DV avi file loses sync in Premiere timeline

[Thumper Strauss]

FACTS
- I transfered VHS VCR home movie to Sony TRV-17 miniDV camcorder
- The audio/video stays in sync throughout the entire 1 hour video when played back in the camcorder
- Then, I transfered the video to my PC using Premiere Pro 1.5 capture
- A DV AVI file was created
- I imported the DV AVI file to the timeline in Premiere Pro 1.5

PROBLEM
- The video becomes out of sync from the audio as the video progresses in the timline

HOWEVER
- The video stays in sync when viewed in Windows Player 9

I have transfered lots of video from my MiniDV camcorder and have never had this problem. Any suggestions?

[JohnnyMalaria]

Sadly, it's a well-known problem with Premiere.

Adobe never seem to be able to get audio sync right - and I've been using Premiere since the original Version 1!!!

It's because of the way Premiere has been written to use so-called Type 2 DV-AVI files. AVI files with DV video come in two types - Type 1 and Type 2.

Type 1 is simply the DV stream from the camcorder "wrapped" in an AVI "shell". Unfortunately, older editing software cannot understand Type 1. So, Microsoft have a Type 2, as well. In reality, it is the same DV stream data plus a copy of the audio from the data stuck on the end. To older editing software, it looks "normal" and it can be opened up etc.

Note the emphasis on "older" - there's NO excuse for Adobe to still rely on the older technology but they do!

Why Adobe can't make it work correctly, though, is a mystery (as you point at, WMP copes just fine).

I know this doesn't help you - sorry.

[Thumper Strauss]

Thanks for the info. I think I also tried editing the DV AVI file with Studio 9. I exported a new AVI. I'm pretty sure there was a sync problem there too. (I'll test this again.)

What app should I use? Or is there a way to convert Type 2 to Type 1 or vice versa?

[Thumper Strauss]

UPDATE: edited the video with Studio 9 and outputted to AVI. Then I converted to mpeg-2 with Tusnami and everything stayed in sync. I guess the trick is to not use Premiere to capture.

Thanks for your help.