Importing Video with Sound

[Vincent Rosati]

You said…
(mpg, avi divx etc)

DivX, mpg, etc. are delivery formats. Premiere is for editing, so your files should be in an editing format.
Unless you are working with DV or HD files, you should decompress all source materials to Uncompressed, or Compression: NONE.
I use AVS Video Converter to decompress AV files.

Vince

[Michael Lava]

I’m trying to edit footage from my DV camera. When I capture it does it in MPG. What’s the best way to get these files into Premiere?

[Vincent Rosati]

You can edit MPEG in Premiere, you may need to install Main Concept MPEG Pro, however.
I haven’t been happy with MPEG editing.

I would decompress the MPEGs before importing into Premiere.
I use AVS Video Converter to do this task. It can batch process, and even split files if they get to be too big, say over 2GB.
https://www.avsmedia.com/VideoTools/index.aspx
Decompress to ‘Uncompressed’, or Compressor: None, with PCM audio.

Vince

[Richard Baim]

Michael,

One of the most common project settings for editing DV is DV NTSC with 48000 Hz audio. Avoid MPEG and just import from DV tape via firewire as an AVI if you are on a PC. Does this make sense? Be sure your project settings are set correctly to get the best quality. Which version of Premiere are you using?

Rich Baim, M.Ed.
Adobe Certified Expert & Adobe Certified Instructor
Premiere CS3

[Michael Lava]

Thanks for the info, I’m using Premiere Pro CS3. I live in Australia if that makes any difference.