Interpret footage in merged clips?

hey,
I know the option "Interpret Footage" in merged clips is grayed out, but is there any other way to change the Pixel Aspect Ratio for merged clips?

yeah, I know, but I got a project with clips already merged...

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When I right click on a merged clip in the Source Monitor, Replace Footage and Replace With Clip are not in the menu.
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CS4 vs. Interpret footage (23,976)

System:
Windows 7 (64)
Premiere CS4 (Demo)
AJA Bord
Uncompressed AVI (v210) workflow
I used to work with CS2 and I may upgrade to CS4. In my tests I was not able to use interpret footage propperly.
No matter what I tried, every source file (24, 25 and even 23,976) can not be interpreted as 23,976.
Premiere always changes 23,976 to 23,98.
1. This was working fine in CS2
2. It seems like this is just a display problem and the files are still treaded correctly.
Is there anyone who had the same problem?

It's a display rounding issue, near as I can tell. Do this test:
Import a clip that is 23.98fps. Take a note of the duration of the clip.
Select "Interpret Footage" for that clip, and change the frame rate to "23.976".
When you deselect the frame rate field, it will automatically round to two decimal places, e.g. 23.98. This will also be reflected in the project panel information area.
Now take a note of the duration of the clip; it will be slightly longer. It IS now being interpreted as 23.976fps, hence the slightly longer duration.
I found this to be the case with DVCPROHD 720p clips recorded using OnLocation; you can set OnLo to automatically remove the padded frames from a 720p/24p "over 60" stream to create true 24p AVIs. However, there's a bug in the way they're interpreted in Premiere Pro, in that they when they're imported, the pulldown is removed again, resulting in clips with 19.18fps. You can uncheck the "remove 24p pulldown" box in the interpret footage dialog, but they are then intepreted as 23.98fps. When trying to synchronize and multicam edit these files with 720/24pN clips recorded to a P2 card (which are correctly identified in Premiere as 23.976fps), they eventually go out of sync. So, in the interpret footage dialog, after unchecking the pulldown box, I have to manually enter "23.976"--again, it displays as "23.98", but the duration changes and the clips stay in perfect sync throughout the duration of the multicam.
Hope that helps...

CC 7.2: out of sync indicator on merged clips - possible to hide / set?

With the CC 7.2 update, existing projects have turned into a mess of out-of-sync indicators on merged clips (DSLR video with separate audio sources, synced using PluralEyes). In previous versions, Premiere apparently accepted, or ignored, merged clips for sync indicator purposes, but now it seems to have decided to assume that the "synced" state is when audio and video start at the exact same time. Since the audio source is external, clicking the indicator to bring "into sync" obviously has the opposite effect.
For now, we've been reduced to the workaround of using the Ctrl-F12 command console and setting debug option TL.Don'tDrawSyncIndicators to True, which gets rid of the visual clutter. Of course, that means that sync indicators everywhere are gone, including where they would have been useful.
I'm sure all of this works fine with newly synchronized merged clips, or maybe even clips previously merged by Premiere, but that's not going to work for 27 hours of synced footage and a 90-minute rough edit...
So, am I missing something very obvious here? Is there some way to have merged clips be ignored by Premiere, as they used to be? Or even better, to "set" a merged clip as being synced and actually registering sync shifts in respect of the correctly synced position?

Strike those last comments of mine, I think I've figured out the fundamental issue and it seems to be a clear bug. It's actually completely unrelated to PluralEyes, but here's how I figured it out:
PluralEyes creates linked, but not merged, synced clips on a timeline. To add those synced clips to a bin, you will need create merged clips. Problem is, Premiere will always consider a merged clip from such a clip to be "out of sync" if there was any trimmed audio preceding the start of the video. And trimming audio preceding video is precisely what PluralEyes does by default.
It turns out the sync indicator problem does not occur:
- If video started rolling before audio (PluralEyes never automatically trims video); or
- If the trimmed audio is manually restored using the selection tool on the timeline prior to creating the merged clip.
Basically, trimming an audio clip prior to using it as part of a merged clip, causes Premiere to interpret the merged clip as having been "created out of sync". It's as if it's interpreting the trimming of the audio as a shift in the start of the audio. This is obviously not right, and it didn't happen prior to CC 7.2
The issue can be reproduced at will by taking any random video and audio clip, regardless of sync, shortening the audio clip at the beginning and then creating a merged clip. Adding the new merged clip to a timeline will lead to it appearing to be "out of sync".
There's a relatively simple workaround on new projects: undo (or disable, not sure if this is possible) the automatic trimming of audio clips in PluralEyes and don't trim audio prior to creating merged clips. Unfortunately, this is no solution for the current project, especially given the many limitations Premiere still has when dealing with merged clips.

