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adamc60725432
Inspiring
February 18, 2017
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MP4 being read as an MP3

  • February 18, 2017
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Hey I could really use some help. I tried everything I could and I also tried the chat from Adobe but not getting any results. I tried importing an MP4 file into a Premiere Pro CC project and instead of it being an MP4 file it became an MP3. I looked at the property of the file and I saw this.

For some reason the video file has no resolution or FPS and any of the other stuff that is in the properties in a video file. This is the only file that this is happening to. I have tried re-downloading the file multiple times, with the same result. I could really use some help on this I am lost in this.

    Correct answer adamc60725432

    Ok so I finally figured out how to fix the problem. I just used a video converter and converted the video that was an mp4 to an mp4. Don't know why that was the solution to the problem but it is fixed regardless.

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    danial_1544
    Participant
    June 27, 2025

    Thankyou for sharing the solution...

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    adamc60725432AuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    February 24, 2017

    Ok so I finally figured out how to fix the problem. I just used a video converter and converted the video that was an mp4 to an mp4. Don't know why that was the solution to the problem but it is fixed regardless.

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    Anonymous
    September 12, 2019
    You can convert your mp4 to mp3 here https://mp4tomp3.com/
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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    February 18, 2017

    Compressed video downloaded over the Internet is not the best source material for a professional editor.  You're best chances for success are to stick with camera generated media you shot yourself, or switch to a consumer level editor.

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    adamc60725432Author
    Inspiring
    February 19, 2017

    It is my video that I had live-streamed and was wanting to download it and edit it.

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    February 19, 2017

    That's still not the best source material for Premiere Pro.  You should have recorded the event on site to a proper format if editing was intended.  At this point, using a consumer level editor might still be your best option, as they often handle non-standard media better than PP does.

    shooternz
    shooternz
    Legend
    February 18, 2017

    Did this file play in PPro or any other player?

    Why do you think its mp3?  What is the extension?

    Its not a particularly massive file for 3 hours 15 minutes?

    Time code appears to be in audio units?

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    adamc60725432Author
    Inspiring
    February 19, 2017

    I have tried just playing the file and it plays the video normally. It is just when I import it to Premiere Pro it turns into a audio file. The actual file is a 2.56 GB MP4 file. I can play the file in Windows Media Player and I get the video end as well as the audio. I do get the time code for the audio and it the length of the video. For some reason in the import it just becomes an audio file.

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