• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Import PSF files for editing – any clue how to do so?

  Posted by Jd Dailey on November 15, 2013 at 4:57 pm

  I’m trying to import into Premiere Pro some video clips recorded by a client.

  The files are psf and seem to have corresponding files called pst …. I want to edit the files in Premiere, but the files won’t import (Premiere doesn’t recognize them).

  Any clues how to import into Premiere and/or convert them so Premiere will recognize the file format?

  Thank you!

  David Notowitz replied 12 years, 1 month ago 5 Members · 11 Replies
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  Jd Dailey

  November 15, 2013 at 5:08 pm

  I should note that I’m using Premiere 6.0.5 … thx again for your help.
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  Chris Gunningham

  November 15, 2013 at 6:09 pm

  What is the file extension of the files you are trying to import? Also are you importing via media browser.

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  Jd Dailey

  November 15, 2013 at 6:30 pm

  The file extension is .psf but there’s also what appears to be a corresponding file called .pst

  I’m on a Mac and am not trying to import via a media browser. In fact, I can’t find a program that recognizes the files.

  Thanks for any help you might be able to provide … Jeff
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  Ann Bens

  November 15, 2013 at 6:35 pm

  Open the files in Photoshop and save them to psd.

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  Jd Dailey

  November 15, 2013 at 7:08 pm

  Thanks, Ann. I have Photoshop CS5, but it doesn’t recognize the files, either. If I were able to open the files using Photoshop, would saving them as a psd allow me to see/edit the video shot by my client?
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  Steve Brame

  November 15, 2013 at 7:38 pm

  They may be from ArcSoft’s PhotoStudio program. I know that they also use the ‘psf’ extension.

  You can download a free trial to check.

  https://www.arcsoft.com/photostudio/

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  Jd Dailey

  November 15, 2013 at 7:44 pm

  Thank you – I tried it, but it doesn’t work, either.
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  Chris Gunningham

  November 15, 2013 at 8:23 pm

  I would query this with whoever supplied the file, it could be a font for example..

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  Jd Dailey

  November 15, 2013 at 8:30 pm

  Thanks, Christopher. It’s a video file that I saw play on the client’s Windows machine. It wasn’t compatible with Windows Media Player, but was launched using a file called “Player_Launcher.exe”.

  Here’s a link to a few of the files:

  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uy2fbdp22lv06o2/zJJ3rQJeaL
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  Steve Brame

  November 16, 2013 at 1:13 am

  Any idea what the video is? I can’t imagine it came from a camera – more likely to be a proprietary format from a gaming system or something.

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