft video1, smoothly preview appears now.Thanks for the tutorial.Anyway have u try another method for editing dslr footage in PP CS4?How's the result?Replied by LA Color ProsIn Step 8 of the setup in Premiere CS4, it shows select either MPEG-2 I-Frame or Microsoft AVI.

I guess there is a difference on certain computer.There is another method called 'Proxy Editing'. Basically use batch convert to generate a smaller version of the.MOV file for editing purpose. That will work on a laptop including netbook.

I personally did it so I can edit rough draft with my 11' laptop sitting in a Starbucks.You can read more here.Otherwise, you can pay $100 to Cineform for the NeoScene product to edit DSLR footage in Premiere CS4. Posted by Tim on 2/1/2012 5:58:00 AMHi, first of all thank you for your tutorial!I've been working on a short film project for a year now but still had problems with export format and codec.I shot it with EOS 5D Mark II and 550D in H.264 MOV. Whatever I choose, the exported file has less quality than the source, the contrast is downgraded and the blacks are more grey.I tried to convert the native files into AVI as explained here, but once they're transcoded neither Windows Media Player nor VLC Player are able to show me a video picture anymore. I just hear the sound.The same when I import them into Premiere CS4 and export it again.I've already checked the settings and tried it as well with 130MB/s as with 200MB/s.Do you have an idea?Thank you very much for your help! I'm kinda desperate right now.Tim.

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