Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - Manual (Page 103)

Transferring and importing files
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File formats supported for import
About transferring files
About importing files
Import files with the Media Browser
Import files with the Import commands
Import files using Adobe Bridge
Channel support
Premiere Pro trial versions (CS5, CS5.5, CS6)
For information about shooting and capturing high-quality audio and video, see “Shooting and Capturing Great Video Assets,” from Premiere Pro
CS5 Classroom in a Book.
File formats supported for import
Premiere Pro can import many video and audio formats. Plug-in software modules provide file format support. Most of these software modules are
installed automatically with Premiere Pro.
Some filename extensions—such as MOV, AVI, MXF, FLV, and F4V—denote container file formats rather than denoting a specific audio, video, or
image data format. Container files can contain data encoded using various compression and encoding schemes. Premiere Pro can import these
container files, but the ability to import the data that they contain is dependent on the codecs (specifically, decoders) installed.
By installing additional codecs, you can extend the ability of Premiere Pro to import additional file types. Many codecs must be installed into the
operating system (Windows or Mac OS) and work as a component inside the QuickTime or Video for Windows formats. Contact the manufacturer
of your hardware or software for more information about codecs that work with the files that your specific devices or applications create. If
Premiere Pro does not import your file, see this FAQ video tutorial,
"Why can't Premiere Pro import my file?" for an explanation.
Video and still-image files that you want to import must not be more than the maximum dimensions allowed. For more information on maximum
dimensions in Premiere Pro, see the
Premiere Pro Work Area blog.
Adobe provides workflow guides for P2, RED, XDCAM, AVCCAM, and DSLR cameras and footage on the Adobe website .
Colin Brougham explains how Premiere Pro works natively with tapeless media (no transcoding) in this article and video series on the ProVideo
Coalition website .
For more information about RED (R3D) digital cinema and Canon XF improvements in Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later, read this post on the
Premiere Pro work area blog.
Premiere Pro can import files in the formats listed, provided the codec used to generate a specific file is installed locally.
Supported video and animation file formats
3GP, 3G2
ASF (Netshow, Windows only)
AVI (DV-AVI, Microsoft AVI Type 1 and Type 2)
DV (raw DV stream, a QuickTime format)
FLV and F4V
Premiere Pro CS5 can import FLV files with video encoded using the On2 VP6 video codec; Premiere Pro CS5 can’t import FLV files with
video encoded with the Sorenson Spark video codec. As with any unsupported format, transcode the file to a format that Premiere Pro can import.
GIF (Animated GIF)
M1V (MPEG-1 Video File)
M2T (Sony HDV)
M2TS (Blu-ray BDAV MPEG-2 Transport Stream, AVCHD)
M4V (MPEG-4 Video File)
MOV (QuickTime Movie, requires QuickTime 7 for import of non-native QuickTime files; in Windows, requires QuickTime player)
The fully featured version of QuickTime 7 Pro is not installed in Mac OS X 10.7 by default. If you are using Mac OS X 10.7, go to this page
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