Splitting a MPG file in Premiere

Hi, is there a way to split a MPG video file in premiere. I've been using the razor to take a clip from a source video and then exporting that source video. Premiere only lets you export avi or quicktime files. Is there a way to just split a 21 minute MPG file into 3 even size MPG files without exporting? Thanks.

I've managed to edit mpg footage even with the old P-6.5, but boy did it take forever to output the stuff. I generally just use the free Mpg-Vdub and change it to AVI first, and then edit that. It's both faster and easier in the longrun. But I'm a Dodge Ram kind of guy. I just want to get the job done and get onto something else.

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Import MPG files in Premiere CS4. Mac Os X 10.6.

I installed the latest update Adobe Premiere (4.1). When I try to import MPG files Premiere shows error: "File video dimensions (width / height) too large". After that, such a message is issued when importing any video at all, until the closing of the program. Sometimes after the error the program hangs on exit and has to kill the process manually. Can I somehow fix the problem?
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By using material suitable for editing. PR likes MS DV AVI type2 with PCM/WAV audio at 48 KHz, stereo. If you don't have that material, convert first. Use Google to find converters.

Problems importing mpg files with premiere cs4

First of all, sorry for my english!!1
I couldn´t import mpg files from my dvdcam to premiere cs4.
I capture that files from dvdreader with other program to hard disk without problems, but when I want import files from priemier says that isn´t possible to import this file or file is damaged.
waiting a prompt answer
thank you

FAQ: How do I import VOB files / edit a DVD?
FAQ: How do I import xyz format files?
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MPG File Problems

Everytime I try to import my mpg file into Premiere, I get the error saying: "There was an error decompressing audio or video."
The File Opens fine in After Effects. Please Help.

Complete name                            : C:\Users\owner\Desktop\Lacrosse\LaxKings\Film\2013\MCLA\BYU_Stanford.mpg
Format                                   : MPEG-PS
File size                                : 6.35 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 1mn
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 14.8 Mbps
Video
ID                                       : 224 (0xE0)
Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP                    : Yes
Format settings, Matrix                  : Default
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=15
Duration                                 : 1h 1mn
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 14.2 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 18.5 Mbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Standard                                 : NTSC
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.228
Time code of first frame                 : 00:00:00;00
Time code source                         : Group of pictures header
Stream size                              : 6.06 GiB (95%)
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Audio
ID                                       : 192 (0xC0)
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 2
Duration                                 : 1h 1mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 384 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : 24ms
Stream size                              : 168 MiB (3%)

Premiere Pro 5.5 crashes when importing mpg file

Premiere Pro 5.5 crashes when importing mpg file.
I can get the file to import if I first right click the file and tell it to "open in source monitor" then tell it to import.
When I do this it indexes the file. After it is done indexing is when I can then import the file.
Should I not just be able to tell it to import and it does the indexing?
These files that I am tryig to open were with Premiere Pro 4.

Welcome to the forum.
What are the specs. of this MPEG file? Might be something in those, that is causing an issue.
Good luck,
Hunt

Premiere elements 4 will not accept all the MPG file

I am trying to re-edit some old DVD files made in Premiere 4.
It seemed to me that the only method of doing this would be to convert the VOBs originally created with Premiere Elements to MGPE2 files extension .mpg and then re-import them. There may be an easier way than this which would be better.
However in my method of some files it premiere only converts 14minutes of the file to video and imports the rest (about 20) minutes as black.
This has happened on several files.
I know the video is there because I can play the .mpg on many players including MS. It would appear that Premiere gives up at some point.
Can anyone give me advice please.

What are you using to convert, and what are your EXACT settings?
Read Bill Hunt on a file type as WRAPPER http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
What is a CODEC... a Primer http://forums.adobe.com/thread/546811
What CODEC is INSIDE that file? http://forums.adobe.com/thread/440037
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... a screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
For PC http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ or http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
For Mac http://mediainfo.massanti.com/

.mpg file imports to Premiere CS3 with no sound

do you know why when I import my .mpg files to sequence and then put them on a timeline - only wideo stream appeares and no sound... though .mpg files themselves do have sound?

