Restore MKV Format Support
Removing MKV Format support has a negative impact on the workflow of people that work with broadcasting software like OBS. Restore MKV support. Having native support for MKVs, even if they don't edit well without generating proxies, saves me a ton of time that I'd otherwise have to spend remuxing/transcoding files.
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MKV Format Support is being investigated for Premiere and Media Encoder.
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Sergiu Mihalache
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I don't think they care about the "archival world"; amateur and home video makers seem to be their target now, leaving the professionals high and dry.
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John Raines
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Premiere Pro simply cannot be taken seriously in the archival world without support for the Matroska container.
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Antoine Autokroma
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We are working on the macOS version but for now for Windows you can test the FREE beta of Influx Importer allowing you for .MKV import https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BETA-For-Influx-Importer-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-After-Effects
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John Poynton
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"The most popular industry standard video editing software in the world"
... Not sure where that propaganda comes from but I think Avid & FCP and the newcomer DaVinci Resolve would dispute that claim
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Carlin Reid
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Just posting here to say I started my Premiere trial today, and boy am I glad I only went with the free trial. The most popular industry standard video editing software in the world thinks .mkv is a 'niche format'... wow, this is me speechless right now.
And I see this issue was raised 13 July 2019 and remains unresolved almost two years later. I'm going to go back to any of 100 alternative solutions to video editing that offer support for this massively used video format and don't bleed my wallet as badly as Adobe.
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Rory Martin
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I had the great pleasure of providing Mr. Singh (Sr. Product Mgr for Premiere Pro) with details of my work flow. While my usage might not qualify for the inclusion of MKV support, Mr. Singh was very generous with his time. Perhaps he will be contacting others who are supporting this initiative. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Cheers
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Sergiu Mihalache
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Other popular requests have been "UNDER REVIEW" for years now, so don't get your hopes high. I think this is just a way for Adobe to pretend they are not ignoring our wishes, while actively doing so.
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Chance Valentine
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Nice to see that there is a response for the admin about it "being investigated" but we need a straight answer. Including MKV just seems like a no-brainer. If free encoding software can do it, but your software cannot, you will lose business. The business we have already given you may not continue in the future.
Will the answer to this "investigation" (It's not an accident or crime. Or, is it?) becoming forthwith? A yes or no as far as bringing back support for MKV is what everyone wants. Preferably a yes. -
Vlad Iepure
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@Antoine Autokroma yes we need this also on macOS
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Antoine Autokroma
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We have a BETA to test for Windows to import .MKV : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BETA-For-Influx-Importer-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-After-Effects
Waiting for your feedback ! If you need this for macOS please tell us -
Antoine Autokroma
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We have a BETA to test for Windows to import .MKV : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BETA-For-Influx-Importer-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-After-Effects
Waiting for your feedback ! If you need this for macOS please tell us -
Dale Ferrier
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Just plain stupidity on Adobe's part to stop supporting this container format.
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Antoine Autokroma
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If you need MKV support please contact us ! https://www.autokroma.com/contact
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Christopher Woods
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MKV container support is incredibly useful, despite only supporting opening/decoding. What a stupid idea to remove it. Bring it back, along with support for other increasingly popular open codecs like VP9, Vorbis and Opus (WebM). The world doesn't revolve around MOV and MP4.
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Christopher Brown
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Disgusting. What am I paying for? The privilege of software that automatically breaks itself? If I hadn't used a legitimate copy, I'd still have support.
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Antoine Autokroma
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Could you share your .mkv files for testing ?
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Rajendra Narayan Kundu
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Why Premiere Pro does not support .mkv files? This is the best video editing software, still it does not support .mkv files. Does it make sense from any angle?
And why would I convert and then import the clip? In general, the most popular formats of videos are .mkv and .mp4. But .mkv provides more quality than .mp4. So, why would I convert the format, where I am going to use the best video editing software in this world?
This problem is really too much bad for the reputation of Premiere Pro. Please, take needed steps and fix the issue that all including me can continue with Premiere Pro rather than shifting to DaVinci Resolve. -
Sergiu Mihalache
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The real question is why remove a useful and working feature from the software, what could the reason be for displeasing the customers in such a way?
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Mateo Gomez
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Yeah, I have to agree with this thread I really would love to have MKV support. I just started using Adobe Premier Pro and I am wasting so much time with format conversion.
Why would this not be a standard feature this format has been around for 18 years now. It is not a new format.
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Rick Kennedy
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.mkv file support