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Restore MKV Format Support

LEGEND ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

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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.
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Adobe Employee , Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023
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

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Adobe Employee , Jul 08, 2024 Jul 08, 2024

@Clint W.  I'm sorry that this is taking longer than we'd expected. Your core scenario is exactly how we also think of this: that Premiere Pro should be a Swiss Army knife when it comes to formats supports. While it is no excuse, I will say that this work involved entirely rewriting our MKV support and not just restoring what was already there. 

 

Regards,

Fergus

 

P.S. While we fully intend for MKV support to be delivered by Adobe and to be first class, it has always been possible for anyone to

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New Here ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

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In Archives around the world, the Matroska wrapper and ffv1 codec is a widely accepted open format for digital preservation. The lack of the ability for the Adobe Encoder to handle this wrapper, which is used extensively within archives as a preferred format for born digital use is a real problem. Please add the MKV format to the already great product and make a lot of people happier.

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LEGEND ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

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YEAH!

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LEGEND ,
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It would be great if you can add support for .mkv or Matroska video format

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LEGEND ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

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I would like to have that option.

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LEGEND ,
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********!!!!!. I dont understand how this is not a thing yet

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LEGEND ,
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The MKV ffv1 format is starting to be very common in the cinema archival world. It would be great be able to export them directly from premiere pro.

Thanks!

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LEGEND ,
Jan 24, 2023 Jan 24, 2023

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Software development is outside my area of expertise, which is my only excuse for not creating the solution myself.

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LEGEND ,
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Have to use some other Converters for MKV conversion and that software are not Trust Worthy ..Please Add this Support in Adobe Encoder ...

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LEGEND ,
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YEAH PLEASEEEE

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LEGEND ,
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What codec do you need ?

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LEGEND ,
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Yes please

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LEGEND ,
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Please add support for mkv files

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LEGEND ,
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The participation of the Audiovisual Archives in the world supporting the best audiovisual postproduction programs that in turn support the use of the MKV container should be sufficient reason to invest in its development

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LEGEND ,
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all that is of program supports mkv less the premiere

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all that is of program supports mkv less the premiere

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LEGEND ,
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With support for for MKV container format should come support for the FFv1 video format and FLAC audio format. This combination is undergoing standardization by the IETF CELLAR working group for use in digital audiovisual preservation. Unlike ProRes and DNxHD, FFv1 is a truly lossless and open format. Due to its flexibility and technically superiority it is used in-house at my production firm as a lossless intermediate and archival format.

Due to the limitations for Premiere/AME, for now users can losslessly re-mux MKV into the ancient AVI or MOV formats using the free, open-source ffmpeg tool:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -c copy output.mov

Results may vary depending on the input formats and Premiere's support for such formats.

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What codec do you need in .MKV ?

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I agree with this opinions.

Please support mkv files

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What others codecs do you need inside .MKV besides FFv1 and FLAC ?

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LEGEND ,
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> What others codecs do you need inside .MKV besides FFv1 and FLAC ?

LPCM audio is a must have for archival users. H.264, H.265, and AAC would be useful for general use. The list could go on but that would be a good start.

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What parameters do you need ? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/FFV1

What are you going to do with the file ?

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What parameters do you need ? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/FFV1
What are you going to do with the file ?

I could add this into https://autokroma.com/AfterCodecs/
but I need more information

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LEGEND ,
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Please support mkv files

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Yes please

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si es verdad

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