having problems importing video files from panaconic HDC-SD707

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having problems importing video files from panaconic HDC-SD707

Posted by Turk Temehan on February 23, 2011 at 2:10 pm

Hey everybody who can help me,

I’ve got a Panasonic HDC-SD707 from which I tried to import the video files shot in AVCHD 1080/50P on to Premiere Pro CS5.

But when i double click the file in the media browser it gives me an error message saying: “the file has an unsupported compression type.”.

I got this program because I was told I could edit video shot with the above mentioned camera in the above mentioned format

So does anyone have any suggestions how to fix this problem? Or is it just not possible?

Jay Turberville replied 15 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 7 Replies
7 Replies

Ann Bens
February 23, 2011 at 11:09 pm

Don’t know what is exactly wrong but CS5 handles 1080/50p.
First copy files to hdd before importing.
Turk Temehan
February 24, 2011 at 1:23 pm

well first thank you for the advice.

I already tried that but it unfortunately didn’t make it work.
the file is a .mts file. Is it somehow possible that it has to do something with that.
Ann Bens
February 24, 2011 at 7:08 pm

Did you use a program that comes with the camera to get the files onto the harddisk?
Jay Turberville
February 24, 2011 at 9:18 pm

1080p50 is not a standard AVCHD format. I see no sequence presets in Premiere for that format either. Perhaps CS5 will support that format in the future, but being nonstandard, probably not now. You might want to contact Adobe directly to confirm that this format is not supported. If so, in the meantime you will have to convert to another format where p50 is supported or convert to a i50 or p25.
Turk Temehan
February 24, 2011 at 11:54 pm

the program that came with the camera is’t compatible with a mac, which I am using.

But I found a workflow app on the internet which converts the .mts files premiere couldn’t read into .m4v files which premiere can read without loosing any quality in resolution and stuff.

And thank u for the advice to use the program because that let me find that program. Its called Rewrap2m4v. Maybe you know it. 🙂
Ann Bens
February 25, 2011 at 2:12 pm

I say again: CS5 handles 1080p50 very well.
If there is no preset you make it yourself.

Turk: if you have m4v files change the extention to mpg or mts that will get it imported.
Jay Turberville
February 25, 2011 at 3:51 pm

That CS5 handles 1080p50 is not a demonstration that it will handle it with any CODEC/Format.

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