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Notoriousnially
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July 17, 2020
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Can't import obs files to Adobe

  • July 17, 2020
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Hi, I have a few OBS video files I want to edit with PP and I tried importing them andthere's no error message or anything they just wont load in. A quick 1 second freeze happens as if the file is being imported and nothing shows up. I recorded in .mkv didn't work. I converted .mkv to .mp4 through OBS, that didn't work.

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    Stewart26037399i4wd
    Participant
    September 9, 2022

    i know this is an old thread, but incase anyone else sees this and needs a fix, in obs record with mkv as its more stable, then within obs click file > remux and it will convert the files to mp4

     

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      September 9, 2022

      I've been recording directly to mp4 in OBS heavily ... for years ... without ever a single hiccup.

       

      No clue what in the world would be 'more stable' about recording to mkv, it just adds another step.

       

      Neil

      Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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      Stewart26037399i4wd
      Participant
      September 9, 2022

      More stable according to OBS as far as corruption of mp4 if there is some sort of system problem blue screen, or anything that could interrupt the file stream etc etc. This is a warning shown on the obs settings whence why I mentioned it. No glitches mp4  is fine. 

       

      The extra step takes a few minutes to remux on an average 1 hour file so to me no biggie. 

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        July 17, 2020

        Download/install the free utility app MediaInfo and put the icon for it on the desktop.

         

        Then drag/drop one of these files onto that app's icon. It will open, and from the View options select Tree view.

         

        Do a screen-grab of the top and video section, drag/drop that onto your reply box text area so we can see the contents and settings for that file. Something like below.

         

        Neil 

         

         

         

         

         

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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          NotoriousniallyAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          July 17, 2020

          Thanks Neil, I won't be able to get back to the computer I have it on until the morning. I'll be sure to get it done and hopefully I'll be able to get another reply from you tomorrow! Cheers!

            R Neil Haugen
            R Neil Haugen
            Legend
            July 17, 2020

            So you went to your OBS settings panel, Output/Recording tab, and set to export in mp4, right?

             

            Neil

            Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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              NotoriousniallyAuthor
              Participating Frequently
              July 17, 2020

              Before or after recording?  I didn't do that I went to remux recordings and changed it to mp4 there.

               

              If I do what you just said that should export them into a new folder as mp4 and the files would be different than my current mp4 files?

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