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Basic system struggling with Standard Def MPG files

We built two news editors about 6 months ago and needed to build both computers for $1200. These were replacing two old Avid Newscutter XP systems from 2004...
Because we were shooting DVCAM on DSR-250 camera's or to .mov/.avi DV files on nNovia QC Decks on the camera's, the files were basic DV 25Mbps content in SD.
Based on the System Requirements of Adobe for Premiere CS5, I didn't feel I needed to build these as top end machines at the time.
They are as follows:
MSI Motherboard 77T-C45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130270
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 3.2 GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846
Seagate Barracuda 80GB C: Boot Drive, Page File http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148231
Reused 1 TB Samsug 7200 rpm SATA Scratch drive from Avid system. E:\ Projects, raw files, Media cache files
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) Dual Channel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184
PNY nVidia Quadro FX 380 256 MB 128-bit GDDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133274
Corsair 400W Power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
Looking back at it now, and after reading a lot of posts, these systems are on the low end. Guess that is how Adobe gets more people to buy software, make it look like it will run on what you have, after you shell out the cash on the program you realize you have to upgrade hardware too..
The systems have been working great for the SD footage we needed them for. We are not going HD anytime soon as our entire studio, routers, switcher, CG, playout system, studio camera's and pretty much everything else would need updating. So I wanted editors that were more user friendly and would handle what we were working with and that is what I got. Figured in 3-5 years when HD comes along for us it will be time for entire new system on CS7 with 30 cores, 1 TB of memory and such... (More's Law)...
So new twist to the issue. We were having a lot of issues with camera's dying the last few months. It was getting hard to keep the DSR-250s working and even though I can buy them for $1000-$1500 used off of e-bay and they are in way better shape than ours, they were big, bulky and our reporters "one man band" it a lot and two of the young women are just shy of 5 foot. You should see a petite little reporter lug a huge shoulder mount camera up onto the tripod and run it when it is bigger than them.. Really funny!!
So I pushed for new camera's and found the new Sony HXR-NX5U met all our needs in that it is a Z1/Z5 style camera (smaller format) but has "NO TAPE"...Shoots to SD cards and a 4 GB class 2 gives 58 min each in SD.
It will shoot HD as AVCHD 24Mbps files and does SD as Mpeg-2 and 9 Mbps with AC3 audio. I demo'd a camera from Sony and did a lot of testing with it, I played a few clips on the CS5 systems and everything seemed ok. They did require a quick render and I think that has to do with the Mpeg-2 compression. It is about 1/4-1/2 time render so a 5 minute clip will take 1-2.5 minutes roughly to render out. Playback is ok even when not rendered but the video looks fuzzy on the CRT monitor looped off of our Firewire DSR-11 DVCAM deck. Not a big deal, they can edit and render at the end before dumping to tape.
Problem that came up today (we just started using the new camera's this week), when I went to diagnose system crashing, I found a simple news package on the timeline. Maybe 40 small clips, edited into a package, with simple edits. It was already rendered but I noticed the fan on the system was running fast which only happens if the CPU is working hard. (Front Case Fan 120mm is on the CPU fan header PWM control, CPU fan is on Northbridge fan connector non-PWM controlled) So the CPU fan (stock) is running at full speed but I used the MB temp monitoring to control the front fan so I could have a quiet system when it is not working hard.
That led me to open the task manager. I found that the CPU is running along at 94-98% for both Cores. Ram is ok as Premiere was using about 1.8GB of the 4 GB in the system. I checked the other system and it was doing the same thing.
What is odd, is premiere is just sitting there with a timeline open, mpeg-2 clips on it and me not doing anything it stays at 92% continually. I even close the project so I am out at the "new project" "Open Project" screen and no change. If I hit exit, then the CPU drops right away down to 7% and is fine. Open premiere back up into a project and CPU goes right back up. During a timeline Render it is 100%.
We are able to edit and they seem to work but it is causing the system to run Hot and is running the CPU at near max all the time. I added two more 80mm fans out the back that will help pull more hot air out.
Is my chip way to slow for mpeg? is there a setting that I must change to optimize editing mpeg-2? I am assuming it is the work to decode the video on the fly, something the DV video didn't require so much CPU for. I am not using GPU acceleration as I do not have a card that supports it even with the hack that I know of. And GPU Acc. doesn't work for DV firewire output either.
I am considering the following:
1. Buy larger aftermarket CPU cooler and overclock my chip as many say this "Black Edition" with an unlocked multiplier is a breeze to overclock up to 4 Ghz range. (but still only 2 cores)
2. Buy a replacement 4 or 6 core processor to replace it (also with the better than stock Cooler from above)
The only problem is having to spend so much money on additional hardware.
I am also going to optimize Windows 7 on these editors as I think Areo is running and other none essential things.
The big question is why is it maxing out when doing NOTHING????? Is it just trying to build that freeze frame on the screen as it is a picture between the I- frames? (i.e. not a real frame of video but one created by decoding the info of IPPBPPIPPBPPI etc.)
Any idea's/help would be great. Anyone else using this camera and the SD files? I didn't think this would be an issue as I had read post that people were editing this kind of stuff on CS3 a few years back. Can't believe it would cause a newer system so much grief..
Mark

