Premiere renders yellow "media pending" frames

Hi,
this is surely a huge bug.
I opends a project with many connected After Effects compositions and started to export the sequence.
I got a sequences with yellow "media pending" frames in it. WTF?!?!
Why does premiere not stop rendering there an load the media first? Or wait until its loaded.
I took more than 10 hours to render!
Thomas

Dag:
1. Did you capture the footage prior to updating to 3.2?
2. Can you reproduce the problem in a new test project?
Cheers
Eddie
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Premiere CC 2014 'Media Pending' & constant hanging/crashing

I have a Macbook Pro retina, using Canon 5D mk3 footage.
I am working on a few projects and keep experiencing a problem where the program monitor will just 'hang' on a certain frame during playback, other times (less often) will display 'media pending'. In either case, once that happens, there is no going back. I can still save the project, close and open the program monitor, playback works for audio .. but no playback of video. Sometimes it crashes completely.
Most of the time I have to save and then quit, and then load up Premiere again. Although it sometimes hangs after about 1 minute of use. I think I have restarted about 20 times in the last 2 hours - its ridiculous.
- I have tried emptying cache / media cache etc
- I have tried copying the sequence and pasting into a totally new project only to find the same problems come up eventually
- This is a new install of premiere on a new install of Yosemite (no preferences applied yet)
- It seems worse when there are multiple video tracks
- Can I get a refund for this month of CC? My videos have taken twice as long as they should have because of the bugs in this program.
- I'm serious

You're not the only one having these issues. There are couple of threads under adobe forums regarding this issue. Couple of users solved their problem by unchecking the labels regarding XMP under preferences-media.
I'm on latest mountain lion and also deleted the cache manually under the common folders. Have multiple layers and haven't had issues prior using PR CC 2014 on the same project.
Same problem as yours, no video only audio playback, unresponsive behaviour and eventually a crash on quit which I have to force quit.

Premiere 7.1 Media Pending Error

I'm editing some Sony F55 RAW footage but Premiere Pro keeps showing me Media Pending error.
I've already edited a project with F55 files and didn't had a single issue.
My system is an iMac with i7, 32GB ram, external Promise Pegasus R6 (RAID5) with footage and cache files on it.
Tried to move the cache to the internal SSD but nothing changed.
Is that a Premiere Pro bug?
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How to solve render after always show "Media Pending" screen. When Adobe Premiere Pro CC updated to 7.1:
If you have this issue, follow these instructions:
(Replace ImportFastMPEG.prm to 7.0.1 version)
1. Download Adobe Premiere Pro CC 7.0.1 update.
Link(s):http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/premiere/win/7.x/PremiereProTrial-7.0.1-mul-AdobeUpdat e.zip
2. Extract "PremiereProTrial-7.0.1-mul-AdobeUpdate.zip" file and go to "\payloads\AdobePremierePro7AllTrial-270613015334" folder.
3. Use 7-Zip or WinRAR to open the "Assets1_1.zip" file.
4. Find the file name is "2509" and extract.
5. Rename "2509" to "ImporterFastMPEG.prm".
6. Copy and replace ImportFastMPEG.prm to "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CC\Plug-ins\Common" folder.

Unable to open premiere cs6 projects - "media pending"

Lately when working on projects, it comes to a point where I'll open the project file and nothing will load in the program. All I see is no sequence, and no imported files, just a message that says "media pending". I have done no renaming of files. One day it will work and the next it will never work again. PLEASE help...

Hi,
Can you click on Sequence on the top and select the option of Delete Rendered Files.
Check if this fixes the issue or not.
Thank You
Arjun

Hey Gurus I've just shot a seminar, three cameras, Cannon's reasonably new XA20HD's. File format 1920X1080 MP4 17mbs 25 frames. Am running PremProCS6. I import the files into Prem, they come in ok but will not display. Got a yellow bar and a yellow Media

Hey Gurus I've just shot a seminar, three cameras, Cannon's reasonably new XA20HD's. File format 1920X1080 MP4 17mbs 25 frames. Am running PremProCS6. I import the files into Prem, they come in ok but will not display. Got a yellow bar and a yellow Media Pending screen. What the? Have to cut this stuff soon! Wont even import into Media Encoder. Says there are no usable streams in the media! Just saw a podcast title about stress in the editing business. Better listen to the one! Any help would be most appreciated. J.

Copy ALL contents of SD card to a folder on edit hard drive. not just video clips, everything. Then in Premiere, import using Media Browser (tab at lower left of Premiere screen). This usually does the trick. There is metadata contained in the SD card files that is needed, not just the video clips alone.
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AVCHD to Premiere Pro with TMPGenc -- Media Pending--Forever!

