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evanb13877916
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April 8, 2018
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Premiere 2018 won’t import DV AVI files on my MacBook Pro anymore?

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Premiere Pro CC 2018 Version 12.1.0 won’t import DV AVI files with MacBook Pro any more

Hi – I’ve just updated Premiere 2018 and I can no longer import DV AVI files. The files just appear greyed out. MOV files are fine though.

Last week prior to the update the AVI files were importing without a problem!! Why is this? How can I keep using DV AVI files?

The files are:

AVI (OpenDML) (DVCPRO): 13.1 GiB, 1h 1mn

1 Video stream: DV (Sony)

1 Audio stream: PCM

Overall bit rate mode: Constant

Overall bit rate: 30.3 Mbps

Recorded date: 2007-01-02 14:51:03.000

Video: 24.4 Mbps, 720*576 (4:3), at 25.000 fps, DV (Sony) (PAL) (DVCPRO)

Audio 1 536 Kbps, 48.0 KHz, 16 bits, 2 channels, PCM (Little/Signed)

Here’s my computer specs:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-Inch, Early 2013) Running High Sierra Version 10.13.3

Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 16 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536

Basically just normal DV AVI files I’ve imported many times up until this update. I've got thousands of these files (at one time captured from Mini DV tape) sitting on external HDD's.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

Evan

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    Correct answer megacinn

    exactly the same here..

    timelapse from Sony A7S2 in AVI ...not accepted anymore by premiere pro , nor MediaEncoder.

    Converted it by XMediaRecode on another computer to ProRes422HQ in mov container.

    Looks quite the same , BUT, I have to change the framerate in the timeline to achieve the proper speed...and this gives me now a more blurry look...way worse then orginally in 12.0.1 with native avi.

    The only way , downgrade to 12.1 ...I did it...everything's fine

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    Pet Muz
    Pet Muz
    Participant
    May 14, 2018

    Has anybody a clue ?

    I mean what could be the reason for not supporting the .avi codec any more.

    I have been working since years and produced zig TB of data. I never would convert all my files to QT which is a legacy format. Apple abandoned the QT in 2011. Adobe should fix this soon.

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    livemorecreative
    Participant
    May 14, 2018

    Yea but I'd rather convert to MPG than downgrade my Premiere application,

    that's a huge hassle esp if you're working on multiple projects at once

    like I am.

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    livemorecreative
    Participant
    May 14, 2018

    I would recommend using HandBrake (free opensource download). It did a pretty good job converting my Sony timelapse app generated AVI's to MPG.

    https://handbrake.fr/

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      rodm47875610
      Participant
      May 8, 2018

      I basically had to convert all my AVI and DV footage to .mov's which sucked. I relinked to the new clips i created and everything worked fine

      rodrigos38241220
      rodrigos38241220
      Participant
      May 14, 2018

      The main problem is that the original clips have a really strange framerate... 28.72!!!! And the synced all the audio in that framerate an the edited the whole documentary.

      I've already tried avery framrate avaiiable and it gets unsychronyzed.

      BUT I found a workaround.

      -Unistalled latest version of PPro with Adobe Cleaner tool

      -Installed version 12.0.0

      -Updated to version 12.0.1

      Everything is back to normal now.

      rodrigos38241220
      rodrigos38241220
      Participant
      May 3, 2018

      EDIT--

      Found a walkthrough!

      Uninstalel all Adobe Apps with the Cleaner Tool.

      Installed PPro 12.0

      Open the project and gave me the same error.

      Closed the project.

      Updated to 12.0.1

      Opened the same project and it gave me an error about third party plugins but wasn't the MPG one.

      Now it reads DV codec and can export everything...

      I mean this still sucks but it worked for me.

      Hope this is helpful.

      Roy

      BE CAREFUL!

      I've downgraded to 12.0 and YES it accepts DV codec files. BUT NOW... it says I'm missing a codec (MPG Sequence Settings) and it won't render out anything with mp4 format in the timeline.

      I reached  Adobe support, spent almost 3 hours until the solution supposedly was reinstalling from scratch.

      Didn't work- grrrrrr

      Now I'm stocked with a film delivery trying to figure what to do.

      Come on Adobe, really????

        S
        steve567
        Participant
        April 25, 2018

        "Correct Answer" is  I'm off to DaVinic Resolve and saving myself 50 bucks a month and a lot of grief with these brain dead Adobe updates that do things like this - who decided it was time to ditch 'avi' recognition - yes I know that AVI is a container format for many codecs but practically prior to this update all the avi files here import Ok today all need to be converted first !!!   This software feels like it was designed by a  bunch of high school work experience kids !!

        But heck why am I bothering to write this except to vent my spleen - Adobe don't read this, never respond or actually fix these dumb updates!

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          DANU55555
          Participant
          April 22, 2020

          That's why pirating their software is just better... those updates just annoying..

          Pet Muz
          Pet Muz
          Participant
          April 25, 2018

          Is there a solution, except a downgrade ?

          thx

          evanb13877916
          evanb13877916Author
          Participant
          April 25, 2018

          The downgraded fixed it for me - now I know

          On Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 6:24:30 pm AEST, Pet Muz <forums_noreply@adobe.com> wrote:

          Premiere 2018 won’t import DV AVI files on my MacBook Pro anymore?

          created by Pet Muz in Premiere Pro CC - View the full discussion

          Is there a solution, except a downgrade ?

           

          thx

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          evanb13877916
          evanb13877916Author
          Participant
          April 17, 2018

          I downgraded and the DV AVI's worked

          tatianac18772914
          tatianac18772914
          Participant
          April 15, 2018

          Same thing, had a project with some files in AVI, and now it doesn't see them (

          A
          Anonymous
          September 24, 2019
          In this case, you may convert AVI to Premiere more supported video format with the help of iDealshare VideoGo.
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          andyc75969164
          Participant
          April 9, 2018

          yeah, really frustrating, I just made a great timelapse with the A7 timelapse app, which renders out only in AVI and I can't use it. Had to try and convert, but the Resolution now looks like SD. ugh...

          megacinn
          megacinnCorrect answer
          Inspiring
          April 9, 2018

          exactly the same here..

          timelapse from Sony A7S2 in AVI ...not accepted anymore by premiere pro , nor MediaEncoder.

          Converted it by XMediaRecode on another computer to ProRes422HQ in mov container.

          Looks quite the same , BUT, I have to change the framerate in the timeline to achieve the proper speed...and this gives me now a more blurry look...way worse then orginally in 12.0.1 with native avi.

          The only way , downgrade to 12.1 ...I did it...everything's fine

          rodrigos38241220
          rodrigos38241220
          Participant
          May 14, 2018

          I tried that but it gave me a MPEG plugin error, and didnt allow me to export at all!!!!

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