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January 11, 2019
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problem with mkv format

  • January 11, 2019
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A big company like Adobe has a problem with mkv format ...why?

Is there a particular reason, or is Adobe unable to fix this problem and is incapable of identifying this format?

Please do something's for fix this problem...

I have a mkv format 6ch audio and then When I enter it into Primer, there is no reaction. Please give me a response. Thank you

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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

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        Hutch Harris
        Participating Frequently
        April 18, 2022

        For anyone running into this with files recorded with OBS (link here) - OBS actually has remuxing capability built in. File -> Remux, pick a source & destination and you're good to go with theoretically lossless MP4s. Might work with MKVs from other sources but I don't have good files to test with.


        (I also think ME/PR should be able to handle natively but I'll save it for Uservoice)

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          Frederyco
          New Participant
          October 27, 2023

          You just gave us the easiest, quickest, more practical solution! It took just a few seconds to remux my files. Thanks a lot! Your answer should be pinned to the top as it makes everything else a useles!

            ronniediaz
            ronniediaz
            Participating Frequently
            July 24, 2020

            @mezmezg84236701 - feature request to bring back mkv support: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/ct-p/ct-premiere-pro?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&lang=all&tabid=ideas

              Kevin-Monahan
              Community Manager
              Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              August 3, 2021

              It's the #2 request right behind BRAW native support.


              Kevin

              Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
              R Neil Haugen
              R Neil Haugen
              Brainiac
              August 3, 2021

              At least those are both sensible requests. I've been told of the top X listings at times, and most of them ... oh my, why would that ever be useful? ...

               

              Neil

              Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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              EuroSiti
              Participating Frequently
              June 2, 2019

              Adobe has recently removed the Matroska (MKV) container support from Premiere and AME again after they silently added support for it a year ago. The MKV support was limited to importing and no outputting, but it basically worked.

              Removing the MKV-support again seems like a strange decision considering that MKV is used as the container format for 4K/UHD recordings on the majority of mobile recorders these days. But it is undoubtedly due to pressure from their stakeholders who are very much against open / roalty-free video standards (formerly just dismissed as "evil piracy formats"). But the real issue is that these open formats aren't controlled by the industry the way they have been used to. Of course, you can't say that openly, so you have to pretend it's because "there's no real demand for it" (But how do you measure 'demand' if not from your end users?).

              But that is why you won't find any noteworthy support for open video codecs in editing software from Adobe, Apple or Sony.

              Unless the MKV container has technical issues with frame handling/searching that MOV or MXF don't have, it should of course be fully supported by any company who wants to pull money out of people's pockets. Of course there is a massive demand for it. They have already been asked by professional media archivists to support it + other open codecs (FFV1) used for long-term storage of digitized analogue video... But they or their commercial stakeholders won't allow it, because that would make several patented formats redundant.

                Stan Jones
                Stan Jones
                Community Expert
                June 2, 2019

                Interesting. I tested in PR 2019.1.2 and I can still import a simple mkv with audio.

                Stan Jones
                Stan Jones
                Community Expert
                January 11, 2019

                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.

                https://forums.adobe.com/message/10354566#10354566

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                excited_Genie16B8
                Brainiac
                January 11, 2019

                A big company like Adobe has a problem with mkv format ...why?

                Because it isn't used by professionals, the market segment Premiere Pro is designed for.  (Though that does seem to be changing lately.)

                  mezmezg84236701
                  mezmezg84236701Author
                  New Participant
                  January 11, 2019

                  My premier is 2018 lastest update 12.1.2

                  Ann Bens
                  Ann Bens
                  Community Expert
                  January 11, 2019

                  Officially mkv is not supported but there are users who can import mkv without an issue (like me).

                  Easiest way is to convert with HandBrake to mp4.

                  BTW 12.1.2 is not the latest build: 13.0.2 is.

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                  basil1891
                  Inspiring
                  June 2, 2019

                  https://forums.adobe.com/people/Ann+Bens  wrote

                  Officially mkv is not supported but there are users who can import mkv without an issue (like me).

                  Easiest way is to convert with HandBrake to mp4.

                  Maybe converting is the easiest, but hardly the best way, imho. I'd just remux files instead of converting.

                  ffmpeg can do it nicely (https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/​)

                  How to:

                  - place the .mkv's in a separate folder along with ffmpeg.exe

                  - in notepad create a pair of .bat files there:

                  StartRemux.bat  with a string:

                    for %%F in (*.mkv) do remux_settings_.bat "%%F"

                  remux_settings_.bat  with a string:

                    ffmpeg.exe -i %~d1%~p1%~n1.mkv -c:v copy -c:a copy %~d1%~p1%~n1.mp4

                  Now you can just run the StartRemux.bat , and in a minute you'll get your videos in .mp4 container, without loosing quality and time. If you like, you can change .mp4 to .mov in the settings. Sometimes it's needed ( as in case when .mp4 does not allow uncompressed audio).

                  p.s. Important note - thoose .mkv filenames should not have spaces, or wont work.

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