Premiere Pro conforming problem

Calneon · 26 Jan 2010 at 17:20

I'm trying to import a 3GB .wmv file into a Premiere Pro project, and it conforms it when I import it. However for some reason it maxes out my RAM and pretty much freezes my computer. I have 6GB DDR3, and you can see as the conforming progress bar at the bottom goes up so does the RAM usage, until it hits 100% and everything slows to a crawl.

I also have a 1.6GB .wmv file which I tried importing, this time it finishes conforming at about 60% RAM but get this, the % keeps on increasing unless you close Premiere. What the hell is going on here? I can't import these files without all my RAM being used.

Help appreciated.

rG-tom · 26 Jan 2010 at 17:23

a wmv will be compressed. When it loads it into the program, itll be loading an uncompressed version I imagine.....that's just my guess from working with images in photoshoped, a 30mb CR2 is worth about 150mb in RAM usage.

Calneon · 26 Jan 2010 at 17:32

Any ideas to get around it? I tried loading the file into Media Encoder and converting it to something else but it still uses all the RAM. Any free programs which can convert .wmv without losing quality?

alexakasloth · 26 Jan 2010 at 17:40

Does it crash completely or just freeze for a minute or two? I find the later when using PP CS3 but I don't find it to be a big problem.

SilverPenguin · 26 Jan 2010 at 17:54

It will probably do the same but have you tried bringing it in to After Effects and rendering it out through that?