01. February 2017

Cannot Import MOV files (QuickTime) to Premiere Pro? Solved

Having trouble importing MOV files to Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5.5/CS5 for editing? If so, simply follow this tutorial to fix the QT mov and Premiere issues. 

The MOV format is a QuickTime media container format. A lot of users are still in the dark on how they cound edit an MOV video file in Adobe Premiere Pro without no sound or video unsupported issue. In this article, I'll introduce four possible methods to get Premiere Pro work with mov file (Quicktime) perfectly.



Although Adobe claims that Premiere Pro CS5 and above (Premiere CS6, CC) offer native support for MOV format, MOV files, which may be from different sources, such as from some video editing software, or from different Nikon/Canon cameras, have different codec inside using various compression and encoding schemes. Your Adobe Premiere Pro may not accept all your MOV files due to video or audio codec incompatibility issue. Plus, if you didn't install QuickTime player correctly on your computer, it won't work MOV files still. Then is there an easy solution to resolve the MOV and Adobe Premiere Pro importing problems?

Yes, if you are currently using an older version of the Adobe (for instance prior to Adobe version CS5), maybe an upgrade of the Adobe version could help. But if you still stuck with unsuccessful attempts, maybe there is some required codec missing. Actually, it's not so hard to do the trick. You just need to change (QuickTime) MOV clips to something Adobe Premiere Pro could natively handle, and a mpeg2 codec was usually ideal. 

Here Dimo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac is just what you need to achieve your goal. With it, you can effortlessly transcode MOV to Premiere friendly movie format like MPEG-2, MOV (Note: it applies to all kinds of Adobe Premiere including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/ CS4/ CS5/CS6/CC) keeping the original quality.

Besides Adobe Premiere, this software can also export Apple ProRes, QT MOV, DNxHD for Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Davinci Resolve, Camtasia Studio and more NLE systems. If you are Windows users, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is the alternative choice. Below is the detailed guide on converting MOV clips to Premiere Pro friendly videos for smoothly playback and editing.

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Converting MOV files to edit in Adobe Premiere Pro 

Step 1. Import MOV videos to the software 

Once run the Mac MOV to Premiere Pro Converter, you can click "Add File" button to load .mov source files.You are allowed to add multiple files to convert one by one. Not only mov, but also MP4, MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo are supported.



Step 2. Choose a best output format 

Click "Select Format" drop-down bar to select a proper video format. To edit MOV videos in Adobe Premiere, then Format > Editor > Adobe Premiere is the suitable one. All output videos will keep the original quality of MOV video and seamlessly fit Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6, CC and more.

Tips - Adjust audio and video settings 

The Mac MOV Converter enables users to adjust audio and video settings before transcoding MOV files to MPEG-2. Click "Settings" button, then you will enter the following interface, on which you are allowed to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones. 



Step 3. Start the conversion process 

Click the "Start" button to start transcoding MOV to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro. When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated MPG files effortlessly. Launch Premiere Pro on your Mac, choose "File > Import to import converted MOV files in Adobe Premiere Pro for further editing. 



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Source: How to work with MOV File (Quicktime) in Adobe Premiere 

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