Problems importing mpegs in PE4

Right... I use Pinnacle Studio Plus to capture mpegs and save these down. Often I need to edit these clips.
I try and import them into Premier Elements to edit and they are just plain green videos with the sound. If I play the video clip in windows media player there is no problem.
Please can someone explain why this happens?

About editing SD (Standard Definition) MPEG files (or ANY type of compressed file)
Click the http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith/ADOBE.HTM Link to My Adobe Notes
Then Click the internal Link Edit Compressed (MPEG/DIVX/etc) Files
Read each one of the items... clicking/Reading ALL of the information Links
(Bottom line... compressed files are NOT suitable to edit in Premiere)
(If what you have is MPEG, use one of the mentioned products to edit)

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Macbook Pro
2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB RAM
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I exported a copy for client review (from Media Encoder CS6) the other day. One clip (the .MTS clip in question) showed as "Media Offline". It is not offline, I did not move the clip, etc. I unlinked the clip in the project, relinked it, and it did show up in the project and was able to be played back.
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I'm having the same issue here.
Error: A low level exception occurred in: Importer MPEG (Importer)
Anyone here who can help with this?
Some Specs:
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i have been trying to import MPEG and MOV files to iMovie 08 without any success.
the movies i have already previously copied to my HD, or have been copied for me, so I am not copying them from any camera.
The funny thing is ... when i look into my iPhoto library from iMovie he does recognise the videos i have copied directly from my digital photo camera, but i can't just copy any MPEG or MOV files from any other location, previously copied, to my iMovie library.
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Does anybody here have the same problem as me?
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1) Playback Support - This simply means a particular compresion format can be played in a QT application. E.g., MPEG2 video is not normally supported without the QT MPEG-2 component while MPEG1 and H.264/AAC files are both playback compatible as they are.
2) Conversion Support - This means a file can be "properly" converted to another compression format. In this case, "muxed" formats like MPEG1 and MPEG2 (even with the QT MPEG2 component) cannot be converted to another compression format by QT applications and retain their audio content while H.264/AAC files can.
3) Edit Support - This means that certain operations can be performed on the audio and/or video content at the frame level. QT applications can, for instance, segment the audio and video content of an H.264/AAC file at any frame but since "muxed" files like MPEG1 and MPEG2 files consist of "blocks" of audio data interspersed with "blocks" of video data in a single stream, segmenting a file at any point other than one where a "group" of such "blocks" ends/begins would mean the loss of many "frames worth" of either audio or video data. AVI has a similar problem. Since the "instances" of audio and video data mesh like the cogs of two wheels, segmenting an AVI always leaves a 1 frame deficit between the number audio frames and the number of video frames. (Ever wonder why you end up with that one "white" frame at the end of youe file?)
Now we come to the various types of QT based applications. Many, like iPhoto and iTunes don't really look at the files when they import them, so they are more than happy to import anything they can read and recognize. If a file can be played in the QT player, it can be played in both iPhoto and iTunes. On the other hand, some applications are a bit "picky" about what they will export. iTunes, for instance, will not export/sync a file it has imported if the target device cannot play it. iMovie '06 is also different, in that it will import anything it can convert even if it can't convert it properly -- i.e., an MPEG1 file will be converted to DV video but lose any audio that may have been contained in the file. iMovie '08 takes things to a new level. Since imported files are simply moved/copied to "Events" folders in their original compression format, iMovie '08 first checks to see if the files contain both audio and video data that can be edited at the frame level. If both cannot be edited at the frame level, then iMovie '08 will not allow you to import it. Camcorder devices, however, are handled differently. Since most content on tapeless models are not stored in a QT edit supported format, these files, as well as HDV, are converted to an intermediate codec (which can be edited) as part of the import process.
As to digital cameras, many manufacturers store their video clips in generic file containers. Just because a Kodak digital camera stores its data in an MOV file container, it does not mean bothe audio and video compressions formats can be edited in iMovie '08. Many Kodak models, for instance, store their video clips as MPEG4/µ-Law 2:1 files. Unfortunately, while the iMovie will accept the MPEG4 video, it doesn't like the µ-Law compressed audio. Same holds true for many Casio digital cameras which use Motion JPEG/DVI ADPCM comressed formats. Once again, iMovie has no problem with the Motion JPEG video content but refuses to accept the DVI ADPCM audio. Luckily, users have two options here. They can either convert both the audio and video to an iMovie '08 edit compatible compression format or simply convert the audio content and "re-merge" it with the original video for maximum quality. And, of course, MPEG1/2 "muxed" files or M2V files with unsupported audio compression formats must be converted for the reasons already mentioned above.

