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mcdon47
mcdon47
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December 5, 2018
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Video file not recognised as video but as audio

  • December 5, 2018
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When I imported the video clip (MP4) into Premiere Elements 2018, it's not recognised as a video file but as audio file. When I used VLC to open the file outside of Premiere Elements it plays as a video file without any problem. I am using Windows 10. What is happening and how can I import it as a video file? I am able to import other video files without any problems, it is just the particular one.

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Peru Bob
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Peru BobCommunity Expert
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December 6, 2018

Please use the free MediaInfo and post a screenshot the properties of your media in tree view:

MediaInfo

mcdon47
mcdon47Author
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December 6, 2018

I have taken a screenshot but how do I attach it, there is nothing here that allows me to attach it.

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Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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December 9, 2018

General

Complete name                            : D:\5 Video BSL Bible\Video edit MARK\Video CUE DRAFT\CAM recorded\10.35-40 (26th Nov 2018).MP4

Format                                   : MPEG-4

Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 2

Codec ID                                 : mp42 (mp42/avc1)

File size                                : 1.00 GiB

Duration                                 : 2 min 53 s

Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable

Overall bit rate                         : 49.5 Mb/s

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Video

ID                                       : 1

Format                                   : AVC

Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile                           : High@L4.2

Format settings                          : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames

Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes

Format settings, RefFrames               : 2 frames

Codec ID                                 : avc1

Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding

Duration                                 : 2 min 53 s

Bit rate mode                            : Variable

Bit rate                                 : 48.0 Mb/s

Maximum bit rate                         : 49.2 Mb/s

Width                                    : 1 920 pixels

Height                                   : 1 080 pixels

Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9

Frame rate mode                          : Constant

Frame rate                               : 50.000 FPS

Color space                              : YUV

Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0

Bit depth                                : 8 bits

Scan type                                : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.463

Stream size                              : 994 MiB (97%)

Language                                 : English

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Color range                              : Limited

Color primaries                          : BT.709

Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709

Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709

Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio

ID                                       : 2

Format                                   : PCM

Format settings                          : Big / Signed

Codec ID                                 : twos

Duration                                 : 2 min 53 s

Bit rate mode                            : Constant

Bit rate                                 : 1 536 kb/s

Channel(s)                               : 2 channels

Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz

Bit depth                                : 16 bits

Stream size                              : 31.8 MiB (3%)

Language                                 : English

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Other

ID                                       : 3

Type                                     : Time code

Format                                   : QuickTime TC

Duration                                 : 2 min 53 s

Time code of first frame                 : 19:13:23:01

Time code, striped                       : Yes

Language                                 : English

Encoded date                             : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Tagged date                              : UTC 2018-11-26 17:09:44

Bit rate mode                            : CBR


What is the source (camera) of the video? 

Premiere Elements is not a universal, edit everything system.  It does very well with almost everything from current consumer cameras.  But, the "avc1" suggests you might be trying to edit video from something other than a camera. 

If that is so, using Handbrake ( a free program) to convert to a more universal codec can help.

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