How do I get my merged clips to reconnect with their audio?

I am on FCP 7 syncing audio and video with ProRes 4444 @ 23.98. I am merging clips into bins labeled according to their scene. Pretty straight forward.
We then decided to go to ProRes 422 proxy to edit on a smaller faster drive at a lower cost. I transcoded the footage to 422 proxy with MPEG Streamclip same frame rate, same dimensions 1920x1080.
Next I go to relink the footage. Audio relinks and gives me this message: (Keep in mind these are copy and pasted files on the new hard drive).
"Some attributes of one or more of the files you have chosen do not match the attributes of the original.... The attributes that differed are as follows:
- Media start and end
Would you like to try to reconnect them again?"
Video relinks and gives me the same message, but adds "reel" as another attribute.
I've seen these messages before and nothing has come of it so I didn't think anything of it at first. Checking all the individual audio and video clips. Everything is playing fine.
THEN I go to play my merged clips... no audio!? Double click a merged clip in the browser, clip plays in the viewer but NO AUDIO. Right click on the merged clip file, select Item Properties and format. It is recognizing the correct audio clip that should be playing in the info there. I drag the clip into the timeline and I can see the shadow of the audio and video clip but when I let go in the timeline only the video appears.
How can this be?? What am I missing??
I would be so grateful for any ideas you might have!

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When I import my premiere pro project into After effects (NOT VIA DYNAMIC LINK as we don't have prod. prem.) After Effects only sees the clips which aren't merged. Any fixes sensible work arounds for this, as currently I'm havbing to import the project ( a feature film...!) into Final Cut Pro then using Automatic Duck export out an AAF then using Automtaic Duck import that into After Effects. I haven't thought about how to get it back into premiere yet...will probably finish it off in FCP.

I'm not sure if you have the capability, but did you try copying from your premiere sequence and then pasting into your after fx timeline? i was working with a MUCH shorter video with a mix of merged clips (interview footage) and video clips (b-roll). the video clips imported, but the merged clips did not. i put the timeline cursor to the right point in the after fx timeline, copied the premiere clip from the sequence, pasted it into after fx.

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Hello,
How do I edit a merged clip in Audition, that was created in premiere to correct the synchronisation, and have it all updated to the premiere clip?
I have tried several tutorials but these either:
- show correction in premiere sequence (which is not practical; given the huge number of files we have)
- or show the editing in audition of a sequence, not the clip.
We have started merging audio and video (removing the original audio during merge) but some of the merged clips are out of sync, so we need to correct manually, BUT we want to correct the merged clip, which may or may not end up being used, so we do not want to take it to the sequence as all we are doing is prepare the synced files for editing.
Any idea how I can correct the synchronisation in Audition?, when I right click on clip and select "Edit in Adobe Audition" I get a list of files but not a multitrack session where I can see my video and audio tracks.

