Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 MKV Support?

[The Origonal Head Hunter]

I'm pretty sure if you did a search for 'MKV in Premiere' you'd find a few similiar threads that would help you out.

That's how most people respond lately, lol. "Google it!" Ugh, I hate that. Forums are made for a reason ^^

And the question has been answered many times on this forum already. Just do a Forum Search for it.

[LivingFlame]

Well, we do have a guide for AviSynth.

We also have another guide on how to use those .avs files in Premiere.

Basically, create an .avs file and write in it:

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DirectShowSource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

After that, you'll have to read the guide about getting it into Premiere, because I've never personally done that. And be aware that it's possible that this plugin doesn't work in CS3. I don't know.

[LivingFlame]

Oh, and for the record, if the plugin doesn't work, then scroll down in that second guide to the part entitled "Frameserving Avisynth to Programs without .avs Support" and do that instead.

[mirkosp]

Well, we do have a guide for AviSynth.

We also have another guide on how to use those .avs files in Premiere.

Basically, create an .avs file and write in it:

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DirectShowSource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

After that, you'll have to read the guide about getting it into Premiere, because I've never personally done that. And be aware that it's possible that this plugin doesn't work in CS3. I don't know.

Basically x2 that BUT I suggest you to use the FFmpegsource instead of the directshowsource.
Differences are:
- ffmpegsource is frame accurate while directshowsource isn't (this often leads to frame order erros with directshowsource)
- ffmpegsource creats a cache file for your video the first time you run the script, which means that it will kill way less ram than directshowsource (which means premiere will crash way less, perhaps won't even crash).

usage is:

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ffmpegsource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

this will not import audio. To get audio you should use

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ffmpegsource("C:\file path\video file.mkv", atrack=-1)

this will make a cache file for your audio... and it will be stored as uncompressed pcm so it WILL weight quite a lot...

Also, the avs plugin for premiere works just fine in pro cs3.

[BasharOfTheAges]

I'm pretty sure if you did a search for 'MKV in Premiere' you'd find a few similiar threads that would help you out.

That's how most people respond lately, lol. "Google it!" Ugh, I hate that. Forums are made for a reason ^^

And forum standards of behavior going back almost 20 years now dictate that you LURK MOAR before asking questions that have been answered dozens of times before.

[LivingFlame]

Well, we do have a guide for AviSynth.

We also have another guide on how to use those .avs files in Premiere.

Basically, create an .avs file and write in it:

Code: Select all

DirectShowSource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

After that, you'll have to read the guide about getting it into Premiere, because I've never personally done that. And be aware that it's possible that this plugin doesn't work in CS3. I don't know.

Basically x2 that BUT I suggest you to use the FFmpegsource instead of the directshowsource.

I thought about suggesting ffmpegsource, but then I was like, "I'm lazy, so I don't want to find the download right now." So kudos to you for putting in more effort than I was willing to put in. XD

Also, good to know the plugin works in CS3, I guess.

[AceD]

Well, we do have a guide for AviSynth.

We also have another guide on how to use those .avs files in Premiere.

Basically, create an .avs file and write in it:

Code: Select all

DirectShowSource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

After that, you'll have to read the guide about getting it into Premiere, because I've never personally done that. And be aware that it's possible that this plugin doesn't work in CS3. I don't know.

Basically x2 that BUT I suggest you to use the FFmpegsource instead of the directshowsource.
Differences are:
- ffmpegsource is frame accurate while directshowsource isn't (this often leads to frame order erros with directshowsource)
- ffmpegsource creats a cache file for your video the first time you run the script, which means that it will kill way less ram than directshowsource (which means premiere will crash way less, perhaps won't even crash).

usage is:

Code: Select all

ffmpegsource("C:\file path\video file.mkv")

this will not import audio. To get audio you should use

Code: Select all

ffmpegsource("C:\file path\video file.mkv", atrack=-1)

this will make a cache file for your audio... and it will be stored as uncompressed pcm so it WILL weight quite a lot...

Also, the avs plugin for premiere works just fine in pro cs3.

thanks for posting the ffmpeg details