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I am a new user of iTunes. I am unable to import MPEG-4 audio files from an audio CD into my iTunes library. This audio CD was created by a friend on his MAC.
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I wish I could use Compressor, but it doesnt work! My home videos are all nice quality, MPEG-1 files, but everytime I try to convert them with compressor, it gives an error, like: "Cant encode audio from MPEG-1 SOuce... bla bla bla"... another one is "Error Opening File"...
And I dont understand, ffmpegX works, so does MPEGStreamclip, but I still wanna give a try to Apple's Compression Software, and see if it can make a nice thing of my videos compression. Im trying to compress 40GB of home videos (like 6 hours of footage) and but them on a DVD or two... I am trying to convert all of them but I am kind of lost....
That is why I wanted to give a try to compressor... but it doesnt open my MPEG-1 files.
I converted my videos... it took me 2 days... all of them to MOV... if I compare each original MPEG-1 FILE... the MOV one has a little little less quality... but the space is 4 times smaller! ... Sorry, I forgot to say, I have exactly 32 horus of video... that means... with those MOV files I converted, I can put all of my videos in two DVDs...
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Thank you so much reading my post,
Gabriel

Hey Gabriel
first and foremost, compressor has a real problem importing a muxed mpeg1 (video and audio joined as one file).
what you first need to do with your files is take them into ffmpegx or mpegstreamclip (like you have already) and do what is called a transcode (that's the official, fancy name).
you would take the file into the above mentioned apps, then transcode them to a Quicktime movie via export.
i would recommend mpegstreamclip for this task, since you do have a lot of footage and this app does offer a batch option (which you can set it and forget it).
once you have transcoded all your files to *.mov's, you can then take those files into compressor!
as you may have noticed, i didnt sepcify a codec to output (like sorenscon 3 or DV for example) since i dont know how much of your storage you can allocate for this task (you will need quite a bit for 32 hours of video).
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I'm have problems Importing with the Adobe Premiere Pro (original version upgrade

Hi all. I’m having a similar problem that I've seen posted on here but I have Adobe Premiere Pro (the first version upgrade.) I upgraded it from Premiere 5.0. Every time I try to import some Mpeg files to edit, it freezes up and crashes. I’m wondering if someone could help me. My computer specs are below:
(1) Mini-Tower mATX Chassis w/300W PS 865G Motherboard
(1) Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2
(1) Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.2 GHz 512K 800FSB w/ HT
(1) DDR333 PC2700 Non-ECC Memory sticks (512MB x 2 and two one gigs)
(1) 120GB Ultra ATA (7200rpm) Hard Drive
(1) GeForce 4 Ti4200-8x 128MB AGP Card w/ TV-Out
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Peter
[email protected]

Thank you Eddy. I appreciate all the help and feedback I get from the website.
Also, someone suggested I convert the Mpegs to AVI files first. What do you know about AVS Video Remaker download to use to convert it???
Thanks and Regards,
Peter Adija
Office: (704) 631-5418
Cell: (704) 315-4946
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:20:10 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: I'm have problems Importing with the Adobe Premiere Pro (original version upgrade
Welcome to the forums.
Thanks for providing some of your hardware details.
Please provide http://ppro.wikia.com/wiki/Troubleshooting to help us help you.
Cheers
Eddie
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