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kevinpnb
kevinpnb
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April 20, 2021
Question

Importing large AVCHD files

  • April 20, 2021
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I'm working in Premiere Pro 2021 on a 2017 imac running Catalina, and I'm trying to import a large AVCHD file (about 10 gb).  It used to be that files this large would take just a minute or less to show up in the media browser, but now the program is just stuck forever.  I tried to find a solution online and saw that perhaps I could set up a proxy in the ingest settings, but that's not helping either.  Does anyone have a foolproof way to fix this? 

 

I think I can import the .mts files inside the AVCHD folder, but the issue there is that the whole file is just one hour-long recording, and when you edit the mts files together you get a little visual "hiccup."  Or, at least, that's been my experience in the past.

 

Any help is GREATLY appreciated!

 

Thanks!

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Averdahl
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AverdahlCommunity Expert
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April 20, 2021
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I think I can import the .mts files inside the AVCHD folder, but the issue there is that the whole file is just one hour-long recording, and when you edit the mts files together you get a little visual "hiccup."  Or, at least, that's been my experience in the past.


By @kevinpnb

 

If you have the files in the untouched original folder structure and have not deleted any meta data files from the folders Premiere Pro will import those files as one (1) take without any "hiccup". Use Media Browser to import.

    kevinpnb
    kevinpnbAuthor
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    April 20, 2021

    That's the problem.  I am using media browser to import but it's getting hung up and freezes every time.

    Averdahl
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    AverdahlCommunity Expert
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    April 20, 2021
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    That's the problem.  I am using media browser to import but it's getting hung up and freezes every time.


    By @kevinpnb

     

    My interpretation is that you get freezes everytime you try to import the 10 GB file, but you have not yet tried to import the several ~4 GB files that made up the 1 hour recording due to hiccups in the past. Try the latter instead of the 10 GB file.

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