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  • Premiere CS4 and Media Encoder problems with .mov

    Posted by Aleksandrs Valters on January 22, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    project:
    3 min of video (no dyn.link, no effects)
    17 mov files (30sec each)
    5 avi dv files (30sec each)
    1 avi 3 min

    my problem is :
    long time opening Premiere project.
    long wait time in Media Encoder.

    I try to remove/reinstall all… recreate project…
    I try it on Win XP x64, on VISTA x64 on MAC OSX (Friends)..
    any drivers…with and without codecs…
    i read all posts about PR and ME
    All is same.

    export time 3min but before it starts to export, idle time in ME is 3:40 min
    result time is 3 + 3:40
    why?

    I found problem is in Quicktime Mov files:
    i try to change inside it codecs (TGA, PNG, ANIMATION…)
    ,.,.,ouch,.,.,.,.,

    If i will have files in project but not in time line (black video on timeline) i will get same problem with IDLE.
    If i will remove all mov files all will be fine.
    If i will remove some mov files, it will be a little faster.
    And last one. If i will close all programs and open ME.. put there MOV file, IDLE before export will be 20-40sec.

    my pc:
    Nvidia Quadro CX
    two quad Xeon 3.0
    win vista x64

    sorry for my English and thank you.

    Robbie Dahl replied 17 years ago 7 Members · 15 Replies
  • 15 Replies
  • David Dobson

    January 24, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Media Encoder use of Premiere Pro Projects is Dynamically linked. Media Encoder loads the entire project into memory – so however long it takes to load the project ito PPro is how long the lag time will be for ME to start encoding.

    Why such a small project should take so long to load, however, is a very good question. Although 3 minutes isn’t as bad as the 20 it takes me to load a project I am working on.

  • Aleksandrs Valters

    January 26, 2009 at 11:34 am

    I guess this is problem with ADOBE software (PR and ME)!
    This IDLE time is not only with MOV files but with AVI too.!!!!
    If AVI or MOV is w/alpha channel (mine is 32bit) then IDLE time tooks long time. Any way Export Premiere project or Export file from windows…

  • David Dobson

    January 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    Honsetly – six minutes doesn’t seem like all that long to wait.

  • Aleksandrs Valters

    January 26, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    After Adobe Media Encoder Issue, I try many software to just convert video files with alpha and idle time was with 2-5 sec.
    So Adobe Media Encoder have bug. But DV PAL files is fly without idle time.

    Adobe Premiere CS3 runs without problems with this task.

    P.S. We have 30 min at work, to write text, read it on camera, remove mistakes, put prerendered graphics, and put project to internet. So 2 min or 6(7) min is big deal. And this is Adobe bug as i see.

    But i will try to make same project on x86 OS Windows – THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE NICE RESULTS

  • Aleksandrs Valters

    January 27, 2009 at 11:27 am

    One more #^$@*#$%!
    I put to encoder my FLV file, and its take to encoding 03:26 min and 02:50 min of this time was IDLE!

    That’s all, how to remove this IDLE problem?

  • Aleksandrs Valters

    January 28, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    [first problem “Long idle time”] – Solution

    Xmp Metadata!
    Then you want to export project, what do you do? :
    File/Export/Media…
    “Export Settings” window is on your monitor
    And now! Go to the little tab after tabs with

    [ ‘filters”format”video”audio”others’ ‘This small tab’ ]

    and uncheck “Include Source xmp Metadata”

    That’s all!

    [second problem “Long idle time before file encoding in Media Encoder “] – solution
    Your video files must be without xmp Metadata.
    In my side all files was made by Aftereffects, but aftereffects by default put metadata to all rendered files. Uncheck before render.

    [third problem “Long time loading project”] – Solution
    the same as solution of second problem.

    [plus] After removing xmp Metadata my Flash files drop ~30% of size (sample: 15 MB => 9 MB)

    p.s. this is all about cs4 adobes software

  • David Dobson

    January 29, 2009 at 4:18 am

    Yay for you!

  • Aleksandrs Valters

    January 29, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    about little tab in “Export Settings”…
    I reconvert all files to “without include XMP”
    Now if i will leave default XMP (switched on) in “Export settings” queue will be fine.

    Good luck.

  • Marija Zivanovic

    March 1, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    Hi,
    I have a problem with mov files, too. I just can’t add any mov file to the Adobe Media Encoder. Does anyone know why?

  • Anthony Robinson

    April 6, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    I am also having problems with Adobe Premier recognising .mov files.The program recognises the camera (Canon sx1 Ix10)and the JPEG files on the card but not the .mov files. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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