Working with WMV Google Earth Video

Howdy. I am attempting to integrate a Google Earth movie I recorded (WMV format) into my project and to put it lightly... it's not going well. Not only is it unable to render the timeline in the project window when it gets to the wmv footage (just gets stuck while audio continues), but it takes an insanely long time to render... six hours for a 30 second clip.
I took a shot at transcoding the clip using handbrake to mp4 but it crashed instantly when added to the premier timeline.
Sorry for the ametuerish question. As you can tell, I'm new at this. Any help is much appreciated.

Good news. AME is a good "converter" too, and is often overlooked. While it might not have the range of some dedicated conversion apps., when it can work with footage, it does a good job.
Thanks for reporting your success!
Good luck,
Hunt

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