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Laurent Simon
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January 2, 2019
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Codec not available for importing gopro videos?

  • January 2, 2019
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Dear all,

I have shot 1080p 240 images/s videos with my gopro. When I try to import them with premiere elements 15, it says that it's unable to import the video. Anybody knows how I could get the codecs?

VLC and other softwares can read the video without problem...

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    Correct answer HOTELECHOMIKE

    Which model of GoPro?  The later versions seem to use High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265 by default which Premier Elements cannot work with on a Windows PC (& and as I understand it only the later PE version can on a MAC).

    There are numerous threads on exactly this subject hence , although I don't use a GoPro, I come up with these alternative workarounds:

    1) For future videos change the setting on your GoPro to use the H,264 Codec.

    2) For existing clips download & install the Handbrake tool and convert your H.265 clips to H..264.

        The resulting file size will be much larger but the quality is retained as I understand it.

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    HOTELECHOMIKECorrect answer
    Inspiring
    January 2, 2019

    Which model of GoPro?  The later versions seem to use High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265 by default which Premier Elements cannot work with on a Windows PC (& and as I understand it only the later PE version can on a MAC).

    There are numerous threads on exactly this subject hence , although I don't use a GoPro, I come up with these alternative workarounds:

    1) For future videos change the setting on your GoPro to use the H,264 Codec.

    2) For existing clips download & install the Handbrake tool and convert your H.265 clips to H..264.

        The resulting file size will be much larger but the quality is retained as I understand it.

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    Laurent SimonAuthor
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    January 2, 2019

    Yes, my clips were in HEVC. Pity premiere elements does not decode this. But i will use your method, thank you!

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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    January 2, 2019

    The single advantage of HEVC/H.265 is file size.  Quality is not improved over the near universal H.264.  Reading a little about it will suggest that licensing is a can of worms.   At this point, in the consumer world, the only two "cameras" that use it are later iPhones and GoPros.  In both cases, it is optional. 

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