Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 MKV support?

Report · Aug 01, 2008

Is there any way to get Adobe Premiere to support MKV files or it simply just doesn't support it?

Report · Aug 01, 2008

I don't know that format, but others have said it is for delivery and not editing... so, read here to see Why NOT to try and edit an MPEG for a possible reason

Report · Aug 01, 2008

Sidebar:

>native AviSynth input support. (After Effects CS3 has it: Why not Premiere?)

Define native AviSynth support, please. On my system AECS3 won't import .avs scripts. ;)

EDIT: I suspect that you installed the plugin to the Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\CS3\MediaCore folder. When I did that, AE imported .avs scripts quite nicely, thank you.

Report · Aug 01, 2008

Oops.. maybe I forgot ! I do s**t like that sometimes :)

Report · Sep 08, 2008

Hi,
sorry for resurrecting this not-so-new thread.
I have installed the plugin in the Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\CS3\MediaCore folder, but AE crashes when I import the .avs file.
I am running AE CS3 on XP SP3.
Does anyone have a hint?
Thanx

Report · Jan 18, 2009

Hi,
sorry for re-resurrecting this not-so-new thread. You support .mov and .AVI files but not .MKV? .Avi files where never meant to be edited. It would do a lot of good to Adobes reputation if it supported MKV, after all how hard could it be to implement an open format?

Report · Jan 18, 2009

This will sound rude, and I genuinely mean no disrespect, but I have to say that you really don't know what you're talking about.

Report · Jan 18, 2009

Audio Video Interleave, known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a standard container that allows *synchronous audio-with-video playback*.

ehem... 1992. playback...

one of matroskas goal is to: Establish Matroska as the opensource alternative to existing containers such as AVI, ASF, MOV, RM, MP4, MPG

Adobe opened up the pdf format, adobe is just notch below google as a simbol of good under the public eye. mkv would only improve that image.

Report · Jan 18, 2009

>ehem... 1992. playback...

Yeah, you're reading too much into that.

And what Matroska hopes to be and what it's place really is the current world of computer media are two very different things.

Report · Jan 18, 2009

MKV is becoming more and more frequently used... It can contain subtitles and multiple audio streams. It's almost always used as a container for h264 encoded HD files. There's nothing wrong with what Oldarney said. I don't understand why people on this form, the "Adobe Professionals" which now I just see as fan-boys, are so against MKV among other things. It's ridiculous that Adobe Premiere doesn't accept DVD-Rips directly and instead has to be tricked using an AVS script, AFTER already downloading the AVS extension for Premiere.

Well... the last complaint aside from video compatibility, Premiere has no masking capabilities, one of the most major things in video editing. If I ever need to do it, I have to use Photoshop, editing frame by frame, after saving them from Media Player Classic (as one of the players capable of saving the frame that is paused at). Then I import each of the frames and make a video out of those separate frames..

Report · Jan 18, 2009

I'm not particularly 'against' Matroska files. But the reality is that at this point in time, they're pretty much a non-existant format in the world of editing. (Hell even in the world of consumer playback, they're very rare).

Masking in video is called a Matte. Premiere has this ability. If you mean rotoscoping, then yes, that's something Premiere can't do automatically. (But then even Hollywood uses special tools for this, doing it one frame at a time.)

Report · Apr 15, 2009

Hi Jim Simon - I told you we've had this conversation before, lol - or at least a very similar one. When I signed in recently, it asked for a username for some reason. I entered Typhoon859 but technically it's the same account. This is David "Kozar".

-Sorry for giving birth to this thread again but.. in a similar respect, this thread was continued here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419411?tstart=0
Just trying to point out that nothing ever changes XD

Report · Apr 17, 2009

Not until Premiere programmers add support, anyway.

Report · Aug 13, 2009

Hi. Sorry to revive this discussion again, but scanning through I think my specific question isn't quite answered:

I have a client who would like me to deliver in MKV format. Their playback system works best with that format, so it's what they want. (Just to be absolutely clear, I have no desire to edit MKV, I just want to export to that format.)

From what I have been able to find on other forums and FAQs, it looks like the thing to do is to export to some other format (AVI?) and use a freeware program to transmux to MKV. That seems a bit dodgy to me, but that's what I'll do if necessary. I would think it would be better to export directly from Premiere, so if anyone is aware of a plugin for this, I'm all ears.

Thanks!

Report · Aug 13, 2009

This CONVERTER has gotten some good reviews on other fora.

