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bluesteam
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September 3, 2018
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selecting the h.264 format crashed Premiere when exporting

  • September 3, 2018
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Hi All,

I am new to Premiere but I am not a layman when it comes to IT.  This has had me scratching my head for 2 days now.  I have searched on the forums and the interwebs for a solution to this problem and found that others had this same problem but none of their solutions helped me.

My Specs

Adobe Version: CC (Latest)

OS: Windows 10

Gfx Card: Nvidia GeForce 980Ti

Memory : 24GB

CPU: Intel I7 3770K

HDD: Solid State

I have tried the following:

  • Checked the Crash log but it's greek to me as I am not familiar with Premier Pro.
  • Tried selecting "Mercury Playback Engine Software Only" but crash still occurs
  • Tested all other formats and they work fine.  Even the H.264 Blu-Ray works but not H.264
  • Tested with a blank project thinking it might be something in the project itself...same thing.  still crashes
  • COMPLETE reinstall of latest Video card Drivers after removing the current drivers using driver sweeper.
  • Ran a scannow /sfc to check for corrupt system files.  No problems found
  • Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth to check for corrupt files - No problems found
  • Removed all and any other video editing softwares
  • Removed all other codec packs that I had installed
  • Multiple reboots in-between all this
  • Ensured that there were no outstanding Windows Updates
  • Checked the BIOS firmware for my mobo and my Gfx card.  all up to date.

I'm at a loss.....

PlEaSe can someone assist?  I cannot export my video using H.264

Thanks in advance.

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      Correct answer R Neil Haugen

      I got the solve.... go to adobe creative cloud  and try an older version... It worked for me

       


      NO ... simply go to the Prefeences/Media dialog, and disable "Enable hardware accelerated encoding and decoding ... " ... then your H.264 export should be fine.

       

      There's quite a few current threads on this, rather than going back a couple years where the users had completly different problems.


      Neil

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      Ann Bens
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      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 3, 2018

      The only way to get rid of codec pack is a reinstall of windows.

      Never install such packs they can mess up your system, and you dont need them.

      bluesteam
      bluesteamAuthor
      Known Participant
      September 3, 2018

      Actually, codec packs are very useful and can be used in a myriad of situations so I think what you meant to say is that if you have just bought Premiere Pro and you have installed codec packs in the past, then reinstall windows because that is the only way to get rid of them and they conflict with Premiere Pro.

      In my situation, the codec pack was installed before I purchased Premiere Pro which was only 4 days ago and hence why I had them.

      I spoke to Adobe Support over the phone and they say that the problem is with the ntdll.dll file.  So I proceeded to reinstall windows over my current install which completely creates a new c:\windows directory and renames the old folder to c:\windows.old.

      This was done in hopes that it will now use new files that are not corrupt but the problem persists.  Seems the only next thing left now is to completely reinstall from scratch.

      sigh...

        bluesteam
        bluesteamAuthor
        Known Participant
        September 5, 2018

        Do you mean running Adobe as administrator?  No...must I?

        That's what I am going to do but to be honest, if an installation of another application can break Adobe this easily then what's going to happen in future when this all passes and I decide to install something else and booom....it breaks and I have to reinstall the entire OS all over again and again...this cannot be the solution every time!

        Regarding the NTDLL.DLL file, dll files are libraries of functions and procedures. these files get passed values and variables.  If it is crashing, logic tells me that either the NTDLL.DLL file is bugged or the values being passed to it by Adobe is causing it to bug out.  I can't believe that I am the ONLY one on the planet that is experiencing this problem...

        I feel very special right now....1 in millions of people


        Ok, I have again reinstalled windows 10 and PP and it is working now.  I am going to update windows of all the service packs and patches and then reboot and retest.

        UDPDATE 1:

        Windows Updates done and rebooted and tested...still working.

          Vishu_Aggarwal
          Vishu_Aggarwal
          Participating Frequently
          September 3, 2018

          Did you try resetting the premiere pro preferences if not then try as follow -

          • Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while launching Premiere Pro. You can release the Alt key or Option key when the splash screen appears.

          You won't see the list of your recent projects on the Welcome Screen the next time you launch Premiere Pro if the preferences were reset correctly.

          Also, try exporting to H.264 using Adobe Media Encoder using the queue option from the export window of the premiere.

          Vishu AggarwalAdobe Certified Instructor, Professional and Expert
            bluesteam
            bluesteamAuthor
            Known Participant
            September 3, 2018

            Hi Vishuagg19,

            Thank you for your repy :-)

            I should have added to my original post that I already tried resetting the preferences with no luck. 

            I tried your second option and clicked the Queue button and then in the Adobe Media Encode, I selected H.264 and the exact same thing happened.  Adobe Media Encoder crashed.

              Vishu_Aggarwal
              Vishu_Aggarwal
              Participating Frequently
              September 3, 2018

              Sounds wired...One of the users had the same issue and got it solved by re-installing the OS, check this post - Premiere Pro 2018 Can't render H.264, crashes every time

              Or Contact the Adobe Customer support  - Contact Customer Care

              Vishu AggarwalAdobe Certified Instructor, Professional and Expert
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