Divx files aren't recognized in Premiere 6.5 - is there a plugin?

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I have Win Premiere 6.5. I just got some files with extension "divx", but AP won't recognize them. Is there a plugin I can get?

 

[Akribie]

Don't think so.

Need to convert to AVI. Virtual Dub may do this for you.

 

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I tried Virtual Dub, but the files converted from Divx to AVI were huge, and Premiere shut down with an error when I tried to import them.

 

[Akribie]

Since DivX is very highly compressed, which is part of the reason why Premiere can't handle it, it is also to be expected that converting to AVI will greatly increase file size.

Worth trying a short segment to see if that works OK. If it does, then maybe Virtual Dub gives an option to break up the output into smaller chunks? In any event, make sure you have Type 2 AVI (OpenDML is an alternative name) and are using the DV CODEC with a legal (32k or 48k) audio rate to get a Premiere-compatible DV AVI file.