.avi Codec/Adobe Premiere Question

[logicisfailing.livejournal.com]

Hi all!

I was considering downloading the trial version of Adobe Premiere. Most of my video files are in .wmv format but I've recently DL'd a new fandom that are in .avi format so I figured I'd try Premiere out using these so I won't have to convert a bunch of .wmv to .avi. Anway, I'm totally clueless about codecs - do I need to download any to import & use the .avi files in Premiere? (I may try Sony Vegas after this, so the question applies to that program as well).

Any hep with the codec question or any help for Adobe Premiere in general would be much appreciated!

Thanks :-)

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Comments

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Premier does use .avi but isn't as friendly to various codecs as Sony Vegas, which doesn't seem to have a problem with it. After many frustrations I ended up switching over.

[logicisfailing.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice! I probably will end up with Vegas but thought I'd give Premiere a shot first. What video format does Premiere prefer if not .wmv or .avi?

[skywaterblue.livejournal.com]

Not sure. It'll take uncodeced .avi. It's when you get into the various types of xvid that I've had problems.