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HDV Quicktime editing in Premiere CS3? Is it Possible!??!?!
Hey all,
Just got a new set of video files in. Yet…. the guys that shot the video (and captured it) happen to use Macs. Sadly, I live in the PC video realm, using Adobe CS3. Here’s the catch:
The files I got were MOV files encoded in FCP….
Apparently Windows does not support HDV QT files?
Is there any codec I can download to edit these HDV QT files in Premiere on my PC?It would save me some serious time if I could just get a codec to edit these darn MOV files.
Thanks!
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4 Replies
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You could try one of the following conversion programs, but no assurances that they will work properly to convert the HDV .mov files you have:
https://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm
(Rad Tools)https://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/te4xp.html (TEMPGEnc Express)
https://www.smart-soft.net/video-converter/
(Smartsoft Video Converter Pro)https://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/
(Mediacoder)These all do work quite well for some people, and for others not at all. I have found great success with all of these software tools, so give them a try and see if they intergrate well within your workflow.
Scot
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Dear Drakefilms,
How did you solve the problem? I have the same one!
Is there a codec or do I have to convert every single file?
Thank you.
Cheers,
Manu
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I have this exact problem trying to edit MOV files with HDV streams in it.
it seems in this case, Apple are the bastards. there is no reason why HDV, which is based on mpeg2 cannot be opened without the special codec that’s only available on Mac/FCP (the mov wrapper is the culprit in this case).
after lots of hair pulling I manage to find some solution:
1. use Avanti(which is a front-end GUI for ffmpeg) set it to use mpeg2 or mpeg4 (or other codec of your choice) and put it back to new MOv container. this works with MOV files obtained from FCP or the like, you must have recent version of ffmpeg installed.
2. use SUPER (another front-end GUI for ffmpeg) from https://www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html
set it to copy track of the video, choose the audio codec and choose new mpeg container (instead of MOV this can be mpg, mpeg, mpg2 etc.)
you must have recent version of ffmpeg installed.there’s no transcoding involved, it just grabs the tracks and put them into new container that’s recognizable by premiere or another standard mpeg2 reading app (basically it demux the tracks, and re-mux them into new container). so there’s no error in timing/framerate.
hope that this helps.
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