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function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}Harm Millaard wrote:
As you may have seen I posted your results. Your statement:
Looking back at it now, and after reading a lot of posts, these systems are on the low end.
is damn accurate. 8-th rank from the bottom and around 32 x slower than a fast system, out of nearly 200 systems tested. For DV that is still perfectly acceptable, but for AVCHD it is not enough.
Your problem is the same in every industry. One can increase productivity and reduce hazards or improve working conditions (like less bulky and heavy cameras), but only at a price, by investing in new technology. It makes no sense to only invest in new cameras, without also investing in new computer equipment. It would be similar to investing in new production machinery in a plant, but postponing the training required for employees to properly use that new machinery. IMO that is a typical example of 'penny-wise, pound foolish'.
When I built these systems 8 months ago, I was originally going to get CS4, then I read on the site the CS5 was just around the corner, didn't want to buy the version on it's way out so I held off. I had never been to this forum, wish I had, things might be different.... I went off of this list when deciding what we would need:
Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required
64-bit operating system required: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows® 7
2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
10GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed
1280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0–compatible graphics card
Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape for SD/HD workflows
OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device
Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (DVD+-R burner for burning DVDs; Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)
QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features
Broadband Internet connection required for online services*
I understand competely now that these systems are too slow, Adobe's own specs are way to low. I knew I was on the low end but the problem is we built them for DV so I wasn't expecting them to do much more than that. According to Adobe, I was in the (recommended Spec, not even the minimum...) If I was wanting to attempt AVCHD right now I would start over, but the desire now is to edit .mpg clips. It seems to be able to do that but when we have a few on the timeline and they are rendered the CPU just maxes out for no reason. But I have trouble duplicating it myself...
Today I went in and there was one .mpg clip on a timeline. I checked the CPU and it was running at 98%. I closed that project, started a new one with standard DV NTSC same as the reporters. Imported the same .mpg file that was on this reporters project. I placed it on the timeline just as she had it and did some cuts and worked with it for over 5 minutes. Rendered it all and the CPU looked fine, maybe 40-50% in bursts. Playing it would cause it to go up some, stop it would go down. Could not get it to do what it was doing for her. Closed my project re-opened hers and boom CPU to 98% again.
here are some screenshots:
You can see here is where opening her project caused the spike. Then not doing anything with Premiere it just floats along the top...
Media Cache on E:\ Drive, same as the project and .mpg file. 1 TB 7200 RPM drive.
Proceses that are running, mspaint only running as that is what I did the paste of the Alt+Print Screen to grab the task manager with.

