Footage Captured with HDVSplit, “Media Pending” in Premiere Pro CS3

[James Ashford]

So here’s how you solve the ol “media Pending” problem.

What has happened is that you have changed the .mpeg file name after the capture, so now it doesn’t correspond to the .xmp file which was created at the start if the capture.

So go to the file where these are saved and change the .mpeg file name to match the .xmp file name that was created at the same time (do not do it the other way around as it will not work).

Go back to premiere and delete the .mpeg file and import the same one with the new name et voila.

Problem solved.

[Arlene Willems]

Hi James O’Brien,

Thank you so much! I just encountered the “Media Pending” when I transfer the files to an external hard drive and found out that my .MPEG file is not reconnecting. I followed your instruction and trusted you that it always work and it did! Thank you, Thank you, soooo much!

I noticed also that Adobe Premiere CS5 works well with XMF file and any files created with adobe products when reconnecting files. I was using FCP and reconnecting assets is such an easy step, though. I cannot burn an HD disc using the DVD Studio Pro software (of course, it is especially for DVD). I wish that FCP will have a bundle that allows burn HD disc without buying another software just to burn HD.

But then again, thank you so much that I come across your post here.

Arlene