Encoding with Adobe Premiere

Importing the Alcorn McBride Presets

Once you have download the correct file, you must extract the zip file to your computer. Inside this ZIP file you will see various EPR preset files for Adobe Premiere. The preset files are labeled appropriately based on the CODEC they use, as well as their resolution and framerate. You must choose the appropriate preset files that you wish to have at your disposal, and then import the EPR files into Adobe Premiere to add them to your preset list. The easiest way to do this is to launch Premiere and then select File–>Export->Media… from the menu.

When the Export Settings screen is open, select MPEG2 as the format. After that, click on the Import Preset button (to the right of the Preset selection) and then select the Alcorn McBride preset file you downloaded earlier. Once you have done this, the new preset will be selected and will be added to the preset list for future use. Click on the Close button to return to the main screen.

Encoding with a Preset

Now that you have loaded the presets into Adobe Premiere, you are ready to use them to encode a video file for your Alcorn McBride video player. First, you must create your video sequence in Adobe Premiere as usual. Next, you select File–>Export->Media… from the menu. Select MPEG2 as the format, and then choose the appropriate Alcorn McBride preset based on the product you are encoding for, resolution, and desired CODEC. After that, just click on the Export or Queue button and the encoding process will begin.

Naming the Exported File

The file extension that Premiere assigns the exported file may vary based on your preset selection. However, it is recommended in all cases that you rename the file extension to .MPG. Beyond that, each product has other features that are accessible by appropriately naming the file. For example, it is possible to give a file a special name so that it is played automatically upon powerup. It is also possible to name a file so that it is easily associated with a number (i.e. File #1). More information on file naming can be found in the User’s Guides of our video products.