.MOD files in Premiere CS5

I am trying to import .MOD files into Premiere CS5, with no joy.
If I change the file extension to .MPG, Premiere can import the video, but no audio.
Can anyone advise on how I can import .MOD files successfully, with both video and audio?
Many thanks

Oh boy, JVCs ill fated .mod file extension. I hate this thing. Hate it. It's next to impossible to do anything with. When i first got a JVC tapeless cam in 2004 it ran this extension. All I used with it was the pack in software that worked fine. Well over the years I started using more advanced cams and more advanced software. A year ago I wanted to go back to that old cam and use some old footage for a DVD project, in PrPro cs4. It was a nightmare. I finally, FINALLY, found the answer after using several NLEs, converters, and such to get it to work in adobe. So here's what I found:
from my experience, basically all interactions with JVC tapeless media has left little to be desired. i have done many dvds in .mod format because i had gotten the very first JVC tapeless cam in 2004ish. the .mod files are.... almost imposible to work with, outside of using cyberlink. i tried sony. i tried adobe. i tried FCP and all results... were dismal. (i was filming in 16x9 the rograms that DID read .mod, which was Vegas, would not accurately flag the footage as Widescreen) the ONLY way i could get the widescreen footage to show up as widescreen other than using cyberlink software was to use
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/mediaespresso/overview_en_US.html
and convert to a straight up no strings .mpg2 file. then it worked in the other NLEs. So basically the only way I could successfully import and edit a .mod file with premierepro was to use that converter.

What is the best way to handle .mod files in premiere pro cs4?

I recently got a JVC Everio GZ-MG130u and as I'm sure many of you are aware, it saves footage in the .mod format.
I have googled this and found quite a few different solutions, but I'm just wondering if anything has changed since some of these solutions were posted, or in other words, what is the best way at this current point in time to handle .mod files in premiere pro cs4?
As far as I know, the best thing to do is convert the .mod to .avi and then import it into premiere so it can be edited.. Is there a better way to do it than this? Also, by doing it this way, will I have separate audio and video tracks?
Thanks.

