Setting up a Better Workflow to Import to Premiere Pro

[Jeremy36307606gbpn]

I am trying to set up a better workflow for importing my camera into Adobe Premiere. They are Sony cameras, and output .mxf files. I have found that importing these directly into Premiere causes a few issues, so thought it may be best to transcode in Media Encoder first to H.264. Source files are 35mbps, so is it safe to assume I could simply set up a custom preset 'Match Source' and settting Target Bitrate as 35mbps?? I also checked 'use Maximum Render Quality'

Seems logical to me, but just want to check if there are any potential issues I may have overlooked.

Thanks in advance.

[Peru Bob]

H264 is a poor choice for an editing format.  It is best used as an export format.

A good choice for an intermediate file would be ProRes or Cineform.

Unless you are changing the aspect ratio or pixel size, you don't need Maximum Render Quality.