Unknown Disk Error When Importing Video with Audio Into Premiere

[swilson1605]

I am using Premiere Pro CC 2018, and I am working on a video for a client. The video footages were taken with what I believe is an I Phone, and my client sent the videos to Hightail for me to download onto my harddrive. The videos are all in MOV format, and they are pretty long (1 to 2 hours).

Most files work, but there are two files that fail to transfer audio over. When I import these two videos, I get the red triangle warning sign at the bottom right corner of my screen. It says that "an unknown disk error occured while attemping to write the following file".

I have tried the "commonold" technique on the Mac, and I've cleaned out my media cache, but these two videos still don't work.

Please help.

[Vidya Sagar · Accepted solution]

Hi swilson1605,

Sorry for the import issue. What is the exact dot version of Premiere Pro? Steps: FAQ: How to find the exact version of Premiere Pro you're using?

If possible, just for a test, transcode the files using Handbrake and try importing into Premiere Pro. https://handbrake.fr/

Please let us know the status.

Thanks,

Vidya

[swilson1605]

I am using version 12.1.1 (build 10)

So far Handbrake went 2 percent into converting my file before it cancelled. Handbrake told me there was an error.

I'm not sure what setting to use in Handbrake.

[Richard van den Boogaard]

iPhones typically record videos with variable framerates. That makes it hard for most any NLE to handle, which is why it is wise to first transcode the footage to a fixed framerate, preferably in an edit-friendly codec.

As Vidya suggested, you may consider using Handbrake for this purpose.

Hope this helps.