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bryonya321123
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August 24, 2018
Question

Premiere failing to import audio

  • August 24, 2018
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I'm using Premiere Pro 12.1 on Windows 10 and am having the same problem on two separate machines and two separate Adobe CC accounts. Whenever we attempt to import audio (wav or mp3) the progress bar stops at 0% and eventually comes up with the message "an unspecified error occurred while performing a conform action on the following file" and then no file name. Whenever we attempt to import video, the audio does not import with it. The audio files are stored locally and the problem has been replicated using several different tracks.

I have tried:

  • Clearing the media cache
  • Updating Premiere Pro to the current version
  • Installing an older version (though version 11 crashed on load every time)
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling Premiere Pro completely
  • Attempting to import audio into a blank sequence

Still we have had no luck. As I say, the problem occurs on several different media files, on different computers, running different CC accounts. We use this for work, so it's obviously extremely frustrating being unable to make any progress with the project or identify what the problem is. Any help appreciated.

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    juanmario
    Participating Frequently
    August 25, 2018

    HI.

    Try the following:

    If you have any codecs package installed, uninstall them.

    Move the project, not folder, to another location with another folder name and delete the folder from the old location.

    Do the same with audio files, and delete any file that is not an import medium, such as .cfa.

    Re-link

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 25, 2018

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

    juanmario
    Participating Frequently
    August 26, 2018

    Uninstalling a pack of codecs eliminates possible conflicts, what does not repair are the possible damages to the registry, this depends on what the user did when installing them.

    gerikp
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 25, 2018

    Shot in the dark here but how are your files named? It might be that there is something in the naming convention of your files that Premiere Pro doesn't like.

    Legend
    August 24, 2018

    Use only .wav files.

    Bring an .mp3 file into Audition and save it out as a 24 bit 48 kHz .wav file, then try importing that into PP.

    Report back.

    Participant
    January 15, 2019

    I was struggling to find the answer to this exact problem, and it looks like .mp3 was the culprit - thanks to your suggestion.  Looks like I'm taking anything .mp3 out of the workflow!