if premiere pro doesn't sync your footage properly, and you have a huge number of files, you may want to look at pluraleyes. there is a demo, and if it works properly, it would save you time to have it done right the first time, instead of tracking down random merged clips with bad sync.
premiere will either export a complete sequence or "edit clip in audition". the edit clip will create a copy of the original audio and open that in audition. there is no dynamic link, its just an audio file open in two programs at the same time. since there is no dynamic link, its not possible to bring merged clips into audition.
Adobe Premiere Pro Help | Synchronizing audio and video with Merge Clips
Once created, the merged clip cannot be re-synchronized, or adjusted. You must make a new merged clip.
Merged clip audio results in mono track audio only.Final Cut Pro XML and AAF interchange formats are not supported.
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Hi guys,
I believe this is just a bug in Premiere Pro CC 2014 (and other versions in the past), but I wanted to make sure it was on the PP team's plate for the next update, since it's detrimental to a workflow that include more than one computer or more than one editor on a project.
My team shoots a lot of footage in slow-motion (for instance, 59.94 for 23.976). Premiere's process to conform this footage is great. Modify -> Interpret Footage -> Assume this frame rate: "23.976".
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Guys I solved my own problem - thought I'd share with you how in case anyone else is having this problem -
I came across this thread
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which had the suggestion -
"Do tou have after effects installed? If yes, please try to import the main sequence into it and then export it as premier pro project from file/export ootion and then try to open that in premiere pro."
This didn't work for me too but I did try and import my existing project into a new project and copy all the files over. Works fine now.
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Merge Clips is greyed out

I shot video on Canon 5D, converted to ProRes and imported into FCP 7. Audio was recorded separately on a JVC GY-HM100U (lens shut, so no video footage just sound) and imported into FCP. I've marked in on video and audio clips to merge them, but the merge clips button is greyed out. The clips are in the browser window. I've tried dragging them into the timeline and merging them there. Merge Clips is still greyed out.
Help please!
Details: Audio- 48KHz, 16-bit
Video- 44.1KHZ

To merge clips by syncing on the timeline click here.
To merge clips using sync points click here.
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Trying this again, having a major problem since update working with merged clips. I merge all my video and audio clips in a pre-workflow project in premiere pro. Just got my footage back from the shoot, labeled and sync'd in the project.
Because Premiere doesn't allow you to have more than 1 project open at a time, I copied the files, closed the pre-workflow project and opened my feature film project I've been working from. Copied the merged clips bin, I click on a clip, video plays fine but there's no audio playback.
I try importing the files from the pre-workflow project using the import project feature, keep only the actual merged clips (as the rest of my project is this way) still no audio. I have cleaned my media cache, reset preferences, even uninstalled premiere and redownloaded. Problem persists.
Can you help me figure out what the issue is so I can get back to making progress on finishing this feature film project?
The only thing different I've done this time that I didn't do last time was copied the audio into the bin with the video clips and merged that way. Before was putting video clips into my master audio bin and merging. But I don't see how this could possibly be the problem.

Going to try, but here is my workflow and have not encountered any problems until this last P/U days footage. I've been doing things this way because I found having all files in the project was causing it to crash constantly when I was working. I have a new I7' processor IMac with 24 gigs of RAM. And since Premiere does not allow you to have multiple projects open at the same time (Wish this would change. Avid and FCP both allowed multiple projects) I have to do things this way.
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Working Project File
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PPro CS4 not holding "interpreted footage" settings

I have a project underway which had a combination of footage (given to me) in both 1440x1080 and 1920x1080 (all AVI files).
I have used "interpret footage" to correct the ratio on the 1920x1080 footage and looks fine. Done my edit.
I noticed on exporting that the aspect ratio on the interpretted footage exported incorrectly.
Every single time I re-open my project some of the interpretted footage has returned back to original aspect ratio. Sometimes it has not. The inconcsistency alone is annoying as I cannot fathom a logical answer.
Sometimes only some have reverted back to original aspect ratio. The 1440x1080 stuff is fine.
Can anyone explain this as I cannot export or fix it.
The only extra info I can give which MAY be significant is that in Windows Explorer, when a clip is highlighted, it says the ratio is 1440x1080, but when imported into PPro CS4 it says 1920x1080 - which I cannot explain.
All other preferences and settings are holding fine, just the "interpreted" footage.
Any help appreciated.
Setup is:
Premiere Pro CS4
Windows 7
32 Bit Operating System
4GB RAM
INtel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600@ 2.4Ghz 2.39 Ghz
Geforce 7900 GS 256MB graphics card
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Ricardo Lacombe

Very strange.
Did you install the latest update?

Premerie Pro CC - have sound on timeline, yet when I export file i am missing sound in one tiny clip. Can I be related to working with Merged clips?

