error importing an avi into premiere

[murphdawg]

i get an error and premiere closes down.. i can import some avi files but not all... kinda makin me mad so if anyone could help with some ideas i would be forever in debt, thanks

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Does this help?
faq230-3680

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[murphdawg]

i looked in my prem60.ini file and it has this... maybe this has something to do with it?

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[codec]
AVICodecExclude=MP43

;for AVI compiles, exclude MS G723.1 acm codec, 3 L&H acm codecs,
;Voxware Metasound ,WMedia V1 & 2, IAC2, ACELP
AVIACMCodecExclude=66, 113, 114, 115, 117, 1026, 352, 353, 304, 85

;for WAV compiles, exclude MS G723.1, Voxware Metasound, WMedia V1 & 2, IAC2
WAVACMCodecExclude=66, 117, 1026, 352, 353, 304

;for MOV compiles, exclude Qualcomm PureVoice
QTAudCodecExclude=1365470320

[AECategories]
ADBE Fast Blur=Blur
ADBE Gaussian Blur=Blur
ADBE Motion Blur=Blur
ADBE Sharpen=Sharpen
ADBE Channel Blur=Blur



[DXMedia]
FastPreviewWhileTransmitting=0

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thanx

edit: k ive gotten an avi file that will import into premiere and one that doesnt here is the info on them:

this one works

this one doesnt:

and its not the codec cuz i tried to import another one with divx 5.02 and got the same error...

also i noticed i get this

when i try to open a file with these settings:

instead of my usual

hope that helps, i can get more info later if noone can hlpe but please try... thanks again

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Can you open the offending files using any other application on your machine?

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[murphdawg]

yeha man i can, so im notsure what to do really... would u like a screen of the setting i am using in premiere? any help u cna give is greatly appreciated...

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

What other applications on your machine can read these files? Do you have some form of "bonus"ware, such as VideoWave installed, perhaps? If so, can you open the file in any video editor other than Premiere?

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[murphdawg]

umm i jsut tried opening it in windows media player 9 and it worked fine umm i dont have any bonus ware, not sure what that is and i dont have any other video editors although im thinking of switching to avid express nah i dunno man, whatcha thnkin could be the problem? thanks again edward!

 

[murphdawg]

btw my msn messenger is murph_man98@hotmail.com if u wanna talk in person and have that program... if not thats cool i understand prolly jsut easier than replying to this over and over but its all good

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Okay, if you can open and edit and export other AVI files, then it's very likely that Premiere isn't directly the problem.

You can see and read the files in other viewers, so that's promising.

"Bonusware" is what I also call "shovelware", which is what a computer manufacturer shovels onto your computer to increase its "value" without increasing its value.

Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing Premiere? It could be that you installed some new codec or something since you installed Premiere. Re-installing Premiere might help that.

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door