I have just done a bit of reading, here. All of the quotes that follow are from users who have posted in that thread.
It seems that there isn't one solid answer on this subject. The thread that I linked to was started 2 years ago, and replied to just 4 ago, so it's relatively current.
I noticed a couple different interesting statements:
posted by mmontgomery:
In the case of .MOD, you are actually getting a MPEG-2 file. The way
video files work is that there is a codec (COmpressor/DECompressor)
algorithm and a file wrapper (or extension). A JVC .MOD file is a
MPEG-2 encoded file, with a .MOD extension.
You're faced with two
challenges, first the .MOD file type is only recognized and support by a
few applications. I think we covered some of those already. The
interesting thing about wrappers and extensions is that they can be
dealt with in a variety of ways. Sometimes all you need to do to convert
the video file to a compatible video file is to change the extension.
In the case of .MOD files that's not enough. The .MOD wrapper apparently
does a few more things than just bare a unique extension name. It
requires a slightly more complicated method to convert that file. That
is why there is supplied software and that certain third party
applications have .MOD support.
(posted 2 years ago)
This seems to indicate that Ann's solution of simply re-naming the extension is not good enough, unless I am mis-interpreting what she meant.
However, another user said:
posted by futball8:
I edit with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. All I have to do is simply rename
the .MOD files as .MPG and then import into PP CS3. It takes a small
amount of time to conform the audio, but no file conversion is
necessary. It's a pretty slick workflow and I've never encountered any
problems editing them this way.
(posted 5 months ago)
One can only assume that simply re-naming the extension from .mod to .mpg works in some circumstances, and doesn't work in others. I assume it depends largely on the editing software being used. Perhaps there are still issues that futball8 was simply unaware of or never encountered.
That said, there seems to be a couple of different real solutions to this problem that I have found:
1. Simply use an editing program that supports .mod file format. While pe7 and pe8 supposedly support the .mod format, the following should be noted:
posted by macksgarage:
While Elements 'supports' these files, it is markedly unstable and frequently crashes while using the files, though the application is otherwise reliable. The solution I have arrived at is to repair the container using ffmpeg. (see #3)
(posted 5 months ago)
2. Use a file conversion utility of your choice that will covert .mod to .avi, or another desired format. Import the resulting .avi file into premiere pro cs4.
3. Use FFmpeg. This seems to be the best solution as it does not convert any audio or video:
posted by macksgarae:
If you are not familiar with ffmpeg, it may be a bit of a bear to
learn, but it's not only useful for this, but functions as a video swiss
army knife useful for splicing, muxing/demuxing, and rendering just
about any format into just about any other format.
ffmpeg is an open source project from the linux world, but it has
been ported and is supported on windows. Fetch it here and place it somewhere handy
on your system.
To rewrite the container into a nice, standards compliant .mpg file
that doesn't make applications die, WITHOUT rerendering video or audio
itself, I use this command.
ffmpeg -i INFILE.MOD -acodec copy - vcodec copy OUTFILE.mpg
This not only renames the file, but actually rebuilds the container
around unmodified video and audio data, yielding a file which works much
more stably with Adobe applications, and presumably others as well, as
ffmpeg's open source development goals result in very standards
compliant files.
(posted 5 months ago)
Now, this seems to properly address the issues that can arise from simply renaming .mod to .mpg, as suggested by Ann. So from this point, I assume you can simply import the .mpg into Premiere Pro cs4 (or any other .mpg compliant program) and edit without issue, but it seems like I remember hearing something about Premiere not liking mpegs or something like that, so in that case, maybe it'd be better to skip this and go with option #2. But, it's been awhile since I've touched any NLE, much less premiere pro cs4, so I could be completely wrong and it may have no problems handling mpegs.
All of the things that I've quoted here came from the same thread, so I don't know how accurate any of this is, but the people that have posted these things seem fairly knowledgeable. If someone reads all of this and can confirm or deny any of it, it would be much appreciated.
Option 1 is not really an option for me, because I am sticking with premiere pro cs4 -- I'm not going to get another editor just because it has .mod support. That leaves me with options 2 and 3: Convert to avi, or change the file wrapper/extension properly with FFmpeg and then simply import the resulting .mpg file... Which is better? Or is there yet another solution that I am unaware of that would be even better?

Unable to import MPG-files in CS4

Hi
I'm using a trial version of Premiere Pro CS4, but I have some troubles with importing some MPG-files.
When I try to import them PP tells me that the file is not supported or dammaged. But they work fine in media players and Windows Movie Maker.
I have an example of a file here: http://dicksmock.dk/premiere/M2U00118.MPG (the clip has only a black screen and audio).
How can I import these files? It can't be right that Windows Movie Maker is able to do something Premiere can't.
Best regards
Jost L. Hansen
-Denmark

Ah, I got you.
The problem would be to find a legit version of CS4 for sale. It has been mentioned that some certified resellers did have copies that they were selling off. If purchasing from them, I highly doubt that Adobe would be willing to honor the same 30-day return policy. Also, be very careful that this IS a legit reseller with stock of CS4 on hand. With the 64-bit OS aspect of CS5, I can just imagine that the pirates will see a potential market for CS4 and work that scam. Just a guess, but would expect to see tons of CS4's on eBay, and would also guess that 99% were bogus.
Take care, and sorry about the lack of MPEG support for the trial. That might change, as you are not the only person to get "hooked" by the fine print. Most of us here feel that Adobe needs to do another type of trial, like a watermark. As has been mentioned, the MPEG issue is due to licensing restrictions for the MainConcept MPEG CODEC's and has been around for a long time. Rumors are that something may change at some point in the future.
Good luck,
Hunt

