Solution to Import BPAV files to Adobe Premiere
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This article will teach you how to edit BPAV files from Sony EX camcorders in Adobe Premiere.
"When importing the Sony BPAV clips to Premiere (rescource from Sony EX 1), it comes up with a codec error of some sort. How did you open BPAV files in Premiere without any issue?"
You can find the video files from XDCAM EX written in the MP4 format into a folder named BPAV. Like the Panasonic P2 format, the Sony XDCAM EX is solid-state recording format for video production that eliminates tape from the workflow. Adobe Premiere has advantages when working with XDCAM EX format.
If you want to transfer BPAV folder to a hard disk, you need to copy the entire BPAV folder and its contents, not just one MP4 file at a time. Or the file would be corrupted that Premiere can not support. While, if you encounter any trouble during the transferring or editing process, a simple way we recommended is to convert BPAV files to Premiere Pro best accepted one, and MPEG-2 is the optimal format.
With Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, you can effortlessly convert BPAV MP4 files to Premiere Pro supported MPEG-2, and it works well and converts flawlessly. Meanwhile, this video converter can create files compatible with NLEs like FCP, Avid Media Composer, iMovie, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and etc. Now, download the software and follow the guide below to start conversion.
How to Edit BPAV files in Adobe Premiere
Step 1. Launch the BPAV file converter and click "Add" button to locate the BPAV .mp4 file(s) you want to add.

Step 2. Choose Premiere Pro preferred 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.

Tip: Click "Settings" to fix the frame rate, bitrate, video size, etc to your needs. To have a smooth editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, you need create the files with the appropriate resolution and frame rate that matches your source footage.
Step 3. Tap the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner to finish encoding BPAV files to MPEG-2 for Adobe Premiere Pro.
Once the conversion finished, you can find the output files by clicking "Open" button on the main interface, then you can transfer the encoded BPAV files to Premiere Pro CC/CS6/CS5/CS4 to do further editing.