After much searching for a conversion solution that didn't
utterly destroy the picture quality, I settled on TMPGenc 4 as a converter to make MPEG2 files at a comparable bitrate to XDCam EX, which is our native camera.. one of the four cameras we use on orchestra shoots is the Canon HF S200 (it's the only one that fits on the 11" micro tripod that fits on a 8" deep nook in the orchestra shell). We use this camera for the fixed, locked off conductor face shots.
So, I converted the AVCHD file from the Canon camera to MPEG2 35Mb/S. It plays fine in Bridge, but when I import it into Premiere CS3, it does nothing. No indexing, nothing. Clip displays "Media Pending".. geeze, I remember this problem from HDV days.. one of the reasons I dumped HDV was this Media Pending problem that would cause missed deadlines.
The video clip specs (short test clip from camera 4):
File Path: F:\Project_2\Movie_00_(00026).mpg
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 24.6 MB
Image Size: 1920 x 1080
Pixel Depth: 1920
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00;00;08;29
Average Data Rate: 2.7 MB / second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
In addition to no video, there's no audio either.. the audio portion is on the timeline, but it's flatline. Clicking on Normalize, it will boost the level to 96dB, which is an indication of no audio present in the data.
Remember, the clip plays fine in Bridge.
I really, really HATE AVCHD. Nothing but problems. But this is the only camera that fits and can do 24P like the XDCam cameras used elsewhere in the concert hall.. any ideas how to make this Media Pending go away?

I'm on CS3 (mentioned that in the 2nd paragraph of original post) and it says that the AVCH
D camera file is a bad or corrupt file. I can't do anything with AVCHD files.. frankly I don't know why camera manufacturers upset the boat with these crazy new formats.. the world should just be on XDCam EX format like Panasonic and Sony and be done with it.
So I converted it in TMPGenc 4 and got a MPEG2 file out of that which is of good quality. The only problem is that I'm back to the headaches I had with HDV, which is that the video never appears--just that yellow "Media Pending" for the entire clip. I sold my HDV cams because I was missing deadlines trying to troubleshoot that problem frequently, turning 30 minute editing jobs into a multi-day oddyssey of tech support calls, research and hacking the CODECs to get around that problem.
Quicktime works without the Media Pending problem, but a short clip balloons to several gigabytes. I have to deal with a 3 hour clip next week, so I don't think my 1TB drive can hold that much in QuickTime Photo JPEG format.
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Sequence Shows Media Pending when clips are linked

Hi Everyone,
I have a sequence that includes some nested sequences in the timeline.
When I load up the project, the nested sequence clips show "media pending." When I open up the sequences that are nested, the clips in that sequence also show media pending, but when I click on the clips and open them in the source window, they are available and I see the picture.
So the bottomline is that the source video is linked in the project but somehow during the process of nesting these sequences something breaks down and it gives me the media pending.
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Thanks Joe.
Thanks for catching this and updating both related posts.
I'm using a PC, Pentium 4, single core processor, hyperthreaded. A 500 series Pentium. FSB 800MHz. DDR2 at 566 MHz. I'm using Windows XP, SP3. Your PC looks to be very new -- I don't think hardware has any connection to this bug. Maybe people on Macs don't see this, but for PC's, it will come and go. I haven't tried your settings yet. I've been so frustrated by Premiero Pro CS4 that I've stopped using it.
I don't blame Adobe's R&D engineers for this. Management saw an economic slowdown coming, and obviously made the decision to do a fast release and get the revenue in. And hoped they could follow up soon enough with bug fixes to keep from losing too many customers.
The reputation they have now gotten for themselves is now so severely damaged, I think they are too late to recover from this debacle. It will take them a good 2 or 3 future releases, maybe by CS6, before they can restore goodwill from their customer base.
I didn't post an update, but a couple days ago, I found the problem would go away sometimes. Restarting the computer, then relaunching PrPro CS4 would sometimes get me to where the yellow "media pending" problem on rendered segments would not occur.

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OK, I've researched this topic in various threads, and while many report the same as what I've experienced, the GREAT dissappointment is that this problem appears to have been totally neglected in the 4.1 patch. What a shame.
To revisit: When editing in HDV certain portions of sequences containing effects or transitions playback the Yellow "Media Pending" graphic even though source files play just fine AND all FX are "rendered." No changes to sources file names (i.e. - not an .xmp file link issue). No reason for this to occur at all, really. And there seems to be no apparent rhyme or reason as to when and where this ocurrs.
I can't find anyone reporting this work around: The problem goes away when you nest the sequence segment in question, but you have to re-render and re-apply FX and transitions.
Sure, restarting PPro helps, but we've been frustrated by rendered portions of the timeline mysteriously becoming unrendered.
ANYONE have a solution (other than nexting the segments in question)?
All this (post 4.1) crap still makes me want to flush PPro CS4 down the toilet. Saving up for FCP!

