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Importing HD film from digital camera
Hi
I would be very happy if someone could give me some guidance with importing HD film clips from digital cameras and Premiere.
I have been thinking of buying a new digital camera, that besides taking photos can film in HD (720 or 1080). However I want to make sure that I can import these film clips into Premiere. I did a test with the “Canon Poweshot SX1 IS”. I brought my own SD card to a shop, filmed a few clips with the Canon camera and brought them home. I was able to view them but I couldn’t import them into Premiere. I renamed the extension to *.mpg but there were still some issue with the audio. I have successfully imported film clips (640×480) from a older digital camera.
I understand that there must be a difference between the HD film clips produced from a video camera and a digital still camera. But is there some codec or something that I could install to make it work in Premiere?
Any help or guidance in this jungle would be much appreciated.
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3 Replies
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Hi Hans,
You don’t mention which version of Premiere you have, it makes a difference. CS5 is very capable with H.264 formats, with camera presets built-in. CS4 may work, but I wouldn’t count on compatibility with CS3 really.
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Jeff
Thanks for your reply. I’m using CS4. I havent had the chance to try CS5 yet, but I think I will download a demo version of from Adobe and see if works.
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If trying the CS5 demo, keep in mind that many presets are disabled due to MPEG licensing rules, so you may not be able to try your format anyway.
Jeff
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