Good luck,

Hunt

Report · Sep 15, 2009

A simple way to use high definition video (h.264) in a Matroska Wrapper (MKV video) is to transcode it to M2TS using a free tool called:

SmartLabs tsMuxeR.

http://www.smlabs.net/tsmuxer_en.html

3 simple steps to use the video:

1: Open it

2: Change profile level to 4.1

3: Save and start muxing

Here is a nice blog post with more information.

http://www.bitburners.com/articles/convert-mkv-video-files-to-m2ts-for-playstation-3-using-tsmuxer/4015/

In my opinion the reason why Premiere does not want to support MKV is because it is mainly used in the pirate world for copyrighted videos.

Good luck and creativity! 🙂

Report · Sep 15, 2009

Pirates? You are not thinking that small, are you? We here at CoreCodec have been pushed for Matroaka adoption for over 4 years now.... and it is supported within products by:

- Toshiba

- Panasonic

- LG

- Netgear

- Samsung

- ASUS

- Motorola

- JVC

- Sigma Designs

- Seagate

- RMI

- Western Digital

Conveting as you are suggesting is not an option... TS and PS while good for streaming... is not really a 'great' container.

Report · Sep 15, 2009

Pirates?

While I do have to admit that I have not encountered MKV that often, all instances have been in the legit arena. Maybe there is use elsewhere, but none of my clients have brought material from that area.

I've been following this thread for some time, as I always want to learn of newer CODEC's and technologies, because there is always a client, just around the corner, who will drop it on my desk.

Hunt

Report · Sep 15, 2009

Please dont put word in my mouth.

I am not stating my personal opinion. Only what i think may be the reason why Adobe Premiere does not support MKV.

I personally think MKV is a great container for video.

Also i am currently using the CoreCodec to properly watch my AVCHD video taken with my personnal digital camera. So i respect your work.

It is also my opinion that a thread should not be hijacked with debate or emotional matters especially when the creator of the thread is asking for a way to use MKV videos in Premiere.

You may not agree with my method but its a simple one that only takes minutes with almost lossless quality when imported as far as i know.

And it works!

If anyone have a better solution i will be more than happy to use it... If not please start your own thread.

Have a good day

Report · Sep 15, 2009

It is also my opinion that a thread should not be hijacked with debate or emotional matters especially when the creator of the thread is asking for a way to use MKV videos in Premiere.

This is a valid point. One consideration is that it is a "zombie" thread from 2008, and it was brought back to life by a recent post on the MKV CODEC/container. While emotional aspects are probably not germane to the discussion, methods of dealing with the CODEC/container would be.

All comments on the techniques used to implement, or edit it, should be fair game.

As I stated, I have followed it from the beginning, only to learn. I probably did not further that, with my observations, however accurate those might be for me, with my client relationships. Sorry for that.

Just my $0.02.

Hunt

Report · Sep 15, 2009

@Thewinesnob

My message was in response to CoreCodec 🙂

Report · Sep 15, 2009

My message was in response to CoreCodec 🙂

I realize that, but I commented on my observations regarding the CODEC/container, so probably did not help things.

Thanks,

Hunt

Report · Jan 04, 2011

HI ALL!

I I have CS5 running in Win7 64bit. All I did was change the .mkv to .avi, dragged and dropped. No avisynth installed.

Hope this helps.

Report · Jan 04, 2011

I I have CS5 running in Win7 64bit. All I did was change the .mkv to .avi, dragged and dropped. No avisynth installed.

I get the error message when trying to replicate this.

"Unsupported format or damaged file"

Report · Jan 04, 2011

Success likely depends on what's in the file itself. Both MKV and AVI are simply containers. What's inside makes the critical difference.

Bottom line, stick to using video you shot yourself with a supported camera format inside of Premiere Pro, and you should be fine. Look for a consumer program to edit Internet downloads and other non-standard media.

Report · Jan 10, 2011

@ Jim Simon and Harm Millaard

It's people like you that are destroying the internet. The original poster was simply asking if there is a way to import mkv format into Adobes $300 video editing software instead of using freeware. He didn't ask what your opinion on the format was and frankly no one really gives a crap.

Since I’ve edited video for paying customers I’m what you could call a ‘professional’ using ‘professional software’ so here’s a conundrum maybe you ‘video format experts’ can answer. How can I, a video professional using professional $300 software that I paid for from my own pocket, edit my daughters first baby steps to upload via youtube so I can share this shorter, yet more touching, video with my parents whom reside abroad?

If your answer doesn’t include a link to a plug-in, directions on importing mkv video or anything of that nature than please save it for another thread, because I doubt anyone stumbled upon here just to read criticism of certain video formats. Thank you.