• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Identifying codecs

  Posted by Jeff Walsh on October 20, 2011 at 9:15 pm

  Bare with me as I’m a recent Final Cut Refugee. I can’t seem to identify an assets codec. Sure appreciate anyones help with that-thanks

  I’m using Premiere Pro CS5.5

  Ben G unguren replied 14 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Ann Bens

  October 21, 2011 at 7:29 pm

  If you want to know the codec you can use MediaInfo.
  https://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/nl
  If you do not know which setting to choose drag the clip from the project bin into the new item icon. This will create a timeline with the same settings as the clip.

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  Jeff Walsh

  October 21, 2011 at 8:34 pm

  Thanks for the link. Do I understand correctly then that Premiere can’t tell me the compression of a file only it’s package?
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  Ben G unguren

  October 25, 2011 at 8:02 am

  [Jeff Walsh] “Thanks for the link. Do I understand correctly then that Premiere can’t tell me the compression of a file only it’s package?”

  Not at all. Just right-click on a clip in your project window or timeline and choose “Properties…” This gives you a window FILLED with information — with a lot of information you won’t get from QT or FCP….

  Ben Unguren
  Motion Graphics & Editing
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  Jeff Walsh

  October 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm

  Thanks for the tip but I did try the obvious avenues prior to posting my question. Properties will identify a certain group of codecs but not mpeg2, mt2, mpeg4, etc.
  I followed the recommendations of using MedieInfo as a third party freeware and it works great.
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  Ben G unguren

  October 25, 2011 at 8:14 pm

  Glad you “tried the obvious avenues” prior to posting your question.

  You wrote that you were trying to identify an asset’s codec. Editing with mpeg2, mt2, mpeg4 etc is rare at best, so I imagine most readers assumed you were either dealing with a MOV or AVI container.

  Next time if you are more specific in your post it will help us avoid posting obvious answers.

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  Motion Graphics & Editing
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