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Import H264 AVC .mp4 into Premiere 6
Hello everyone,
I am new to use Premiere, been using FCP and Avid before. I have some footage in .MXF encoded in
“h264 mpeg-4 avc part 10 codec format”.
When I import it in Premiere, a error message “codec missing or unavailable” appeared.
How can I fix this? I try to find codec for it but couldn’t able to do so. This file can’t play on my Quick time player as well. I am only able to view it via VLC. Thank you very much.
Best regards
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6 Replies
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By Premiere 6 do you mean 6 or CS6? Also I’d guess that file is in Sony XAVC and probably isn’t supported in those versions.
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Yea, I have Premiere CS6.
If it is not being supported, does it mean I have to transfer the file into something else? Is there a way to work around like installing that codec? Thank you once again.
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You’ll have to transcode it to a codec that works in that version of Premiere. Davinci Resolve has a free version you could try.
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I get those XAVC mpeg-4 .mxf files out of my Sony RX10. I used AME to convert them to Pro-Res files for my producer who works with FCP7 (too many acronyms and codes in one sentence!).
But your question leaves me curious–is there any quality/stability difference in a final product whether you transcode before editing or when finished?Robert Withers
Independent/personal/avant-garde cinema, New York City
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Thank you for your suggestion Tero, I will give it a try 🙂
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Yes Robert, there are so many different formats nowadays, remember the days when we just got beta tape?
My initial plan is to skip transcoding since I am afraid it will take a long time.
By the way, is there a codec you suggest for the final output since Pro Res is an Apple codec, I am afraid that my client wouldn’t able to read in PC computer… Thank you
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