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Premiere Pro yello line on import
hello,
whenever i import a video file into premiere pro cs5.5 i get a yellow line above the clip in the timeline and a need to render the clip before i can get smooth playback.
i also fear that the rendering is creating a copy of the video file on my hard drive and taking up almost twice the disc space (now having 2 files).i have downloaded neoscene and tried trans coding the file first. but the .avi file neoscene gives me still comes in yellow.
my question:
what is the native file type (or what trans coding do i need to do) to get an imported file to come in ‘green’ on the timeline in premiere pro cs5.5?detailed descriptions may be necessary as i am a noob.
thank you in advance for your help.
Ben Oakley
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1 Reply
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First and foremost, yellow simply means “you may need to render this for real time playback if you get some stuttering but if it plays back fine then you’re all good”.
With that said, the goal isn’t always to get a green line, it’s overkill in some cases.
As a troubleshooting step I would try this first: lower the playback quality to something like 1/4th instead of full or 1/2.
What kind of footage are you importing in the first place? Do you have a single track of video or are you running 2 or 3, or are you using any effects currently?
What are your computer specs in terms of CPU and RAM?
Beyond that, I would get use to using a lot of hard drive space. Pre-rendered files, and offline copies of footage in a proper editing codec like ProRes or Avid DNxHD are the norm. It’s a trade off for better performance.
Angelo Lorenzo
Fallen Empire – Digital Production Services
RED transcoding, on-set DIT, and RED Epic rental services.
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