2 Replies Latest reply: Jun 24, 2014 4:38 AM by Aabh RSS

    Premiere Pro and .mov files

    Aabh

      It is clear there is a problem with variable frame rate on Premiere.  I'm reading statements all over the net about it.  Okay, cool. I have no choice: I'm using Wirecast and for the last two years all of our shows were shot in Quicktime .mov format.  Probably more than 100 of them.  When I play them, I get audio artifacts and ultimately the audio falls out of sync, resulting in a 1 to 3 MINUTE lag of the audio at the end of the 1 hour show. 

       

      I need to go in and watermark all of these shows and put new opening and closing credits on these shows before I archive them.

       

      What is the fastest way to get Premeire to sync up audio on variable frame rate files?  I can't tell you how exhausting it would be to discover I need to import each and every one of these videos into something like Sony Vegas, convert it out and THEN begin my work...

       

      Ideas?

       

      Thanks!

        • 1. Re: Premiere Pro and .mov files
          John T Smith CommunityMVP

          Based on the messages I've read, trying to sync variable frame rate video with PPro is a lost cause... you must use some other program to sync and create a new file to be able to edit in PPro

          • 2. Re: Premiere Pro and .mov files
            Aabh Community Member

            Thanks John!  That sent me on a rabbit trail which led to the solution!

             

            Oh... man... Adobe... please PLEASE start listening to your user base!  Some of us (read: ME) pay $600 a YEAR to have these massive headaches!

             

            So, User base: let me tell you what I've discovered: If there is a variable frame rate (As there often is with things broadcast to the web), Premiere can't handle it.  You must convert it using another program (I used "Handbrake" which is a nifty free converter... be sure to click "Constant bitrate").  And then import it into Premiere.

             

            Doing my due diligence, This actually has been a problem since CS4...  I guess few people actually record their broadcasts?  Or else they are good with it?  Or maybe it's just Wirecast that records variable frame rates... I don't know. Either way, I had a workflow repair.

             

            Now I'm off with ANOTHER problem, my newest project won't work in Premiere EITHER, different workflow, different camera and even a different system.. I'm thinking I need to be asking what formats should I record in so I can actually edit in Premiere?  *Sigh*