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albertp76030561
albertp76030561
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March 14, 2021
Question

I can't drag videos into timeline in premiere it is NOT a source patching issue Premiere is Useless

  • March 14, 2021
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I have spent hours trying to find a solution to not being able to drag any videos anywhere in Premiere pro. 

It is NOT the simple source patching solution everyone is saying works. That does not solve my problem, I literally can not use premiere pro. I have tried multiple versions and all have the same issue. I just updated to the latest version that just released today and still it does not work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled I have tried every suggestion that I could find but everyone just keeps repeating the same answer that does not work for me. I can not drag clips anywhere, not from the source monitor not from the bin, not from anywhere. Super frustrating that only the most basic feature required of any video editor does not work. 

I have never had issues with premiere pro like this. Its very frustrating I had a project I needed to complete by tommorrow and it looks like the free version of Microsoft movie maker might be a better video editing solution at this point in time. 

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
March 21, 2021

If the media is VFR, like from a phone, Premiere may or may not be able to handle the clips. And it will vary based on how variable the clip's internal frame-rates are. A clip with only small changes in frame-rate may import, while another one with a wider frame-rate variablity will not.

 

Basically, it's better to convert via HandBrake to CFR before importing to PrPro. You can also batch the conversions. And do it while you're sleeping or away from the computer to save your time.

 

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
baric41137216
baric41137216
Participating Frequently
March 21, 2021

Thank you. I will try that. I had tried converting the files via "The File Converter" (App Store download) and that idn't work, but i understand that it only converts the file format, not the Codec. An online suggestion I had seen was using Premiere Pro from 2017 but thats not an option anymore. I can't imagine why one clip's frame rate would be different than another's (the video I initially found the problem with is only 3 seconds long), but, as they say, I'll go with it.

 

Crossing my fingers that HandBrake does the trick...

baric41137216
baric41137216
Participating Frequently
March 26, 2021

Even after trying everything with multiple unusable videos....Premiere is still giving me the big no.


These were the last settings I tried. I give up. Going to try to screen record the videos. 

baric41137216
baric41137216
Participating Frequently
March 21, 2021

I am having the same exact problem. I shot video on my iPhone 11 Pro and tried importing it in various different ways to my new MacBook Pro (purchased in December); iCloud, Airdrop, etc. The bottom line is that, while all the videos show up on the MacBook and in Premiere, some have the video and audio icons and others have the audio icons only, and those cannot be dragged into the video timeline, also whether I import directly, drag and drop from desktop, drag and drop from IPhoto, etc.  I am using different audio for this project so all I need is theh video. These videos were shot sequentially, within the same 20 minutes and yet some I can use and some I cannot - this makes no sense to me at all!

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