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Difficulty Importing Large Files
Hello, I’m new here and new to Premiere Pro 1.5.
I shot some DVPRO50 footage which was then captured to .avi. The guys at the lab captured 1 file for 1 tape, so most of my file are 11Gb in size, save for a small one, which is about 3Gb in size.
Here’s the problem: I can import the small one easily with my 3Gb of RAM. But the big ones won’t import. I get “unsupported format or damaged file”.
Someone I spoke with threw a quick solution at me: “Max out your Premiere Pro memory settings.”
Is that the problem? If so, where can I find said settings?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions – Serge
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15 Replies
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RAM has nothing to do with it. What are your system specs, HD configuration, and more specifically the file system used? What project settings are you using to import with what version of Premiere (Pro)?
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I should have mentioned: my editing experience is limited to flatbed Steinbecks. So some of your lingo goes over my head slightly.
System: Windows Xp – 2 GHz – 3Gb RAM – GeForce FX 5500 256Mb – PP 1.5.
HD configuration?
File system: NTFS
Project settings? When I start a project, I simply chose Widescreen 48kHz. After that, I try importing. Works fine with small files that were captured at the same time, same place, same settings. Also worth mentioning, these big files open without difficulty in other applications, like Media Player Classic.
S.
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HD configuration means hard disk configuration, like C for programs, D (physically a different drive, not a different partition) for media, E for….
Media Player only needs to PLAY the files, Premiere is oriented towards EDITING them, which puts a much heavier load on your system.
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So I have a single hard drive (C:) with a partition on it. Premiere is installed on C, while I’m saving my project files on the new partition. Plenty of room on either partition.
Any help is greatly appreciated, even though I know everyone is sick and tired of newbies flooding forums like it’s amateur hour at creative cow. All I need is a quick idea of where I could start my research in solving this issue which, to the untrained eye, really appears to involve file size (the only difference between files that open, and files that don’t, is size.)
Thanks very much – S.
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First of all, get a 2-nd and preferably a 3-rd hard disk drive for media and scratch files.
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Done. I got a spanking new 250Gb USB drive hooked up. It was sitting on the desk, waiting for a special occasion. Now then, how can I hope to import my 11Gb avi file into PP 1.5?
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Sorry, should have mentioned, but assumed it was common knowledge, don’t use external USB or fire wire drives if it can be avoided. Use internal SATA’s or eSATA’s. If you have no space (in a laptop) preferably use eSATA or in the worst case fire wire. USB drives are too slow and drain too much CPU power from your system to work reliably.
Just for a frame of reference, sustained read/write speed and CPU load typically are:
USB: 20-25 MB/s @ 12% CPU load
Firewire: 25-30 MB/s @ 3% CPU load
SATA2: 50-70 MB/s @ 2% CPU loadWhat about your system specs?
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System specs: AMD Athlon 2Ghz – 3Gb RAM – Window XP SP 1 – GeForce FX 5500 video card – Premiere Pro 1.5.
I’ve put the new hard drive inside the machine.
Here’s my question: What are the possible reasons why Premiere will import small 3Gb AVI files, but not larger ones? The error message is this: “Unsupported format or damaged file”. Since the small file imports without problems, I know that the format IS supported. Since the ALL files open in other applications, I know that the file IS NOT damaged.
Thanks
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Why still on SP1? Specific reason?
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If the drive is formated for FAT32 instead of NTFS, no file can be bigger than 4GB.
Steven
https://www.stevengotz.com
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