• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Maximum File Size on Import?

  Posted by Michael Schnyer on February 7, 2014 at 2:46 am

  Hello all, been a ghost reader here but this is my first question (love the forums, btw, super helpful).

  I’ve been editing a feature film on Premiere Pro. We are nearing the end and I received a DPX sequence back from coloring. Upon importing into Premiere (Intermediate Media Timebase set to the appropriate framerate), the importer hangs up. If I click on anything, the program crashes.

  Here are my questions:

  Is a 2TB DPX sequence a “normal” size for any project? This seems insanely large to me, but this is also my first feature so I could just be ignorant.

  If 2TB is normal, is there a maximum file size Premiere can import?
  If not, should my system be able to handle a 2TB file?

  The 2TB file is on an external drive, connected via USB3. Potential to connect via eSATA.

  System Specs:

  3770k CPU
  SSD for OS (256GB)
  External Raid 10 – 6TB
  32gb RAM
  GTX 580 GPU

  All help is greatly appreciated!

  Michael Schnyer
  Aspiring Filmmaker and Editor
  After Effects
  Premier Pro
  3DS Max

  Abhi Nash replied 12 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Abhi Nash

  February 10, 2014 at 11:46 am

  Why don’t you try copying the DPX Sequence to your Local Hard Drive and import it.
  And,if it still hangs up,it might need some more time,give it a little rest,grab a packet of cheetos maybe?

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