I always upload as WMV - my net connection sucks the huge one on uploads; so its the only really effective way to keep the file size in check, and i've had good results in terms of final quality :D

Settings: Video: WMV 9, 2 pass, 25fps, Peak bitrate 5Mbps (average 3Mbps)
Audio: WMA10-Pro, 2-pass, 440kbps, 44kHz

Works for the majority of the time, but the two or three times its been important that the sound match exactly, it doesnt :( All the threads about this are months old so i think not many people are still experiencing the issue?

- also thanks for being nice!

i'm a WMV'er as well, but have recently moved to H.264/MP4 and actually like it better than WMV by far. Same bitrate/size, but better quality when comparing the two in my opinion. and you might have better luck with audio sync if you use H.264 which is what vimeo recommends when they re-encode to flash... you can try it :)
for 1280x720, my settings in premiere is:
H.264/MP4 Average 5Mbps Peak 7Mbps
and comes out great.

rendering out to H.264/AAC now, using exact same bitrate as the WMV tho as opposed to your setting, so that it can be a fair fight between the formats! so still average of 3, peak of 5, audio 44khz.

it says its going to take a while, and then i have the crawl of uploading! but then, THEN we'll see!

it'll be worth it... takes a little longer to encode in H.264 opposed to WMV.

The problem is your WMV10-Pro. Vimeo uses open source technologies to decode uploaded videos and this is a new codec, not well supported yet. If you prefer WMV, go for WMV9 or 8. However, h.264/AAC is better, as it will give you better compatibility with other devices too, e.g. the PS3.

vimeo.com/607541 = the H.264/AAC version :(

i posted a reply.... you should test your mp4 before uploading :) and make sure field order is progressive. i get the same garbage if i don't set to progressive in premiere. ping me....

the mp4 plays 100% a-ok for me, i even re-downloaded it from vimeo and again its fine- feel free to D/L and try it?

yeah you're right. it plays fine using nero showtime but not windows media player... we'll figure it out :) let me import into premiere and see what's going on.

your new test file uploaded fine to vimeo using the new export settings in premiere! yeah!!!!!!!!!!

still doing the 1st pass of the full length one lol

yeah mp4 takes a while longer... but worth it :)

moment of truth....!

looks good! in sync! congrats...

thanks for your help troubleshooting! not sure why they allow formats that don't work, but i'll stick to the settings we're discovered from now on!

well i think WMV 10 is pretty new... and vimeo recommends H.264 in the tutorials... i think this has to do with adobe flash accepting WMV 10 as well.
you'll be happier with H.264/mp4 anyway, i promise :)

Its bizarre how its only the videos that are intrinsically linked to the audio that mess up! Audio is set to WMA10-Pro, 2-pass, 440kbps, 44kHz :/

(also thanks for the encouraging words!)

if i didnt have to buy snacks for the 'cast' all the time it would have been less! our lighting kit never arrived so it was quick but horrible looking - one day for the narrative and one day for the performance :/

thx!

i think the video and footage came out great! no complaints....

thanks man, i have to do a second one for them in 2 weeks time, bricking myself about it!

they are playing the charlotte tuesday! :p

I'd have gone to see them, but I've reached the age when mug of cocoa and an early night is a more enticing prospect for a Tuesday night.

apparently these days gigs worth seeing are all midweek affairs... not sure who's idea that was but it was a bad one!

i can be sneaky too!

:p