<p>A custom resolution of 640 by 480 with square pixels would work.  It's also worth noting that if you import the video and drag it on to a new sequence, Premiere should offer to automatically adjust the settings for the sequence for you.</p>

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2013-06-06T13:55:11.410Z
2013-06-06T13:55:11.410Z
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<p>I have a video with 640x480 resolution, which I want to import into premiere and add a MASK over specific areas which should not be visible.</p>

<p>I'm wondering what settings I should select when I start my project.
Additionally, wondering if there is a better way / program. Basically I want to have te final result with minimal loss of data from re-compression and minimal creation of artifacts etc..</p>

<p>My video has the following characteristics:</p>

<pre><code>ID_VIDEO_ID=0
ID_DEMUXER=lavfpref
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=avc1
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=0
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=640
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=480
ID_VIDEO_FPS=1001.000
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
ID_LENGTH=10970.24
ID_SEEKABLE=1
ID_CHAPTERS=0
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffh264
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=1.3333
</code></pre>

<p>The Media Information from VLC is the following:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/esCe0.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<premiere><compression><mp4><presets>
Editing a 640x480 mp4 in premiere CS4
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# Editing a 640x480 mp4 in premiere CS4

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-06)

I have a video with 640x480 resolution, which I want to import into premiere and add a MASK over specific areas which should not be visible.
I'm wondering what settings I should select when I start my project.
Additionally, wondering if there is a better way / program. Basically I want to have te final result with minimal loss of data from re-compression and minimal creation of artifacts etc..
My video has the following characteristics:
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
ID_DEMUXER=lavfpref
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=avc1
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=0
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=640
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=480
ID_VIDEO_FPS=1001.000
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
ID_LENGTH=10970.24
ID_SEEKABLE=1
ID_CHAPTERS=0
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=ffh264
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=1.3333

The Media Information from VLC is the following:

**Tags:** premiere, compression, mp4, presets


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-06-06. Score: 1

A custom resolution of 640 by 480 with square pixels would work. It's also worth noting that if you import the video and drag it on to a new sequence, Premiere should offer to automatically adjust the settings for the sequence for you.


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