[Now released] Restore MKV Format Support

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Removing MKV Format support has a negative impact on the workflow of people that work with broadcasting software like OBS. Restore MKV support. Having native support for MKVs, even if they don't edit well without generating proxies, saves me a ton of time that I'd otherwise have to spend remuxing/transcoding files.

[rickm27622540]

I see it's being worked on now but just adding another comment and vote to get this done. Nothing more annoying than being able to open a file in VLC but not in professional editing software that costs this much.

Reading the backstory of how the feature used to be there and then was removed makes it doubly infuriating. I remember using it before and it not being a problem, try again today and all of a sudden it's an issue. And given that it's the second most upvoted thing here, a lot of people seem to agree.

[jesped]

Almost 6 months later and still nothing... as if adding again the removed MKV support was something incredibly hard and complicated. (－‸ლ)

[Noah22127145ho77]

Free open source programs support MKV and every other codec Adobe doesn't support. This is pure proof that there isn't any technical limitation with the program and is just adobe being pure greedy. I really would like MKV support back because recording in .MP4 is very bad and most of the time has horrible consequences. MP4 wasn't made for recording, just playing back a.k.a. encoding. Until something happens, I will be quiting adobe products for the time being. I have been using a free open source editor called Shotcut and is basically adobe premiere but you don't have to worry about what formats it supports for importing because it pretty much supports them all. I hate when companies choose greed over customer service.

[Kris.S.]

It's nearing the end of October 2022 now. Is this still in process?

[Miguel25543010u7xb]

I recorded 5 hours worth of video with OBS Studio for a timelapse. The video that they output can be read by everything except After Effect. Actually I'm pretty sure they're using a standard codec with nothing fancy. I am currently waiting for handbrake to finish converting it so I can finally edit it. Time remaining for the conversion : 7 hours. That make no sense and I'm not even sure why I'm still trying to make it work. Refund incoming soon.

[default9l9ym6146z8f]

@miguel Tremblay That's because you're doing it wrong. You're supposed to REMUX the recording to MP4 via OBS's built in remux tool, not TRANSCODE it via Handbrake.

Your own fault it's taking 7 more hours for it to finish.

[autokroma]

Miguel, Noah, Kristina, did you give Influx Importer a try ? we're here to solve any issue you have with MKV import inside Adobe

[Rormeister]

@antoinellorca
We are already investing HEAVILY in the CC suite. While we appreciate the effort your company has made in the Influx product, it is ludicrous for us to invest an additional $90 to have the ability to import MKV into Premiere Pro. As for the respondent who suggests we REMUX using the OBS studio built in muxer, that isn’t always the best option. Personally I prefer MKV simply because it doesn’t corrupt the stream should there be interference.

2cents, keep the change.

[MaSh]

@miguel Tremblay: I record in MKV, then i remux in Avidemux (https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ )
In this step i trim the beginnung and end, but there is no need to transcode, 3h Footage takes maybe 5 seconds with fast storage.

[Adam227154861lqs]

This should never have been removed. MKV is one of the best video codecs for recording and viewing video files. Insane that CC doesn't have support for one of the most common video codecs.

[Christopher27984347rkd4]

Adobe cannot regard itself as a world-class video editor without MKV support, plain and simple.

[Fergus H]

Hi all,

MKV support is actively being worked on. I don't have a release date to share currently but when that changes, I will update this message.

Regards,

Fergus

[chrisf16661207]

That's great to hear!

[Brian.Oz]

Finally!!! We really need it.

[Sergiu_M-D]

How long can it take to just re-enable it, since it was present in past versions?

[Rormeister]

So @Fergus H and @AbhiSingh12 which is it? Worked on? or Being investigated? Those are two entirely different statements. Since "investigated" came second is that what we are to believe to be correct. And would either of you wish to comment on the time lapse between that pronouncement and the first time the term was uttered in this thread. Really? We pay a small fortune for your software and the single most obvious changes are the ridiculous artwork that appears on the app load each time there is an update.

[jackthegiantkiller]

Investigated? Seriously? Honestly, how hard can it be to flip a switch you turned off before? Or are you haggling over licensing? I am so sick and tired of your customers having to struggle because Adobe won't use its record profits to actually improve things, like hiring more developers or having weekend support or giving Pantone whatever it wants so we can GET OUR WORK DONE.

[Dislekzi4]

It is sad that thread comes as since 2019 and still no solution.

[Byron Cortez]

While you wait for what Fergus has told you about MKV support being worked on, keep in mind that OBS also has a setting in the preferences where you can configure that it is recorded in .mov or .MP4. These formats are perfectly compatible with Premiere Pro. 

[gdw3art]

You're still recording in MKV format that is remuxed in OBS. Plus the MKV format has advantages for streaming. 

[chrisf16661207]

From what I understand mp4 and mov are not crash proof. If the program crashes you need mkv in order to recover your data, a serious advantage for mkv

[Fergus H]

"So @Fergus H and @AbhiSingh12 which is it? Worked on? or Being investigated? Those are two entirely different statements. Since "investigated" came second is that what we are to believe to be correct."

@Rormeister When we migrated ideas from User Voice to the Adobe Support Community, date stamps on the messages were lost. Abhi's comment about MKV support was originally posted before mine. It is correct that MKV support was being investigated, and is now being worked on. 

Fergus

[Jason29145335u04q]

Hello all, professionally I use .mkv files frequently but need to stream copy via Shana Encoder to MP4 to make them compatible in Premiere. Blackmagic Resolve imports without issue, why is this and when will this functionality be available in Premiere without having to spend US$90 on a plugin?

[Ann Bens]

Moved to Ideas board.

Its not a bug, its by design.

[Flavio_St]

Great news @Fergus H ! thank you very much for giving us the scoop to calm the anxiety.

I wonder how it will handle MKVs that carry more than one video stream, or several audio channels. But this is great. Adobe listens.