Important: The trial version of Adobe Media Encoder CS5 doesn't include some features that depend on third-party software components that are only included in the full version of Adobe Media Encoder. The import and export of some formats are not supported in the trial version: AVC-Intra, AVCHD, HDV, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 DVD, MPEG-2 Blu-ray, and XDCAM. The trial version for Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5 and later does not have these limitations. It includes all of the items that are included in the full, activated version of Adobe Media Encoder.
Some filename extensions—such as MOV, AVI, MXF, and FLV—denote container file formats rather than denoting a specific audio, video, or image data format. Container files can contain data encoded using various compression and encoding schemes. Adobe Media Encoder can import these container files, but the ability to import the data that they contain is dependent on which codecs (specifically, decoders) are installed.
By installing additional codecs, you can extend the ability of Adobe Media Encoder to import additional file types. Many codecs must be installed into the operating system and work as a component inside the QuickTime or Video for Windows formats. Contact the manufacturer of your hardware or software for more information about codecs that work with the files that your specific devices or applications create.
3GP
Animated GIF (GIF) (Windows only)
DV (in MOV or AVI container, or as a containerless DV stream)
FLV, F4V
Note: The FLV and F4V formats are container formats, each of which is associated with a set of video and audio formats. F4V files generally contain video data that is encoded using an H.264 video codec and the AAC audio codec. FLV files generally contain video data that is encoded using the On2 VP6 or Sorenson Spark codec and audio data encoded using an MP3 audio codec. Adobe Media Encoder CS5, and later, can import FLV files using the On2 VP6 video codec, not the Sorenson Spark codec.
QuickTime movie (MOV; on Windows, requires QuickTime player)
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 formats (MPEG, MPE, MPG, M2V, MPA, MP2, M2A, MPV, M2P, M2T, MTS, AC3, MP4, M4V, M4A, VOB, 3GP, AVC, h.264)
Note: Several formats associated with specific modern cameras use MPEG-4 encoding. For example, the XDCAM EX format uses MP4 files, and the AVCHD format uses MTS files.
Media eXchange Format (MXF)
MXF OP1a (in Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5 and later)
Note: MXF is a container format. Adobe Media Encoder can only import some kinds of data contained within MXF files. Adobe Media Encoder can import the Op-Atom variety used by Panasonic cameras using the DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD, and AVC-Intra codecs to record to Panasonic P2 media. Adobe Media Encoder can also import XDCAM HD files in MXF format.
P2 Movie (MXF)
- Netshow (ASF, Windows only)
RED Raw (R3D)
Video for Windows (AVI, WAV; on Mac OS, requires QuickTime Player)
Windows Media (WMV, WMA, ASF; Windows only)
Adobe Sound Document (ASND; multi-track files imported as merged single track)
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, M4A)
Audio Interchange File Format (AIF, AIFF)
QuickTime (MOV; on Windows, requires QuickTime player)
MP3 (MP3, MPEG, MPG, MPA, MPE)
Video for Windows (AVI, WAV; on Mac OS, requires QuickTime Player)
Windows Media Audio (WMA; Windows only)
Waveform (WAV)
Adobe Illustrator (AI, EPS)
Photoshop (PSD)
Bitmap (DIB, RLE) (Windows only)
Bitmap (BMP)
Cineon/DPX (CIN, DPX)
GIF
Icon File (ICO; Windows only)
JPEG (JPE, JPG, JPEG, JFIF)
PICT (PIC, PCT)
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Targa (TGA, ICB, VDA, VST)
TIFF (TIF)
Note:
In Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5 and later, you can import files of any still-image format as a sequence. For more information, see Import items into the encoding queue.
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