AVI import problems: Unsupported Compression
by Jay Kinghorn
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Jun 24, 2009 at 4:37:45 pm
Hello,
I'm trying to import a series of clips into Premiere Pro CS4 (4.1.0) but I receive an error during import that the AVI has unsupported compression in the file. The clip opens in QuickTime Pro and can be added to a timeline in Final Cut Express.
In QuickTime Pro, the information for the file is listed as Format: Apple OpenDML JPEG 1280x720.
I'm wondering whether:
1) There is a way to import these files natively in Premiere Pro?
2) There is a good intermediate codec I can use to bring these clips into PP? I've tried converting the clip using QuickTime pro to the Animation or Uncompressed 4.2.2 codecs, but, as expected, the file size balloons from 66MB to around 1GB.
3) I need to just bite the bullet and edit the sequence in Final Cut Express instead of Premiere Pro?
Re: AVI import problems: Unsupported Compression by Tim Robinson on Jun 24, 2009 at 5:33:38 pm
I wrote a cow blog on the unsupported avi issues on mac.
There is no easy way to edit in premiere. I convert them quickly in after effects to Animation .MOV files. Since your already using JPEG, why not quicktime photojpg? If you in a hurry, I'd use whatever tool helps you get the job done faster.
I hope that adobe could someday fix this issue (playing in after effects, but not in premiere) but apparently this dates back to CS3. I've only used the mac w/ CS4 since its new to us.
Re: AVI import problems: Unsupported Compression by Jay Kinghorn on Jun 24, 2009 at 9:22:05 pm
Tim,
Thanks for your post. Your recommendation to convert to .mov using QuickTime PhotoJPEG works well.
I tried converting to several other flavors of .mov (Animation, Uncompressed, etc) without success. I even tried opening the file in Photoshop CS4 extended and bringing the resulting .psd into Premiere as a sequence. With each attempt, I got a "File dimensions (width and height) too large". Error.
Adobe has a KnowledgeBase file that appears to address the issue http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/325/325815.html, but their recommendation to change the file extension from AVI to MPG didn't work either.
Do you know what would cause the "File dimensions (width and height) too large" error? I'm using a still camera that shoots videos. It creates a 720p file (1280x720, 30 fps, square pixels).
