I am using premiere pro CS5.5. I recently just switched to a new computer; both are roughly equivalent. Both use CS5.5 however the installed codec packs were different on each. The first had a basic version of k-lite and my current had Sharky codecs. I didn't think these would matter when rendering out video through Premiere. But I think differently in light of a recent development.
In the two weeks that I have had the new computer (with Sharky codecs)a couple videos I have made have had audio issues, video freezing issues when played on other computers - computers that dont have Sharky codecs, and that never happened with content created on the previous computer (k-lite). One track of audio just randomly cut out in one video while the others still worked and the second video would freeze a few minutes in and then the audio after.
So I unistalled Sharky, rendered out the video again and it played fine on a computer that it was not working on before.
I always render out video with same settings in Premiere. Format: H.264 and the default settings of the preset HDTV 720p 29.97 High Quality.
Like I said this always worked perfectly fine before using a new computer with the Sharky codec package. These are basic 10 minute videos I make on a weekly basis that are show a couple times through a projection system and then end up on youtube. They are not distributed to more than a couple computers.
So I have a couple questions:
Does it matter what codec package I have installed?
Do codec packages interfere with or work with Premiere's codecs?
How do I ensure that my video will play correctly across computers with different codec packages?
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dan
