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Adobe Premiere Pro Automatically Crops Source Video Upon Import

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September 6, 2013
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This is really confusing me and I've never had this kind of trouble before. I have source videos that are 720x480, but as soon as I import them into Premiere, they are cropped to 540x480. It's not a problem with sequence settings or anything, because the imported source file is cropped before it's even in a sequence. I tried looking on-line for a solution, but couldn't find any. Does anyone know how this can be fixed...maybe some import settings that I don't know about?

Here are some screenshots to visually represent what I was saying:

This is properties of the video

This is what Premiere automatically does right after the video is imported as a source

This is a screenshot when played with VLC:

This is a screenshot when played from the source in Premiere:

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. This video is due Saturday and all my footage is cropped, please help me. Thank you!

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Correct answer Ann Bens

Premiere does not support .MOD files. Never has. If they worked in the past, you were lucky.

Changing the extentie to mpg might work or else convert. (even heard mts and avi)

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gilles.bihan/converio_095.htm

Have seen this before with someone who wanted to use .MOD files in CC.

I have a few .MOD files and tested it in CC and yes they get cropped.

Good alternative for these files would be Adobe Elements.

or file a bugreport.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

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NRave

Participant

I have this issue on the official Wonderful Days 2003 French DVD PAL 720x576 16:9 which is imported as cropped 540x576 in Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 23.6.0.65

SOLVED

Just put the video into MP4 container with Avidemux:

1. Demux video stream from DVD-VOB to M2V format with PgcDemux.

2. Mux it to MKV container with MKVToolNix (to open in Avidemux).

3. Mux it to MP4 container with Avidemux (Video Ouput Copy - Output Format MP4 Muxer)

4. Injoy the correct 720x576 with NO re-encoding/transcoding.

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Vetabirish

Participant

I just had the same issue today, with a DVD recorded with a DVD recorder. I found 2 solutions after I copied the VOB on my computer:

1. Import the VOB file in Premiere CS6 and it will work;

2. Use VLC (free software) and convert the VOB into mp4 or another file type/codec and then import the new file in your CC...

If you have CS6 it's a better solution, you will lose less quality on encoding. You don't need to encode 2 times the same files. But if you don't have CS6, then you have to re-encode your VOB with VLC or another free/paid software... Your choice.

MrRobinHood

Participant

I'm getting this same issue with VOB files copied from a video_ts folder on DVDs.

I've just tried using Media Encoder instead - same issue in the export preview window there with the right side being cropped, so I don't think that will work.

Using handbrake worked though. I guess I'll have to re-encode everything in handbrake, which will take hours!

Not impressed at all for my first time using Premiere, I figured an expensive product like this would wouldn't have such a silly bug.

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SAFEHARBOR11

Participating Frequently

"I figured an expensive product like this would wouldn't have such a silly bug."

.vob files are not meant to be edited - should be FINAL delivery on a DVD. That said, I've never had cropping issues with .vob files myself and am glad I could import them into Premiere. I would question the source - was DVD made with a stand-alone DVD recorder? If so, that might explain it, they may be a little different.

Thanks

Jeff

Surfdude82

Participant

Hello guys,

I've been trying to import an old family film (.avi) in Premiere Pro CC 2017, but the aspect ratio of the imported file is altered. The aspect ratio of the source file is 4:3 (see screenshot below: left side), the aspect ratio of the imported file is 16:9 (right side). I added a screenshot of both. What do I need to do to import without Premiere changing the aspect ratio? I've been looking for an answer on several forums but didn't manage to find a solution.

Can you please help me out with this?

Thank you in advance.

Greetings Johan

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SAFEHARBOR11

Participating Frequently

Right-click the clip in Project Bin and select Modify > Interpret Footage

Then you will be able to change the Pixel Aspect Ratio, selecting from the drop-down menu

For PAL, use 1.094, or 0.9 for NTSC footage

EDIT: You can highlight multiple-clips and change them all at one time

Thanks

Jeff Pulera

Safe Harbor Computers

Surfdude82

Participant

This solves my problem. SAFEHARBOR11 You're my hero!

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MIMMO61

Participant

I too have had the same problem with Premiere CC in 2105, importing an MPG file.

I SOLVED!

by importing the file with Media Encoder CS6 or by using the free program Avidemux and export it to MOV (lossless) and then re-import it into Premiere CC2015.

Media Encoder CS6

Avidemux

.. Or simply rename the file to .avi

Evidence of these facts I think probably we can talk of "bug" in Media Encoder CC2015 and consequently both Premiere and After Effects

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natalies16469800

Participant

So basically I am technologically impaired. I am having all of these problems and I honestly have no idea what to do to fix it. It looks like you solved the puzzle, but I cannot understand the foreign language that is tech talk. My project is due tomorrow and I have NO idea where to start... HELP!

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Download Premiere CS6 and make you project in cs6

You cannot solve this in CC.

legomax1010

Participant

I have been having the same problem!

My MP4 files have been getting cropped about an inch or so from the real border.

SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO ANNOYING

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Might want to convert them with HandBrake first.

See if that will work.

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Anonymous

Thank you for the advice, I was having the same problem with one of my video clips. Converting it to WMV solved my problem.

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richlids

Participant

Found a work-around if you are using a PC.

Insert your .MOD files into Windows Live Movie Maker (free to download) and export the file in a .wmv format. Then use the .wmv files in Premiere Pro CC.

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Boyler65

Participant

I managed a workaround that will work for me to avoid the cropping issue.

I imported into Premiere Elements 11. For some reason Prem Elements 11 doesn't crop the .MOD file.

Dragged all the clips on to the timeline. Exported the footage to a .MOV.

Then imported the new .MOV into Prem Pro CC2014 and modified the clip to PAL DV Widescreen.

Took me a while to figure this out.

NOT sure if Prem Elements 12 or 13 will do this, but Prem Elements 11 is currently helping with this problem/issue.

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Grizzly

Participating Frequently

It is not a bug. I use many differrent formats in my workflow and sometimes depending on the source the video will be saved squeezed to a 4:3 format. That's all it is. All you have to do is change the horizontal scale to 150%.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

No, the footage does get cut off. I have tested it.

Premiere interprets the footage wrong.

It modifies 720x480 into 540x480. Interprete the footage does not work.

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Grizzly

Participating Frequently

Then sorry, I never had that problem and like I said I use all kinds of formats.

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