[Bob Jordan]

Gnerally, licensed Adobe Creative Cloud members can use HEVC codec. If you failed to import hevc into Premiere pro, below are 3 possible solutions for reference:

You can try the following method:

Method 1: Uninstall and then re-install Premiere Pro,

Open adobe premiere, enter your licence.
Import your HEVC-encoded video into Adobe Premiere Pro, and then you may receive a prompt as shown in the picture. (Some users might not get this message.)
Click OK to perform HEVC codec installing.
Restart your computer.
Once done, Adobe Premiere Pro should be able to import your HEVC footage without popping up codec missing error. However, not everyone can install HEVC codec successfully.

And, the import error may still persist even if you have managed to install HEVC codec. What’s more, installing new codec may cause new problems. It may lead to codec conflict and failure of reading some files.

Method 2: Upgrade your Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro extends the support for HEVC files with the release of Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015.1, but doesn’t support QuickTime (MOV) wrapped HEVC files until the arrival of Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018 (12.0.1). Therefore, if you need to import HEVC files in MOV format, may be from your iPhone, into Adobe Premiere Pro, make sure you’re using version 12.0.1 or later.

Method 3: Convert HEVC to lossless Mpeg-2, ProRes

If you are still unable to import HEVC-encoded files into Adobe Premiere Pro CC after upgrading, it may be because your HEVC files use variable framerate (VFR). Although Premiere Pro had an update to support VFR, it still can’t deal with most of VFR videos. You need to convert your videos from variable framerate to constant framerate using a converter, such as EaseFab Video Converter ( this is what I’m using these past serveral yeras, worked well and it can transcode HEVC to lossless MPEG-2, ProRes for using in my PP without any trouble). This is the easiest and most efficient solution for your choice..

As mentioned above, HEVC was first added to the supported native video formats with the release of Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015.1 update. Nevertheless, importing HEVC files into Premiere Pro is still a headache problem. Let’s not to say some 10-bit HEVC videos shot in DLOG-M. Then, transcoding HEVC files becomes a highly recommended method, especially if your files are in 4K HEVC and you don’t have a high-end computer.

[Bob Jordan]

The GH4 recored MOV files are compressed using the h.264 codec, which is final delivery codec and it is not one you want to use for editing. Therefore you first need to transcode GH4 media to a more editing-friendly format, such a Final Cut Pro’s ProRes.

[Bob Jordan]

Besides using the Canon XF plugin, there is an alternative easy way to fix the issue. Final Cut X and FCP 7 work best with clips in the ProRes encoded MOV format, but Canon clips are stored in the MXF format. You can get third-party program to adjust the MXF to ProRes. I’m using ease fab video converter for mac, is has optimized ProRes profile for FCP.

[Bob Jordan]

I’ve updated my Pr CS6 to CC. According to my experience, Pr only works with DV-AVI files and it cannot edit with the delivery-only H264 or MPEG-4 codecs. For the uncompatible videos, I usually convert to MPEG-2 using the smart easefabvideo coverter for mac, it supports transcoding all regular formats to MPEG-2 with least quality loss for seamlessly fit Premiere Pro. You can take a try. Here is a workaround for you: https://www.easefab.com/video-to-software/import-avi-to-adobe-premiere-pro.html

[Bob Jordan]

As far as I know, Sony vegas is not compatible with MKV files. To fix the issue, you can convert it to WMV or MPEG-2 codec. I’ve had the pleasure using a professional video converter tool from easefab to change my MKV to a MPEG-2 format and the output MPEG-2 fit seamlessly in my Vegas 13.

Here is a workaround for you: https://www.easefab.com/video-to-software/import-mkv-files-to-sony-vegas.html

[Bob Jordan]

Just like what monica saide, MOV is a container format instead of a codec. If you’re facing issues editing MOV files, you can try to convert MOV to a more editing-friendly format such as WMV or MPEG-2.

Here is a workaround for you: https://www.easefab.com/video-to-software/convert-mov-to-sony-vegas.html

[Bob Jordan]

Well, the problem is mainly due to that Windows didn’t come with the codecs that were used for those particular .AVI files(AVI is just a wrapper for a large variety of codecs.)… That’s why Sony Vegas Pro won’t open it.

There is an easy way to fix the issue, you can change your AVI to a more editing-friendly format like WMV, or MPEG-2 or MOV for Sony Vegas. Here is a workaorund for you: https://www.easefab.com/video-to-software/import-avi-files-to-sony-vegas.html

[Bob Jordan]

The headache issues with Sony Vegas dealing MP4 files may causes by hardware issue or codec issue. First make sure your computer is powerful enough and has enough disk space as Sony Vegas requires your computer be powerful enough and have enough disk space for video editing. That’s to say, if your source files are quite large and you won’t have enough space on the output folder, Sony Vegas will not import MP4 files.

If your computer is powerful enough and you have enough space on your hard drive, but still have problem of loading MP4 video to Sony Vegas, the issues can be caused by the unsupported audio and video codecs packed in the MP4 container. you’d better transcode MP4 to a format editing-friendly format, such a Vegas’ MPEG-2. Here is a workaround for you: https://format-compatible.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-use-mp4-files-in-sony-vegas-pro.html