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Importing mp4 files to premiere pro

  • 12-05-2008 12:03am
    #1
    maximus02
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭


    Hi.

    I am trying to teach myself Premiere Pro CS3 using training videos from Lynda.com

    In one of the training videos the guy imports a series of .mp4 files without any problems. Just straight import.

    However when I try to import these files I get an error saying 'unsupported format'. When I check the list of supported files in 'help', mp4 is not included.

    I just wonder how they can do it in the training videos. Maybe some other codec needed?

    Any ideas?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Richard O' Shea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Richard O' Shea


    .mp4 files can come with alot of differant codecs and variations (xvid and divx are mp4 derivatives). You could try checking the properties of the mp4 files u want to import and make sure you have whatever codec they use installed on your system. However editing files with this type of compression can be very difficult, I recomend converting the files to a more editable format (eg quicktime or avi with dv compression), you wont lose any quality.


  • #3
    extopia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭extopia


    Richard O' Shea wrote: »
    you wont lose any quality.

    Well, you probably will lose some quality, it's virtually impossible to transcode without losing some. But it's only for learning, so that's not a big deal.

    I recommend MPEG Streamclip, free download, google it, for your conversions.


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