.avi import to PPCS3, movie length cut off

[Jon Barrie]

What kind of avi is it? DV, Uncompressed?
– Jon

[Bruce Liddil]

WMV3, better known as Windows Media Video 9 codec.
It is a screen capture movie created with My Screen Recorder.
It imports fine into Premiere Pro 1.5. The problem only happens when importing into Premiere Pro CS3. We purchased several licenses of CS3 (can’t get 1.5 anymore) for this purpose, so I’ve got to figure out how to make this work with CS3.

Thanks,

Bruce

[Mike Velte]

Are you importing a 1.5 project into CS3 or the video file?

[Bruce Liddil]

Mike,

I’m importing the video file to PPCS3. . .
the same file that imports fine into PP1.5.

Thanks,

Bruce

[Mike Velte]

Try 2 things;
1. Change the file extension to .wmv
2. Failing that, I would try to re-index the file. Windows Media Encoder 9 is free from MS. It includes 4 utilities, one is File Editor. Open your video in the Windows Media File Editor and choose “Save as and Index”.

[Bruce Liddil]

Mike,

I changed the extension to .wmv.

When I tried to import it, PPCS3 said it was an invalid file type. Changed the extension back to .avi and PPCS3 imported it, but again, cut off most of the length.

Tried opening it in Windows Media File Editor. It said it was an invalid file type.

Thanks,

Bruce

[Mike Velte]

Download a free app called GSpot and open your video in that. It will analyze the properties of the clip. What are the video properties?

[Bruce Liddil]

Hi Mike,

GSpot says:

size:767 MB
File Length Correct
Open DML (AVI V2.0)
Video 697 MB (90.78%)
Audio 66.5 MB (8.66%)
AVI Overhead: 4.30 MB (0.56%)
Codec: WMV3 Name:WMPv9 (VC-1 simple/main)
Len 23:01.25 Frms 13,829
Kbps 4232 Qf 0.323
Pic/s 10.009 Frames/s 10.009
Pic 1280/1024
sar 1.25 (5:4) par 1.00 (1:1)
dar 1.25 (5:4)

Audio Codec:PCM Audio
Info 8000 Hz 256Kb/s tot (2 chnls)

Thanks,

Bruce

[Mike Velte]

I dont see any clues, except VC-1. I think requires Windows Media Player 11 to install the decompressor. Is you experience with this file and 1.5 and CS3 on the same PC? How about another similar file?

[Bruce Liddil]

Mike,

When I open a project with this .avi in it, created in 1.5, using the 1.5 application, I see the whole 36 minutes. When I open the SAME project (created in 1.5) using CS3, the whole clip shows in the sequence, but is greyed out after 31 seconds.

Another clip with identical properties and of similar length behaves the same way.

Premiere Pro 1.5 handles the clips fine on 2 very different PCs.
Premiere Pro CS3 cuts the clips off exactly the way on both PCs.

Thanks,

Bruce