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Jan 7, 2021 3:52 PM UTC
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Why does 'import' into Premiere Pro automatically launch Media Encoder?

I'm trying to import footage shot on a SonyA7111 ie normal MP4 into Premiere. As soon as I import, it starts ingesting and encoding the footage, which I don't believe should be necessary, and vastly slows down the computer. Am I doing something wrong? All help gratefully received.

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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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Jan 8, 2021 7:18 AM UTC

Your Ingest project settings are set to transcode source footage.  Turn that off.

 

That said, it's always worth considering transcoding source footage to a CODEC that's good for editing and set your Sequence Video Previews to match.  I recommend Apple ProRes, but any of the CODECs that support Premiere Pro's Smart Rendering feature is a good choice.

 

 

 

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Jan 8, 2021 8:56 AM UTC
Thank you! YesI eventually found the solution and changed the settings. I don’t really need ProRes for this project and it was massively slwing down my computer. But thank you so much for this - I will remember for the future!

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