Hello Premerie Pro CC community,
I need help, I am working with merged clips (the video footage shoot with a DSLR and different audio recorders). I have a timeline in premerie with sound all finished. Everything was fine until I when and fine tuned some of the audio, just added key frames to correct and now when I export my sequence I am missing sound in one little clip of the entire mov.
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I have until the end of Monday to figure what I have done incorrect
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Here are steps needed to create my problem. You will need a video clip and an audio clip with at least two channels to reproduce this.
1. Create a merged clip from the video and audio. Does not matter if you have "Remove audio from AV clip" enabled or not.
2. Right click on the merged clip in the bin and select Modify -> Audio Channels.
3. Set the merged clip's audio channels to Number of Audio Tracks: 1, Channel Format: Mono. Set the source channel for Audio 1 to anything except Channel 1. Click OK.
4. Make sure you have the merged clip open in the source monitor. Use keyboard shortcuts (. or ,) or the insert/overwrite buttons in the source monitor to cut the clip into a sequence.
5. The merged clip in the sequence will use channel 1 for audio, even though it has been set to use another channel.
6. Now try drag & dropping the merged clip from either the source monitor or from a bin into the sequence. It will now use the audio channel that has been set through modify audio channels.
My workaround is to use drag & drop for now for affected clips, but in the long run this is a pain in the backside.
My question is if this is something that affects other users as well. And while I'm waiting for a fix, if anyone has any suggestions on how to get modified audio channels to work properly, I will gladly listen.
I have filed a bug report for this. I have reproduced this on multiple Windows 7 machines with Premiere Pro CC and on two Macs with both CC and CC 2014.
EDIT to add: I have been in discussion with Rameez from Adobe about this through the support chat and have been told that this is working as intended. He suggested I post a thread about it to see how other editors feel about the functionality. I personally feel that the way it works now makes no sense at all. If others feel the same way, maybe this issue can be fixed in a future update. So please make your voice heard.
EDIT to add: In most usage this might not be an issue at all. But if for example you have external audio on multiple channels and to make sure you have a clean timeline, you wish to remove extra tracks from your merged clips and those extra tracks happen to be any track before the last one(s), you will find that editing the merged clip in in any other way than drag & dropping it in the sequence will result in you losing those last tracks instead of any tracks in the middle that you have disable through modify audio channels. I would think that the audio channel modifications should work no matter what way you cut the merged clip in.
Message was edited by: Jaakko Rinne

Going to try, but here is my workflow and have not encountered any problems until this last P/U days footage. I've been doing things this way because I found having all files in the project was causing it to crash constantly when I was working. I have a new I7' processor IMac with 24 gigs of RAM. And since Premiere does not allow you to have multiple projects open at the same time (Wish this would change. Avid and FCP both allowed multiple projects) I have to do things this way.
Pre-workflow Project File
Label all Video and Audio files to match Scene #'/Takes
Set in points on all video and audio to reflect slate
Merge Clips
Working Project File
Import only Merged Clips into Project. Either via import or copy/paste
Now I've done this workflow from just about the very beginning. Deleting all of the original source video and all audio clips from my working project so only my bins containing my merged clips remain. Have had no problems and edit has been smooth. Did a pickup day last week, followed same steps as I've done in the past, imported the merged clips into my working project and the clips have the audio set to none by default. Now once I go into the sequence I can manually set it and it's there but I cannot play audio in the source monitor which is how I edit, there's no reason I should have to go back to the crappy FCP way of editing doing the copy and paste from a sequence.

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I am editing on Premiere pro cs 5.5 working with DSLR footage at 1920 x 1080 at 29.97fps that I synced with separate recorded .wav audio. The sync worked fine and I took notes based on timecode in the timeline playback. Now, I'm ready to edit and I merged the audio and video clips in the timeline to a new clip. The problem is when I play the merged clip back in the Source preview, the timecode starts at 00:00:32:11, not 00:00:00:00 like normal. I have no idea why it would do this and why it doesn't start at the beginning. It wouldn't be a big deal but I took all my notes based on the timeline timecode so now everything is 30 seconds off.

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I created a new user account and trashed my preferences and I have the same problems. I created a new project, and new sequences. Same problems.
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