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yearbookelevation
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September 15, 2016
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Light Room video - .mov and .mp4 - saying Video not supported in Develop

  • September 15, 2016
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Hello,

I have a drone movie I'd love to bring into Light Room. I have the .mov file and I converted it in media Encoder into .mp4. LR is saying: "Video not supported in Develop."

Can anyone tell me why a simple video can't be imported? in .mov or .mp4 format?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Michael J. Hoffman

    Hi,

    Just to clarify: your video was indeed imported. This is different from being supported in the Develop module. Lightroom will not allow you to use the Develop module with any video; it isn't a video editor.

    However, there are some workarounds in which you can apply some Develop settings to videos. See this link, for example:

    http://lightroomkillertips.com/another-way-edit-video-clip-lightroom/

    If if you need more than that, you'll need to consider using a video editing tool like Premiere or Premiere Elements.

    Mike

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    yearbookelevationAuthor
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    September 16, 2016

    Yes, this link/tip worked!

    Its strange. I don't think I ran into this the last time I put one of the video presets on a clip.

    Thanks for everyone's input!

    Michael J. Hoffman
    Community Expert
    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2016

    Hi,

    Just to clarify: your video was indeed imported. This is different from being supported in the Develop module. Lightroom will not allow you to use the Develop module with any video; it isn't a video editor.

    However, there are some workarounds in which you can apply some Develop settings to videos. See this link, for example:

    http://lightroomkillertips.com/another-way-edit-video-clip-lightroom/

    If if you need more than that, you'll need to consider using a video editing tool like Premiere or Premiere Elements.

    Mike

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    yearbookelevationAuthor
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    September 15, 2016

    Thank you Mike. I may be in the wrong spot or I may need to go to the Collection to edit. I've put the filtered effects on video before in LR then exported.

    Michael J. Hoffman
    Community Expert
    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2016

    You can add Develop presets from the Library module (some parameters may not apply with video). You just can't access videos in the Develop module.

    MICHAEL J. HOFFMAN

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