Can't import .avi anyway

Hello everybody.

zotosv--, I hear ya there... It would be great if they never removed a functionality.  However, that's not exactly a feasible solution for an ever evolving software package, especially one that's recently recoded the engine-packaging handling the work behind the scenes to make use of advanced binary RISC processing built for video (and of course, they did it just as this RISC set came onto the market, to offer more functionality).

Hope is not lost.  In an effort to provide some backward compatibility, they have made it possible to use CS6 in conjunction with the latest CC.  This was originally meant as a stopgap measure to provide users with Encore Disc Authoring, and for those who worked often enough with it, Dolby DTS or Pro Logic sound (which was still in license at the time; as outlined by a recent civil case).  However, by including this capability, they also enabled the use of codecs dating back to CS3.  If it was availiable in CS3, it *should* work with CS6, and you can *possibly* make your initial recodes with AME CS6.  The problem is where to download a copy, and where to get a key to install it.  This function has become sought after and any retail copies left are being sold off at high prices.  Shop around.

You *might* get away with a trial install, and a linking to the adobe CC webcloud.  If you have a retail key, find a download somewhere, and install the software.  It will be mostly 32bit, and a little slow on your new machine (the binary instruction sets have to be translated rather than simply run).  You will also want to make sure you are running all the EXE files in the folders as Administrator.  I've had this come up several times as the issue with Adobe software.  Also, some antivirus are now stopping some of these from running unless you explicitly "trust" them in the Antivirus.  My installed software has this issue lately.

I can also confirm that AVI was a codec provided by DIVX, not by apple.  Apple was able to encode AVI using the basic encoder they purchased from DIVX, but they only bought the basic wrapper, not the inner working.  Older versions of this are not fault tolerant.  If there is any sync issue at all or any variance in frames, your sound will be off sync, among other issues.  However, I can confirm that newer copies of the divx encoder, which make use of the matroska wrapper, fix this variance, and do so capably.  They also have a very fast algorithm for slight enhancement to older video, which I found from an old TMNT VHS rip.  Ahh the 80's synthoid rock and roll theme songs...  That was quality.

I hope this helps.

I used VLC Media Player to convert the .avi file to .mp4

Download, install, and open VLC Media Player app

Click File > Convert > New Window will appear

1. Add file

2. Choose profile

3. Choose Destination

4. Save

All done!

Can you play the AVI outside of Premiere? Where did the AVI come from (what created it)?

Videos may not import and display properly in Premiere if they have employ a particular CODEC (compression) that is not available in Premiere so it is unable to interpret the video.