How can I get Premiere Elements 15 to import ALL of a .MOV file?
Here's the background:
- I purchased Premiere Elements 15 over a year ago.
- I now have a lot of files in .MOV format that I created last year from mini DV tapes. A LOT OF THEM. I converted them using a camcorder and ran them through iMovie 10.1.8 to create the .MOV files.
- I'm working on a MacBook Pro (2011), 2 GHz Intel Core i7; 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3. I'm on Sierra 10.12.6. (I'm hesitant to upgrade my OS on this MacBook Pro. The recent OS is not supposed to work with iMovie 10.1.8. The iMovie version I have is the only one that will work with my camcorder and convert my old movies.)
- I've got QuickTime 10.4 for Mac. And I've got 90-140 GB of free storage on the hard drive - depending on what I'm doing.
So here's the problem: I can't import ANY .MOV files as a WHOLE file. It just does not happen. It seemed to work fine in 2016 and early 2017 when I was testing it out. This week, I've tried to import 14 files so far. I've tried all at once. And one at a time. Premiere imports the first few frames and maybe some other frames, BUT does not import the remainder. For example, an .MOV clip might be 3 minutes long, but only 30 seconds will import.
Here's other things I tried:
- I experimented with converting a .MOV file to .MP4. I used iMovie to do that. I then imported the .MP4 file into Premiere. And it imports just fine. But, of course, the .MP4 file is much smaller and the quality is not supposed to be as good.
- I downloaded a trial version of Premiere Elements 2018. I had even more problems with that; it won't import ANY audio. And I had the same problems with importing .MOV files. MP4 files imported OK, but with NO audio.
One more thing: I will be burning these movies to DVDs for the elderly ones & for folks in our family living in far away places with no internet.
And did I mention I am a novice at home movies? Please point me in the right direction. Any comments & advice are appreciated!
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