Can't import footage into Prem Pro CS6 at DVinfo.net

Terry Wall · January 4th, 2013, 05:45 PM

Hi, all--and Happy New Year! Recently acquired PP-CS6, stepping up from CS4. I am assembling some demo footage and in trying to import some wedding files, CS6 won't take them and I get an error message saying "There was an error decompressing audio or video." This shouldn't be an issue and I have no problem with any other footage I'm trying to bring in--regardless of format or HD or SD. Any thoughts?

Thx!
TW

Battle Vaughan · January 4th, 2013, 08:16 PM

Sounds like a missing-codec problem, perhaps. You can see what codec is on you footage with freeware like Mediainfo or GSpot, if that codec is not in PPro it won't be able to open it.

Might be able to convert in another program -- quicktime, mpegstreamclip, NCH's Prizm, for example --- to a codec that your nle has, if that's the problem.

Or the file could be corrupted...does it play ok in other apps?

Terry Wall · January 4th, 2013, 09:09 PM

Battle, I would think it might be corrupted, except that the files open and play just fine in PPro CS4! So it's puzzling, since I'm still in the same software family. It's your basic HDV file...easily within the range of Adobe's "latest and greatest," I would think!

Thx!
TW

Battle Vaughan · January 6th, 2013, 02:04 PM

Depends on what codec made the HDV file. For example, the Mac HDV codec that you find in Mac Quicktime and FCP will not play on Windows without a third party codec (calibrated_q is one source). If for some reason the original files were from a mac, that would be the problem. Or some similar situation, but it still sounds like a codec thing.

January 4th, 2013, 05:45 PM	#1
Terry Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 164	Can't import footage into Prem Pro CS6 Hi, all--and Happy New Year! Recently acquired PP-CS6, stepping up from CS4. I am assembling some demo footage and in trying to import some wedding files, CS6 won't take them and I get an error message saying "There was an error decompressing audio or video." This shouldn't be an issue and I have no problem with any other footage I'm trying to bring in--regardless of format or HD or SD. Any thoughts? Thx! TW __________________ Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff!

January 4th, 2013, 08:16 PM	#2
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Re: Can't import footage into Prem Pro CS6 Sounds like a missing-codec problem, perhaps. You can see what codec is on you footage with freeware like Mediainfo or GSpot, if that codec is not in PPro it won't be able to open it. Might be able to convert in another program -- quicktime, mpegstreamclip, NCH's Prizm, for example --- to a codec that your nle has, if that's the problem. Or the file could be corrupted...does it play ok in other apps?

January 4th, 2013, 09:09 PM	#3
Terry Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 164	Re: Can't import footage into Prem Pro CS6 Battle, I would think it might be corrupted, except that the files open and play just fine in PPro CS4! So it's puzzling, since I'm still in the same software family. It's your basic HDV file...easily within the range of Adobe's "latest and greatest," I would think! Thx! TW __________________ Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff!

January 6th, 2013, 02:04 PM	#4
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Re: Can't import footage into Prem Pro CS6 Depends on what codec made the HDV file. For example, the Mac HDV codec that you find in Mac Quicktime and FCP will not play on Windows without a third party codec (calibrated_q is one source). If for some reason the original files were from a mac, that would be the problem. Or some similar situation, but it still sounds like a codec thing.