Removing the /3GB switch while troubleshooting has long been one of the Quick Tips in this troubleshooting page.
There are other tips than seem like no brainers, but sometimes people change a seemingly inocuous setting for some reason or other, then they forget they did it and it starts causing a problem down the line. The troubleshooting page is designed to have people check everything to ensure settings are set correctly.
Glad you found the cause of your problems and thanks for posting your success.
Cheers
Eddie

'media pending' message in Encore CS6

So here's the situation:
This is only my second time trying to create a DVD with Premier Pro CC and Encore CS6, this first time I tried doing it this way, it seemed to work fine. Now this time around I am having some difficulties.
I have created a project in Premier Pro CC that is about an hour and a half long.
I exported the video as an MPEG2-DVD format with all of the setting set to their default settings. This gives me a .m2v file (video), a .wav file (audio), and a .xmp file.
I then imported the .m2v and .wav into Encore CS6 as a timeline. This would normally bring the audio and video files into a timeline together, thus bringing me one step closer to creating my DVD.
Instead, when I import the .m2v and .wav as a timeline, I get the yellow 'media pending' screen in my Monitor window where would normally be the video that normally plays.
Am I just supposed to wait a longer time than normal for the media to pend because it is a larger file? I'm not quite sure what to do here. I am still new to creating DVD's this way so any information would be great!
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Yes, it may be a matter of time. Encore must, using the xmpses file, process to see if all is well with the file.
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Playback lags in Adobe premiere elements 12. media from canon 5dmark2 .mov. What to do?

playback lags when editing in adobe premiere elements 12. media is fram a canon 5dmark2. file type is .mov. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

I just Installed Premiere Elements and there was lag from the start.
I have not installed any new program or OS update, what do you suggest?
While editing I dont run any other software, I have adobe photoshop
installed, but thats it.
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"Media Pending" on Premiere-created renders

I have some HDR-FX1E footage that has so far work quite fine in PPro CS3 (v3.2.0). Usually I never render the timeline, but today I wanted to in order to get a preview of some 600% speed footage.
The rendering goes fine, but afterwards when trying to play the rendered area, all I get is this "funny" screen with Media Pending.
GREAT isn't it, Premiere can't deal with its own footage that it even has created itself... It has a green line over it. No indexing going on.
Yes, I have searched, read the wiki, and so on.
I guess I just say; end of rant and end of rendering the timeline.
Dag

Dag:
1. Did you capture the footage prior to updating to 3.2?
2. Can you reproduce the problem in a new test project?
Cheers
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Premiere Pro CC 2014 gets stuck on Media Pending.

Hi there,
I've been having a bit of trouble with PPCC 2014 opening projects then getting stuck with all my footage and assets and after effects comps just displaying with 'Media Pending'. The program still works, opens, and I can save and click around so it's not crashing but nothing loads unless I force it to relink which obviously isn't great when I'm having to edit multiple large projects. These projects still open just fine on regular old Premiere Pro CC so I will continue using that for the time being.
Media Encoder is also having an issue with After Effects comps that are in Premiere Pro timelines and only display as 'Media Pending'.
Fortunately all these issues go away if I reboot my machine and try again straight away, but having to reboot my mac just to open a project or do a export isn't exactly preferable.
I have a Mac Pro (late 2013) with 10.9.4 with 16gb Ram and a AMD D500 3GB card.
I'm just wondering if anyone has been suffering with the same issues and has come across any fixes.
Thanks in advance.

