Codecs and premiere and computers

Tocomanconqueso · Post by **Tocomanconqueso** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:51 pm

You'll all hate me for this one, because it seems like it would be a comon problem.

I'm playing with premiere pro, i was playing with premiere 6, i'm having the same problem. (My english is a little bit rusty, so stick with me.) Whenever i import a video, pro dies. It might be the codec, i go in and change around that, still it dies. I'm in the process of changing to a third codec, praying its just that.

My computer is fairly new, so i didn't think that memory would be a problem, but it seems it may be the case.

Also, when pro shuts down, only the program locks up, nothing else.

I tried shutting down all the programs from start up, then running pro, and it still failed.
Any ideas?

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:01 pm

Sounds like you are trying to edit with DivX or XviD files. That doesn't work very well, nor is it something changine the 4CC will fix. You need to transcode to something lossless, HuffYUV being a favorite hereabouts.

Tocomanconqueso · Post by **Tocomanconqueso** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:31 pm

thankyou muchly, i'm testing it now
*bows*

Tocomanconqueso · Post by **Tocomanconqueso** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:57 pm

one big problem, its too big. One episode of samurai champloo is around 5 gigs, is there anyway to get around that?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:11 pm

Yes. Only take the clips you need, don't convert entire episodes.

Tocomanconqueso · Post by **Tocomanconqueso** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 4:21 pm

ok, now i got my clips, i got premiere, i have HuffYUV 2.1

now i'm still having the same problem, each time i load a video or try to preview, the video dies. Touch of death?