Adobe Premiere CS3 - Importing Help!

kawaii_hitsuji · Post by **kawaii_hitsuji** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:32 am

Hi,

I've just acquired Adobe Premiere CS3 and I am having difficulties importing avi files (problems that I didn't have when using preimere pro 7.0)

Here's whats going on;

I ripped a dvd to avi xvid format. When I try to import the movie into CS3 I get an error - "Unsupported audio rate in file" - I find this to be a very werid error since there is no audio (I just wanted the video so as to make an AMV)

I also ripped game footage from one of my play station 1 games to avi format (there was no other format option with the program I used) I am able to import those clips but the colour is off (the clips are purple!)

Is there some codec I'm missing or is CS3 just picky about avi files?

Please someone help me!

Falconone · Post by **Falconone** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:53 pm

The great problem is the xvid codec.
DONT USE XVID/DIVX FILES IN PREMIERE
Best thing would be if you get a avi with the lagarith codec or uncompressed

kawaii_hitsuji · Post by **kawaii_hitsuji** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:22 am

I'm using CloneDVD (not the one by slysoft the other one) and I've tried saving the DVD in different formats - the only ones available are .avi (xvid), .asf, .mp4 (iPod), .3GP (Smart Phone), and .mp4 (PSP).

The .mp4 (PSP) option doesn't work for some reason - The DVD won't convert, besides its unlikey premiere will like that format anyway.
The .mp4 (iPod) and .3GP are not supported in premiere
The .asf is supported but comes out in extremely poor quality unless the resolution is unworkably small.

I've also tried saving the DVD as a .iso (yeah I know that didn't have a chance in hell of working in premiere but I was desperate). I even tried importing the DVD files themselves (you know the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS file folders) which was a long shot as well.

I guess in short my question is this - what can I use or do to get clips off of a DVD to use/edit in Premiere Pro CS3?

In regards to my previous post about my PS1 clips turning purple when imported into premiere - I'm now pretty sure that the problem was my ripping program so I'll have to search around for another one that works which is looking pretty grim for someone who is using Vista.

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:05 am

Use DVDdecrypter out of the AMVapp. Here is a nice little guide for that program.

kawaii_hitsuji · Post by **kawaii_hitsuji** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:32 pm

Thanks for the info, but since it was an extremely long (and complicated process) I used references from that guide and did a little google searching.

The end result was finding a way to convert .vob files so that they would be workable in adobe premiere pro cs3 in like 10 easy steps (give or take a couple of steps). AviSynth and MegGUI helped me achieve that (I think those programs were mentioned in the guide somewhere).

Converting the DVD into an avi file was not an option. Not only because of the Xvid and Divx issues but also because uncompressed avi's take up too much space (A 20min video was about 40GB!!) So using VirtualDubMod to convert .vob to .avi was a BIG NO NO.

Now I know how alot of people praise DVDdecrypter but I found it confusing - so I'm just going to stick with my CloneDVD since I can rip vob files with it anyway.

Thanks for the help and the reference to the guide - I probably would be still figuring it all out if it wasn't for that guide.

-Reda- · Post by **-Reda-** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:39 pm

DVD Decrypter isn't all that confusing. Make sure you have your mode set to IFO, select the track with the longest time (it is by default I believe), then hit Decrypt. If you have more than 1 episode on a disk, repeat this process until all the 20 minute or so segments are ripped. Sometimes DVDs will have all the episodes in one thing for some reason, so if you only see around an hour long segment and not individual eps, this is simply all of them lumped together.
Once you do that, index the .vob files you ripped with DGIndex, which is included in the AMVapp, which if you don't already have you need to get.
Then after it's indexed create an .avs script for the .d2v file DGIndex gives you. Apply a deinterlace and any touch up scripts you would like to use on the file. Now depending what you do next you'll need to switch up a few things.

If you're editing with the .avs file:
-Put #'s before all your enhancement scripts. You don't need to render out these until the final render of your video. The "#" negates that lines action temporarily, but keeps it in there so you don't have to retype it. It's very important once you start editing not to change your deinterlace. Different deinterlaces do different things with your frames, so if you change it, your timecodes on your file will be different and all your cuts will be absolutely fucked. Don't do this. Leave your deinterlace at the very least.

If you'd like to edit with AVI files:
-This method requires a lot of HD space, but I can't honestly beat the ease of editing with them, so this is the method I use. After I create my avs script, instead of editing with it, I create a full lossless avi of my source. To do this I import my .avs script into VirtualDubMod, and then export the entire thing as an avi file with a Lagarith Lossless compressor selected. Depending on my scripting, the lossless file COULD take up to 24 hours to encode entirely, and can take up anywhere from 15-60 gigs of HD space, depending on resolution, duration, and frame rate. Honestly, this is just easier to do and helps me avoid some of the problems I have editing with .avs scripts. I mainly enjoy the ability to scrub through my source file quickly when it comes to making a cut, something I can't do with an .avs file version. I highly recommend this method if you have the HD space.

None of this is really new information of course, but it doesn't seem like you'll take the trouble to read through all of the excellent guide, so that is the short version to it.