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[Harm Millaard]

Codec used?

Harm Millaard

[Jens Mortensen]

I don’t know…

If you refer to the avi clip… I don’t know

I been using pinnacle before, and it almost just “eat” all kinds of video.

Is it the files I use that must be converted or do I miss something in the premiere installation?

[Jon Barrie]

Convert the files you are going to use in PPro. Then PPro will see them properly when you import.
– Jon 🙂

[Jens Mortensen]

Great!

But which codec format should I convert them into?

And why can PPro not import a common codec like avi which by the way shold be supported by the program according to the import “window”?

[Mike Velte]

AVI is not a codec, but an architecture that supports a bunch of 3rd party codecs as well as Microsoft’s DV codecs. There are a large number of apps to do a conversion, VirtualDub is free.

[Jens Mortensen]

I downloaded the Virtualdub program, but why is it that I have to convert a avi file to a avi file?

I’ve tried converting avi files but they stil don’t work in PPro

[Mike Velte]

You need to select the video and audio compression settings in VirtualDub, like Microsoft Video 1.
A better bet is to use Premiere Elements 4, it will handle most any highly compressed format.
Premiere Pro is designed to use DV and HDV source material coming from a prosumer or professional camcorder.

If you will download GSpot (free) it will give you the particulars of your video file.

[Luis Felipe otero]

Jens:
I don’t understand what is your problem. But, what you should do is: (1) Capture your video (including audio) to hard disk using Premiere, be sure to define settings according to your needs (2) Import video to project window, (3) In project window, click poster frame, then click on play button and watch video (and listen audio), (4) if you want to watch in source window, then drag poster frame from project window and drop it in the source window, there you can crop it and then drag it to the time line, (5) Select time line then click play button in program window and watch video in program window.

[Jens Mortensen]

Very short: the problem arises in your step 3 and 4. I’ve no problem importing the video (including audio), but there is no video playing only audio when i press play.

I’ve looked at the steps you specify and I think it’s in step 1 it goes wrong. Because I have NOT used premiere to capture the video (including audio) to the harddisk.
The video files are from different sources, but none of them works in premiere, so it must be something with the specifications of the videofiles?
Can it really be tru that if you don’t use premiere to capture the video you can’t use them in premiere?

[Mike Velte]

[Jens Mortensen] “Can it really be tru that if you don’t use premiere to capture the video you can’t use them in premiere?”

Premiere Pro will import and play many formats of video if the video will play in Media Player…exceptions include Xvid and AVCHD.