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1. Re: flv files
Harm Millaard Oct 12, 2009 12:00 AM (in response to therayman)FLV is a dellivery format. You may be better off with a storyboard approach of stills till you get the original material.
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2. Re: flv files
dsladek Oct 12, 2009 12:36 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)Agreed, you should obtain the original source if at all possible. It's never a good idea to edit .flv or any other highly compressed format.
But, if you absolutely have to work with .flv files there are plug-ins available, one such being http://www.moyea.com/import-flv
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3. Re: flv files
therayman Oct 12, 2009 11:09 AM (in response to dsladek)Unfortunately this doesn't support CS4 or X64 Vista but thanks anyway.
There are other converters but I would have thought Adobe would be able to
import one of its own formats.
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4. Re: flv files
Jeff Bellune Oct 12, 2009 11:16 AM (in response to therayman)I can import .flv files into CS4, even ones I created in Sorenson Squeeze. How were your .flv files created?
What, exactly, happens when you try to import your .flv files?
-Jeff
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5. Re: flv files
therayman Oct 12, 2009 11:26 AM (in response to Jeff Bellune)I get an error message. This file appears to have no media data. The Flv
files came from a client and I have no idea how they were created. They are
full screen HD quality but I will be reducing them to SD video for broadcast
and dvd output.
Ray
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6. Re: flv files
Jeff Bellune Oct 12, 2009 11:42 AM (in response to therayman)I get an error message. This file appears to have no media data.
Then the files are corrupted, either at the source or during acquisition. Re-acquire them.
-Jeff
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7. Re: flv files
Harm Millaard Oct 12, 2009 11:47 AM (in response to Jeff Bellune)Then the files are corrupted, either at the source or during acquisition. Re-acquire them.
In that case waiting for the originals as requested is better.
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8. Re: flv files
therayman Oct 12, 2009 12:02 PM (in response to Jeff Bellune)No they play perfectly and I can import them into Flash and use them there
for web output.
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9. Re: flv files
therayman Oct 12, 2009 12:03 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)But my edit is required in order to release the originals.
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10. Re: flv files
Harm Millaard Oct 12, 2009 12:13 PM (in response to therayman)Prepare yourself for a long wait. You can't edit till they release the originals and they can't release them till you have edited. A viscuous circle.
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11. Re: flv files
Jeff Bellune Oct 12, 2009 12:15 PM (in response to therayman)therayman wrote:
No they play perfectly and I can import them into Flash and use them there
for web output.
I don't know what else to tell you. My .flv files import, play and edit perfectly in Pr CS4. So something is different about your files. When you discover what that difference is, then there may be a way to correct it.
If the client won't release the originals, maybe they can provide you with another downloadable format besides .flv for your proposed edit? Maybe lo-res .wmv or .mov files? Or some flavor of MPEG1, MPEG2 or MPEG4 (*not* DivX or XviD!)?
-Jeff
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12. Re: flv files
Stan Jones Oct 12, 2009 2:49 PM (in response to Jeff Bellune)I'm curious as to whether there is a difference in the flv files Jeff and therayman are using. Therayman, take a look at your files with gspot or the like and report what is in there. I'd report the size, frame rate, video codec, audio format, rate, etc. It also occurs to me that the audio may be mp3 and that has caused problems for some users. Does the help file say anything about what sort of flv files are supported.
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13. Re: flv files
Jeff Bellune Oct 12, 2009 2:53 PM (in response to Stan Jones)All of my Flash files have MP3 audio.
-Jeff
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14. Re: flv files
therayman Oct 12, 2009 6:00 PM (in response to Stan Jones)I have an assortment of different files. None of them work in Premier not
even the ones I created myself to test it
Too busy on a tight the deadline now. I resorted to filming a full screen of
the file in HD.
Yes I know but it worked well enough and the files are on their way.
Not happy with Adobe.....