Here is my post from another thread concerning the same issue:
I got through Adobe to connect to me remotely to solve this problem twice. They cleaned the cache and preferences and renamed my Adobe folder under applications (don't exactly know how thy did it.) The problem disappeared only to come back after a little while. No video playback, unresponsive buttons - but playable audio, and media pending for all clips. I told them to report this to tech support. This was about a month ago but no updates still..I know I hadn't had this issue neither with CS6 nor with CC.
I am currently rendering my project after changing the sequence's editing mode to Quicktime ProRes Proxy to see if it will help. Preview is still preview but as you said maybe the issue is to be with preview settings set to i-frame mpeg. I have read about the mpeg importer plugin to be an issue in previous versions of premiere pro concerning issues with media pending but i might be wrong.
After changing the sequence settings to Prores Proxy (or if you don't have these codecs installed you may try another codec or google "Prores codec install" and have them installed) the problem cleared away. I have looped the timeline and played it over and over for a couple of hours without the issue surfacing.
For Adobe support and for others to know here is a wiki concerning the issue in CS5. FAQ:Why does my clip show as "media pending"? - Adobe Premiere Pro

Media pending Premiere Pro CC

Here is the answer for MEDIA PENDING issue, after you render on Adobe Premiere CC 2014, all you have to do is click on the little eye icon on the left side of the sequence and then un-click it...or click back on it,,,,,,.and presto!!! you can see your wonderful rendered master piece!!!! Do this for every video line that you're using. I hope this helps, happy editing!!!
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I am having the same problem... I think.
I convert my media through MPEG Streamclip to Apple Pro Res (HQ22) and, interlace my video and have it set to 1920 x 1080 30fps. Whenever I open Adobe Premiere CC and I use the exact information as the footage, it will always tell me that its the wrong sequence settings to the footage, so I click "Change Sequence Settings" (thinking that I have done something wrong. Then that Media Pending will always come up, and then I always get drop frames and the footage looks clumsy. I have tried so many times to change the sequence settings to whatever the Properties of my clips say, and yet the same thing always happens.
I just upgraded to CC and used CS5 before. I have the adobe suite and don't have a problem with the rest of the Adobe programs. Thinking I might convert back to FCP 7 if things stay this way!
Can anyone help???

Premiere Pro CC freezes after opening project. "Media Pending"

So I'm editing a music video I filmed with a Canon 60D, 1080p 23.976 fps, and i was chopping and layering clips that had not yet been rendered for the colour correction done on them, which was a slow process. (I have a mid 2010 mac book pro with an upgrade to SSD's and 8GB of ram, 2.4GHz Intel Core i5, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256MB, running os 10.9.2).
ANYWAY, I had to save and close it without rendering it yet and whenever I try and open it again, it opens the project, but then freezes and I get the spinning beachball of doom. I can see the sequence and all the edits that I had done, but the program window is yellow and says "Media Pending". I have to force quit to get out of it because it always says Premiere Pro CC is not responding. This does NOT happen with any of my other projects. This particular project is not crazy huge, but it's larger than my other projects which are few and it's certainly enough to make my macbook cry. I will be very grateful for any help.

Hi Reinhard,
Reinhard Kungel wrote:
PP CC crashes quite often.
Sorry to hear that. Please check out this doc: Premiere Pro CC, CC 2014, or 2014.1 freezing on startup or crashing while working (Mac OS X 10.9, and later)
You also might try the following:
Sign out from Creative Cloud, restart Premiere Pro, then sign in
Update any GPU drivers
Trash preferences
Delete media cache
Delete preview files
Remove plug-ins
If you have AMD GPUs, make sure CUDA is not installed
Repair permissions
In Sequence Settings > Video Previews, change the codec to one that matches your footage
Disconnect any third party hardware
If you have a CUDA GPU, ensure that the Mercury Playback Engine is set to CUDA, not OpenCL
Disable App Nap
Reboot
Report back if anything here worked for you.
Thanks,
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Media pending after rendered

I rendered some footage and since then certain clips on my time line keep coming up with media pending - does anyone know why this is happening, I cant view my full time line because of this

More has been made on less. Doubling the RAM and adding a RAIDed Thunderbolt drive (if you have the connections) would go some way to speeding up performance, but there are lots of workspace efficiencies within After Effects to speed things up as well.
I'd say go AE all the way - it's far more efficient for what you're trying to achieve. It has a wireframe mode, so once you sort your clips you can build up a frame that way, previewing it regularly to check on progress. Quality can be set to 1/4 or 1/8, which helps. Video can be set to draft quality, which also helps. And once you're happy with sections you can precomp them and switch them off, speeding things up as well.
Premiere is a bit of a blunt tool once you're dealing with dozens of layers. It is neither efficient or easy to work with, because it isn't really designed for this sort of work. After Effecs on the other hand is a Swiss army knife - versatile, open ended, (relatively) optimised, and offering you several ways to accomplish everything. It'd be perfect for your art. Good luck and just think of it as Photoshop with a timeline. (Oh wait, it has one of those now too, doesn't it.) I've had comps with dozens of live video frames or several hundred large photoshop images (>1000px) and AE didn't break too much of a sweat. That was years ago on specs similar to what you're quoting too.

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