I haven't used miniDV but I presume that the files are the same as digital tape - AVI?
I would suggest that you do try to capture the clips again, using PPro as the capturing device. I've never had this method fail yet, and often save the file from PPro as an AVI for future use, and they reload fine. The reason for the "Not responding" message is usually because PPro is off in a world of its own and just not responding to outside influences. This is just another example of lousy programming and another bug not fixed. It usually means that CTRL-ALT-DEL is the only way out. :-( Regards, Alan. www.theatreorgans.co.uk www.virtualtheatreorgans.com Admin: ConnArtistes, UKShopsmiths, 2nd Touch & A-P groups Shopsmith 520 + bits Flatulus Antiquitus ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 4:24 PM Subject: [AP] Importing AVI files - locks up Premiere Hi all. I have been provided 5 mini-dv tapes to use for a new project. The provider also has put the video files on an external HD USB drive. I have copied those 5 files, ranging from 10gig to 13gig, onto my local hard disk. When I try to import them to PP, my machine gets locked up while generating the PEAK files. I was trying to import them all at once and let it run for over 6 hours and came back to check and it was generating the peak file for the third imported video file and still had two more to go. I just tried them one at a time. The first one I chose generated the peak file in about 10 minutes, so I thought I was on to something doing them one at a time. The next one I chose, I let run for at least half an hour and it was still generating the peak file and the progress bar showed about 90% full for most of that half hour, and if I try to do anything in PP like save the file, or anything else, the machine locks up. The only thing I can do at that point is CTL+ALT+DEL and end the PP process. If I view the task manager, under applications it says PP is not responding, but has my CPU resources tapped at 99%. Could this be a problem with the video files as captured by the provider of the files? Should I just try to capture the tapes again? This is frustrating, I need to be editing instead of figuring out how to get the media into Premiere... Thanks for any help. Keith . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
