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19663336
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August 10, 2013
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Premiere Pro 2.0 will not import --

  • August 10, 2013
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Premiere Pro 2.0 will not import mov, wmv, avi, mp4 or avchd files.  What format does it want?  OR does this have something to do with my Win 7 machine not having the right codecs?  If so, which ones are the right ones and how do I install them?

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    excited_Genie16B8
    Legend
    August 11, 2013

    [Moved to the CS4 and Earlier forum.]

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    19663336Author
    Participant
    August 11, 2013

    I'm sorry I posted this to the wrong forum originally.  I hadn't seen there was a Premiere Pro 4. and earlier yet.

    Thanks for the suggestions, but I am thinking there is something wrong with the PP2.0 that I have or else the codecs are not correct.  I bought a book on PP2.0 and it came with a disc with sample clips to use.  Even these clips will not work.  I can get them into PP2.0, but then they will not play.  I can put still images in and they work fine.

    I got PP2.0 for free from Adobe that time they were giving it away.  I am wondering if it was not complete.  I am also curious what Adobe Media Encoder is.  Do I need that to run these clips?  If I can't figure this out I will have to stick with Windows Movie Maker.  Drat!

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2013

    I got PP2.0 for free from Adobe that time they were giving it away.

    Adobe was not giving it away.

    It was for those whom already owned PP2 with a serialnumber

    To replace the old PP2 that could not be activated anymore.

    PP2 is supposed to run on a XP machine.

    If you cannot afford Premiere Pro consider Premiere ELEMENTS.    

    It can import nearly everything.

      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 11, 2013

      For future reference, the forum for PPro2 is http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere/premierepro_previous?view=all

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 11, 2013

      CS2 will only import mov and wmv from your list.

        the_wine_snob
        the_wine_snob
        Inspiring
        August 10, 2013

        For the MOV, do you have Apple's QuickTime Player installed.

        Also, perhaps a MOD can move this post to the PrPro CS 4 and Earlier Forum.

        Good luck,

        Hunt

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        wfmc_staffer
        Participating Frequently
        August 10, 2013

        Dude....,.

        So you will want to convert to DV avi, or DV Quicktime(.mov).  The only HD that it can handle is HDV, which is an mpeg2 based codec, so you might experiment with that if you are using AVCHD or H.264 originals.

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