• Adobe Premiere Pro

  Premiere Pro cc18 media import issue

  Posted by Peter Groom on May 9, 2019 at 6:56 pm

  Hi
  Im finding on some video files that when imported and placed on the timeline, Premiere pro is cutting off before the complete end of the file when played outside Premiere where it plays completely.

  Would anyone have any thought son why this might be and importantly what I can do in premiere to regain access to the whole file, which is usually a couple of seconds longer?

  Is this a variable frame rate issue.
  Any help much appreciated

  NB Copying the original through quicktime or Mpeg streamclip and creating an h264 or mov fixes it but Id like to be able to go straight into Premiere.
  Will CC19 fix it?
  Peter

  Post Production Dubbing Mixer

  Todd Perchert replied 7 years ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Jon Doughtie

  May 9, 2019 at 7:18 pm

  What is the original media source? Camera? Phone? What make/model? What is the wrapper and codec?

  We can only make wild guesses without this information.

  Yes, theoretically, it could be a variable frame rate issue. This is not a PPro malfunction.

  System:
  Dell Precision T7600 (x2)
  Win 7 64-bit
  32GB RAM
  Adobe CC 2017.1 (as of 8/2017)
  256GB SSD system drive
  4 internal media drives RAID 5
  Typically cutting short form from UHD MP4, HD MP4, and HD P2 MXF.
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  Peter Groom

  May 9, 2019 at 7:34 pm

  The files are recordings made of a webinar, so not from a camera at all.
  They are mp4 H264 codec. frame rate in quicktime inspector says 29.87 (!!!!!!)
  Peter

  Post Production Dubbing Mixer
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  Peter Groom

  May 10, 2019 at 7:46 am

  Hi Dave. No as its a client supplied recording. However if export it to anew file such as H264 then it goes into premiere ok.
  Im just wanting to explore if there is anything I can do / adjust, in premiere to make these “rogue” recordings import better / fully?
  Peter

  Post Production Dubbing Mixer
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  Jon Doughtie

  May 10, 2019 at 12:41 pm

  I’m with Dave. Most likely it is variable frame rate and you will have to re-process the files before import into PPro. This is typical. Premiere (and many other NLE’s) do not like variable frame rate.

  System:
  Dell Precision T7600 (x2)
  Win 7 64-bit
  32GB RAM
  Adobe CC 2017.1 (as of 8/2017)
  256GB SSD system drive
  4 internal media drives RAID 5
  Typically cutting short form from UHD MP4, HD MP4, and HD P2 MXF.
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  Todd Perchert

  May 14, 2019 at 6:48 pm

  Handbrake will transcode your variable rate to constant rate quite well. I’d go with that to do it.
  TC

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