Cannot add TV commercial .mpg file to encoder - error while decompressing source

Hello!
I'm attempting to add a .mpg file to the CS5 Media Encoder but receive the error "Error while decompressing the source file". This file was recorded and is being used as a TV commercial. Would this mean that the file has a different encoding/compression that makes it impossible for the Encoder to decompress? I'm stumped because It is a .mpg file, which should be accepted. I've attempted adding other .mpg files and have no trouble. Is there any way around this?
Thank you, in advance, for your help!
Best Regards,
Kathy

i think we should file a bug report through here with adobe premiere pro cs 5 as program.. anyway this is what i wrote:
******BUG******
Concise problem statement:
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Open Adobe Media Encoder CS5
2. Add/Import an ".mpg" video file from Sony Camera DSC-W50 (used high quality format setting in camera) to Adobe Media Encoder CS5
3. Click open in the explorer window that appears to select video
Results: "Error while decompressing the source file"
Expected results: Open the file and start qeue to process

To ART regarding green flickering frames with MPG files

I asked last night about transferring files to PE13 editor and having green frames flickering in play back in Editor. You requested more info:
I took original VHS tapes from 30+ yrs ago from Sony Camcorder. I ran them through Toshiba DVR620KU VHS to DVD recorder. These files were made into .VOB files and saved on hard drive.
I then used CyberLink video editor to trim files and then the program converted and saved them as MPG files to Hard Disk.
Now when I bring these Aspect 4:3 .MPG files into PE13 editor the picture settings are NTSC-Hard Drive, Flash Memory Camcorder-Standard 48kHz. Yet in play mode, the file flickers with green frames.
There are now two green frames for every picture frame. Therefore, the green flickering. I am not sure about picture setting change or where the green frames came from. There is no orange line nor letterbox to indicate
frame mismatch. Also, after rendering there appears to be less green but the film runs to fast and flickers just as bad.
Thanks for following up on this, I look for your reply. David

David
Thanks for the follow up.
I will look for your prior thread and try to get it cross referenced for those following your issue. Please continue in this thread for now.
Do you still have the VOB available that went into CyberLink for trimming? If so, could you try to import the VOB into a new Premiere Elements project with Premiere Elements Expert workspace's Add Media/Files and Folder/, and then let us know if those VOBs as Timeline content displayed the same irregularities as the CyberLink edited files (presumed MPEG2.mpg)?
In Premiere Elements trimming, copies of the end frame can be made for "handle" purposes or trimmed frame used. I am just guessing at this point that CyberLink's trimming might have introduced a factor that is triggering the Premiere Elements event. Needs to be ruled in or out.
Please review and consider, and I will think about this some more.
Thanks.
ATR

Editing MOD files in Premiere!

How do you go about editing these annoying JVC .MOD files in Premiere?

i have used this software for a few years... really good, lots of settings. convert to apple DV pal (avi files) premiere sometimes does not like mpgs
http://www.squared5.com/
good luck
oh you cab batch the conversions aswell
jon

I can't Import any .mpg files? (Trial Version)

Whenever I try to import any .mpg files, after effects says the file [Name of file] is either damaged or unsupported. No matter what I do I can't seem to import any types of videos. The files are not copied or editted yet and play on any type of media player so they are not corrupted.
-Any help would be greatly appreciated

It would really hugely make everyone's lives easier if people read first... --> http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/trial/faq/
The trial versions of Adobe After Effects® CS5, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5,
and Soundbooth® CS5 software do not include some features that depend
on software licensed from parties other than Adobe. For example, some
codecs for encoding MPEG formats are available only with the full
version of these products.
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