How to break up project for importation?

[Martin Tiller]

Do you get an error message? And if you do what does it say?

And secondly are you trying to “import” the file under file-import-file

or are you trying to “open” the project as in file-open-project?

Good luck,

Martin

http://www.mctimages.com

[Bodybuildingbs]

To Open I keep getting “an unknown error has occurred…:

To import I keep getting a generic error has occurred…

Any ideas?

[Martin Tiller]

Okay then let me ask a few more questions…

1) Do you have any other 6.5 projects you have or tried to open?

2) Do you have any projects in PPro that you been able to create?

3) What are the specs of the computer you are running this one?

4) Did you run or have a third party capture card with 6.5, such as Pinnacle or Canopus?

http://www.mctimages.com

[Bodybuildingbs]

Thank you for your help….

Here are your answers…
Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4P800-E Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1002.002 02/25/2004

4 Gigs of memory

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE [Display adapter]

No third party card captured via firewire and scenalyzer software.

It will not open any premiere 6.5 projects even a short 5 minute project.

Have not created any projects in premiere pro yet.

Default Monitor
Default Monitor
Default Monitor
Delta J996-1 [Monitor] (17.7″vis, February 2004)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
A347SCSI SCSI Controller
PrecSim SCSI Controller
WinXP Promise FastTrak 378 ™ Controller
WinXP Promise RAID Console SCSI Processor Device
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller – 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller – 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller – 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller – 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller – 24DD Creative Game Port
Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
Realtek AC’97 Audio

[Martin Tiller]

Well from what I read of your specs I don’t have an answer for you.

Short of reinstalling, which you’ve probably already tried, I’ve reached the end of my knowledge. (Maybe even try reinstalling both 6.5 and Pro, but I’m gasping at straws here.)

Anyone else out there have another idea?

Try the Adobe site as well.

Martin

http://www.mctimages.com

[Shane Chadder]

Does scenalyzer encode the DV file any different from Premiere? Try changing the drive letter of the media files so Premiere Pro can’t see the video files. Will the project load without seeing the media?

[Bodybuildingbs]

Scenalyzer only captured a short bit of the video the rest was captured from premiere….and I have installed and reinstalled 6.5 and 15….ahhhhhhhhhh

[Perry Cheng]

Jack,
When everything else failed, try export the so-far-edited piece into an dv avi and then start your project from there in PPro1.5.

P.S.: it is always adviced not to switch a program in the middle of project. however, in your case, this may be your only option?

Sincerely,
Perry

[Steve Slocomb]

I had the same problem with Premiere Pro 1.0 trying to open 6.0 projects. I found a free utility on the net that fixed some sort of error in the project file header and then they opened fine. I don’t seem to have it around any more, but it was a life saver. I couldn’t readily Google it up, but some of the things here might be related: https://www.stevengotz.com/miscellaneous.htm

It did seem like I used some sort of vbl script to fix the issue. Sorry I can’t be more specific.

[Img-interactivemediagurus]

OK, we must assume that you have XP PRO installed (not XP HOME, right? Nobody using an NLE would use HOME edition!).

1) Do you have the current OS updates?
2) Are you using SP-2? This can have a negative effect on NLE’s sometimes.
3) Have you updated 6.5 and PPRO 1.5?
4) What CODECS do you have installed? Sometimes a single CODEC will cause similar issues.
5) Do you have your system’s current drivers and firmware installed?
6) Where are your video and other assets located in relation to your installed Applications? Is everything on your “C:” drive? Are you locating these on a USB or FIREWIRE drive? Often this can cause bandwidth choking on your system, and is harder on your external drives than if you simply used them for storage only drives, not working scratch disks.

The most desirable way to do all of this is to keep your apps on the C: drive, and your assets on another SATA, SCSI or IDE drive (preference given in that exact order). Only use USB and ieee1394 drives for storage, not as working drives.

Try setting up a test project that is very simple. Capture & import 30 seconds of DV AVI video from your camera or VTR, save it and close 6.5.
Clear your cache (recent documents; this makes a big difference in freeing up ram etc., even though you claim to have 4 GB’s. I have this same ASUS Mobo and it tops out at only 2 GB’s of DDR 400, I suspect that is what you have, too).

Then try creating a new PPRO project by simply opening the 6.5 project. What should occur is a conversion prompt to make a copy of your 6.5 version, which then results in an entirely new project with the new .prproj file extension.

I hope these tips help you out a bit. Experimentation for your specific setup is the key. Two last ditch efforts are, as previously suggested, exporting a rendered .avi, or to use Norton’s Ghost or Acronis Tru-Image to clone your C: drive, burn it off to DVD’s, then do a complete fresh OS install. Alternately, a new, second HD works best if you have the resources to do so. This also eliminates a bad HD issue causing your problems. I have seen slightly marginal HD’s cause all kinds of wacky behavior at the computer shop I work at. Sometimes that is the only way. If you need to jump back to the old image, you will be able to do so if you follow these guidelines.

Scot Sheely
Owner / Producer
IMG – Interactive Media Gurus
https://www.interactivemediagurus.com

It’s always harder to do the right thing, but you’ll always be glad you did in the end.