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September 27, 2018
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MKV

  • September 27, 2018
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Why does not the premiere support mkv?

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    Tom Nord
    Community Manager
    Tom NordCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    November 7, 2024

    MKV is back! Announcement is here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-discussions/now-in-beta-support-for-h-264-in-mkv/m-p/14961160#M10507

    ronniediaz
    ronniediaz
    Participating Frequently
    July 24, 2020

    @-eu- feature request to bring back mkv support:

    https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/38135902-restore-mkv-format-support

    J
    jjt46919968
    Known Participant
    March 22, 2019

    I am abandoning Adobe.  All the videos on youtube are now MKV and yet Adobe doesn't support MKV.  What the hell do I pay a subscription for!  At least enable Media Encoder to convert the stupid thing!  Instead here I am paying a subscription fee and scrounging online like a loser looking for something that will work and subscribing to other things.  Stupid!!    

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      March 22, 2019

      All videos on YouTube are mkv?

      Not a format I've heard they transcode to. Weird.

      Neil

      Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 22, 2019

      OP is probably using a downloader that makes the movies into mkv.

      If one is that eager to download from YT to use in Pr, use a downloader that makes mp4.

      Stan Jones
      Community Expert
      Stan JonesCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 27, 2018

      There is now limited, undocumented support for mkv. As of PR 2018.1.1.

      See this thread. Post 61 and after is where this change is discussed.

      For me, audio format was one variable that would result in no import.

      Re: Years and years later, and still no MKV support?

        Ann Bens
        Community Expert
        Ann BensCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 27, 2018

        I made a 4K 50p H.265 mkv in Handbrake and it plays well in Pr.

          R Neil Haugen
          R Neil Haugen
          Legend
          September 27, 2018

          Mkv hasn't been a format used much in professional editing, though heavily used in som niche segments such as historical collections and archivists.

          I've seen a couple posts here where someone said they were now able to import and work with mkv files, but I have no such media to test.

          Neil

          Everyone's mileage always varies ...
          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 27, 2018

          You can make mkv in Handbrake....

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