Posted by Frank on 07/07/07 16:51

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 02:33:20 -0500, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: converting video to DV-AVI ?>,
"GeekBoy" <GreatGeek@USA.com> wrote:

>
>"David Liddle" <info@digitalsilver.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:ohGji.129501$hj5.28353@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Mad Scientist Jr wrote:
>>> My original problem:
>>>> I have a video clip captured with an Aiptek DV8800 camera, which
>>>> supposedly records natively in MPEG4 format (the file extension is
>>>> ASF). I installed the codecs that came with the camera. and the clip
>>>> plays in windows media player but when I try toimportinto premiere
>>>> pro 1.5 I get a "file format not supported" error. I tried renaming the
>>>> file extension to mpeg and then premiere gave a different error
>>>> "unsupported audio rate in file". Can anyone suggest what might get
>>>> Premiere to recognize the file?
>>>> aiptek dv8800
>>>> camerahttp://www.wyntec.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=68931
>>>
>>> Someone pointed me to a Panasonic DV-AVI codec for XP
>>>
>>> http://users.tpg.com.au/mtam/install_panvfwdv.htm
>>>
>>> which I installed on my system,
>>>
>>> and using AVS Video Converter from
>>>
>>> http://www.avsmedia.com/VideoTools/
>>>
>>> I was able to convert my video to DV-AVI format which I could then
>>> edit in Premiere Pro.
>>>
>>> However my PC crashed and after I reinstalled everything, I could no
>>> longer get the DV-AVI codec to work for some reason... I am still
>>> trying to figure out how to get it working again. Has anyone
>>> experienced anything similar or can recommend a solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks...
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: "ridpiska"
>>> To: Mad Scientist Jr
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2007 11:28:27 AM
>>> Subject: Re: asf (mpeg4) support (premiere pro 1.5)
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I know this is an old post, but I have the same problem.
>>> Did you find any solution?
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> / jonas
>>>
>>> On 1 Aug 2006, 00:46, "Mad Scientist Jr" wrote:
>>>> I have a video clip captured with an Aiptek DV8800 camera, which
>>>> supposedly records natively in MPEG4 format (the file extension is
>>>> ASF). I installed the codecs that came with the camera. and the clip
>>>> plays in windows media player but when I try toimportinto premiere
>>>> pro 1.5 I get a "file format not supported" error. I tried renaming the
>>>> file extension to mpeg and then premiere gave a different error
>>>> "unsupported audio rate in file". Can anyone suggest what might get
>>>> Premiere to recognize the file?
>>>> aiptek dv8800
>>>> camerahttp://www.wyntec.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=68931
>>>
>> Possible solution: Quicktime Pro?
>
>it's just added features.


I haven't been following this thread, and I'm not familiar with the
camera in question (the link posted above returns a "Product not
found!" error message), but I checked the Aiptek German Web site at
http://www.aiptek.de/ and see that there are three models in the 8800
Series, known as the PocketDV 8800, PocketDV 8800 neo, and the
PocketDV 8800 LE.

I don't know what steps might be necessary to allow Premiere Pro to
import files from these cameras, but since the specs seem to indicate
that all three of these cameras produce MPEG-4 SP video data within an
..asf (Advanced Streaming Format) wrapper, I would think that Windows
Movie Maker should be able to successfully import and edit these
files. If so, that might be a workable alternative if you can't get
Premiere Pro to cooperate.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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