How to Convert and Import FLV into Adobe Premiere Pro for Editing

Summary: Unable to Import FLV files into Premiere Pro for editing? Here you will find the quick solution by converting FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro compatible format.



Can't import FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro for editing and trimming? Want to import YouTube. FLV files to Adobe Premiere Pro? Haven't found an ideal FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro converter? If so this article will just help you figure out how to convert and import FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro.

Nowadays, many videos downloaded from online video sites such as YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, MySpace, etc. are in the format of Flash Video (.FLV). To make these videos more stylish, there is big possible that you want to import and edit them in Premiere Pro before sharing with others. But the problem is Adobe Premiere Pro (including the latest Premiere Pro 7.1) does not support importing FLV files directly. So if you stick to getting the FLV files work with Premiere Pro flawlessly, you'd better convert FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro fully-compatible formats, such as MPEG-2 in advance. After that, you're able to edit FLV in Premiere Pro CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5 or CS4 successfully.

To convert FLV for Adobe Prmeiere, here I would like to introduce you to an user-friendly and professional video converter app - Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac. With it, you can rewrap FLV files to MPEG-2 for Premiere Pro with fast encoding speed while keeping the excellent quality. Moreover, the Mac video conversion tool can help you convert FLV as well as AVI, MKV, MTS, VOB, MPG, etc on Mac and export the professional encoders, namely AIC, DNxHD, MPEG-2 for importing to iMovie, Avid, Premiere Pro etc. flawlessly. If you are using Windows and want to convert FLV to MPG for using in Premiere Pro, you can refer to Video Converter. Now download the right version and follow the tutorial below to convert FLV for editing in Premiere Pro on Mac OS X.

How to Convert and Import FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro

STEP 1. Add FLV files

Install and run the Video Converter, then you can directly drag and drop your FLV files into the software, or click the Add button which enables you to add files stored on your PC or files from your hard drive.



STEP 2. Select Premiere friendly format

Click "Format" pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Premiere Pro. WMV, MOV formats are the good choice as well.



Tips: If the default settings do not fit you requirement, you can click "Settings" icon to and enter "Profile Settings" panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

STEP 3. Start the FLV to Adobe Premiere Pro conversion

After all the above settings, click the big Convert button to begin converting your FLV video to MPG for editing in Premiere Pro. The progress bar will show you how much of the encoding is completed. When the conversion finishes, click Open to get the located videos.

STEP 4. Import FLV to Adobe Premiere system

Launch Premiere Pro on your Mac, choose "File > Import to import converted FLV files in Adobe Premiere Pro(CS5/CS6/CC7) for further editing. After successfully imported, the flash video can now be edited alongside other video files in the timeline.