Premiere Pro : How to Import mkv Files (mkv Not Supported Fix)

A tutorial on how to import mkv files into Adobe Premiere Pro cc. This fix will help when you can't import a .mkv file because the not supported error.

[IcyeFaethyvve]

Another fix is to open OBS Studio -> File -> Remux Recordings - converts .mkv to .mp4 which can then be imported

[xshellmanx]

That didn't work. But this did:

To convert the MKV file to MP4:
Right click the MKV file
Click Open With
Choose Movies and TV or Films & TV
Click on the pencil icon on the bottom right of the window that opens
Choose Trim and slightly drag the slider to make a changes to the video
Click on Save As
Name the new file, saving as an MP4

[abhinavvishwakarma]

This video is actually nostalgic. Brings back the memories from when I was a kid and thought changing the extension name actually converts the file.

[ReactionsbyD]

that does not work at all, Adobe just says unable to read damaged or unsupported video when you try to import your AVI

[ANDYSON]

I found another easier fix:

Open the video file with Films & TV
Click the "Edit in Photos" button, then click trim
Trim off like half a second at the end of the clip

The file should save as an MP4 and will now work :)

[nibelungvalesti]

How garbage is premiere though for not supporting mkv?

[simonvaquier]

Nope ! It does not work every times. MKV extension does only specify the type of media container. A mkv file may embed various types of streams and channels. If the video codec is not supported by Premier Pro, regardless of the container, it won't work anyways.

[aznbeagle]

yo be sounding like the "number 15 burger king foot lettuce" guy

[andypantsowen]

Solved it for me! Thank you for the ACTUAL easy fix (and not telling me to download ANOTHER piece of software!)

[lifeofdarshit]

This video is a gentle reminder to YouTube that why dislike ratings should be visible to the viewers.

[BismarckMandanBlog]

The most helpful part of this video was the comments who said to just remux the video in OBS. Renaming a file doesn’t change jack squat about it. This might work for .mkv files from some apps, but not OBS recordings.

[Matt]

i cannot even express the magnitude of my disappointment in adobe right now...

[arjunaadjinna]

thanks for making it a minute. that's what i was looking for. may the algorithm gods bless your channel

[cellophanezebra]

Thanks Chills top 5's it never worked, thank you

[haslamgaming]

Damnnn man! I am watching a lot of youtube video to solve this problem but it doesnt work.. But when I found your video, the problem solve less than 1 minute.. Massive thank.
You are the man!

[timd]

This video is exactly what I tried as a primary school kid...

[SMGtk]

People have shared so many complicated solutions in so much longer videos and the then this guys comes and in 1 min video he gave one sec solution. You deserve subscription.

[game-quest]

I cannot believe it's that simple. This will save me like, 20 minutes a video minimum not having to run file conversions. Though it does raise the question of why Adobe doesn't support it in favor of other legacy formats. It's like shunning Blu-Ray in favor of Beta-Max.

[vimomax]

not every mkv can be imported by rename the extension. depend on video compression.

[himbary]

This gives me the error "Unsupported format or damaged file" in PP