Adobe Premiere 6.5 : video not showing

[annako]

Well I recently recieved Adobe Premiere 6.5 as a bday present and am very excited to create an amv with it. The problem is:

I have video clips on my computer that are .avi files. I import them into the primiere, and the video is able to play on the "source" window. I can see the video and hear the sound and everything. It's all fine and dandy UNTIL I pull the video into the timeline, and the "program" window does not show the video, does not play the sound and is instead a black screen with a white cross at the corner.

I TRIED renaming my files into .mpg files, but to no avail (the "program" window does play the sound however, but not the video)
I tried renaming to .mpeg, and when i try importing i get told that "This clip was recorded at an unsupported speed" or something like that.

I tried downloading codec programs but have no clue how to work them.

And I tried importing the sample videos that came along with Primiere, and they had no problem loading.

Please help ;_; I really want to use Primiere, but I can't if it doesnt work.

[jbone]

You should read the site's video guides to learn how to do what you want to do.

[annako]

You should read the site's video guides to learn how to do what you want to do.

I did, but none of them deal with Adobe Primiere 6.5. The closest one I've found was Adobe After Effects, which i don't have, and it doesnt deal with "importing files that are unsupported".

Thanks for the help =3

[Corran]

Change your preview codec in the project settings to the same thing your source clips are. Otherwise, you need to render previews to see it.

[annako]

Change your preview codec in the project settings to the same thing your source clips are. Otherwise, you need to render previews to see it.

I'd love to, but in the project settings there isnt an option to change the preview codec =(

thanks for helping me btw! I really appreciate it ^_^

[reddragon_syndicate]

Thats strange. You should be able to change the settings. Try making another project and see if you get an option to change the settings there. As for your problem . I dont really know what to do there.. if you go through Virtual Dub / Mod and re-encode it using something like lagarith or huffy your gonna lose quality. So the best thing I guess would to try making a new project and see if you can change those settings.

[Pwolf]

don't use xvid?

Pwolf

[annako]

Thats strange. You should be able to change the settings. Try making another project and see if you get an option to change the settings there. As for your problem . I dont really know what to do there.. if you go through Virtual Dub / Mod and re-encode it using something like lagarith or huffy your gonna lose quality. So the best thing I guess would to try making a new project and see if you can change those settings.

;_;!! Firstly, Thank you so much, this is more useful than 5 days reading up Primiere tutorials and How-To-for-Dummies books. ;_;

Anyways *dries up tears* This is what I clicked in order:

File ---> New Project (Standard 32kHz) and then the timeline opens with the source window, and then i click:

Project ---> Project Settings ---> Video

...And thats where Im stuck X_x; I don't see anything that says anything about codecs. X_X;;; Im so sorry, I'm really stupid X_X;;

Thanks much again =D

[annako]

don't use xvid?

Pwolf

XVid @_@ the codec, right? Sure, how do i change it? @__@;;; Im so sorry that im stupid T_T

Thank you so much for helping me =D

[BasharOfTheAges]

don't use xvid?

Pwolf

XVid @_@ the codec, right? Sure, how do i change it? @__@;;; Im so sorry that im stupid T_T

Thank you so much for helping me =D

By not using downloaded footage and ripping the DVDs yourself.