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Importing .mts AVCHD files into Premiere Pro CS5.5: can it be done?

Guest
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Is it possible to import .mts files from a memory card into Premiere Pro? Whenever I try to, I get a message that reads "Codec not supported".
My camera is a Sony Alpha A55, and this worked perfectly well in Final Cut Pro X.

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Firstly

It is standard practice to ingest your files from the camera card to your local Hard Disk before loading them into a Premiere Project.

(Which only references the files in their location on the HDD)

"Codec not supported".

That could be another  issue.

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Doesn't Premiere Pro CS5.5 actually copy imported files to a specified directory?

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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No.

Premiere  only references the files in their location on the HDD

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Strictly speaking, isn't that worse than the alternative?

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Dont know what the alternative is.

Non Linear Edit systems need to know where the files are .

Having them on a Local HDD instead of the camera media is preferable.

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Well, for example, Final Cut Pro copies the files off the camera directly into a project directory automatically, and converts .mts, .m2t and .m2ts to .mov. I'd stick with FCPX, but Premiere offers much more seamless integration with After Effects.

But I digress; is there a plugin for Premiere which would allow it to import .mts files?

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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FCP needs to transcode mts files before it can edit them.

Premiere edits mts files natively.

You do not need a plug in.

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Ok, here's my setup: I've copied the raw .mts files from the memory card, onto my computer. But when I use the media browser or finder to try and import the .mts files into Premiere, I get an unsupported codec message. What do I do?

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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I use MTS files from my AVCHD Canon Vixia camera just fine... AFTER I copy the files from the camera memory card to my hard drive

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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I erased the old files and copied them again, now Premiere won't even recongnize them as supported files in the media browser, effectively rendering them invisible.

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Scratch that, they show up, but I still get the "unsupported codec" message.

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LEGEND ,
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John T Smith will advise you better on this but are you copying the entire folder structure from the card to the HDD?

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Should I be?

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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YES

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Alright, sorry, it's my first time using Premiere.

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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And I still get the same error

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LEGEND ,
Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Now this is where someone with a Mac needs to chime in.

It may just simply be that you need to load a piece of software that came with your camera.

Try a site search here as well.

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Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2011

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You have to copy the entire contents folder from the flash media.

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Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2011

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I copied the entire PRIVATE folder from the card, to no avail.

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LEGEND ,
Jan 01, 2012 Jan 01, 2012

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The Sony web site lists the recording as AVCHD.  If it's not working for you after having done things properly, my best guess is that your install has lost MPEG functionality.

Do you have the full list of sequence presets available, or are you limited to I-frame codecs like DV and such?

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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Ah yes... Mac

I am on Windows and both MTS and the MP4 from my wife's Flip camera work perfectly with no extra installs

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Dec 30, 2011 Dec 30, 2011

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I'm on a MAC.  My procedure is copy entire directory structure from media card to HD.  In Premiere use Media browser to locate top level directory, select view as AVCHD and you should see your clips. from there you can import or view in source monitor.  My MTS clips are from a Canonand the top level directory is PRIVATE.

Bob

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Engaged ,
Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2011

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Hi,

change the mts extention to mpg, see it that works. if so, download free software called ReNamer and change the end extention to mpeg.

http://www.den4b.com/?x=products&product=renamer

hope this helps.

Baz

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Explorer ,
Jan 15, 2012 Jan 15, 2012

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Bob, I have a similar problem. I can locate the mts file but when I import it I get an error message: "the file has an unsupportted compression type".

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