The error message usually pops up while you are trying to import images to Premiere. This can be due to a few reasons, one of them being the wrong file extension format. Nonetheless, the said error message can be easily dealt with via a few simple solutions that we will be provided down below. These have fixed the issue for others as well.
What causes the ‘The File Cannot Be Opened Because of a Header Error’ in Adobe Premiere?
Like we mentioned, the error occurs when you are using the importer to import image files into Adobe Premiere. This can be caused due to the following factors — Now that you are aware of the causes of the said error message, let us get into the solutions that you can implement to resolve the error. Please try to follow them in the same order as provided.
Solution 1: Change Image File Extension
The error message can sometimes be caused due to the .JPEG format of the image file. Most of the users had this issue and it was resolved after they changed the extension of the image file. Therefore, to fix the issue, just change the extension of the image from .JPEG to .PNG. Here’s how to do it:
Solution 2: Change Color Mode to RGB
Adobe Premiere is very careful with the color modes. It only accepts RGB. Therefore, if you are trying to import images that have a different color mode, you will get the error message. Hence, you will have to make sure that the image files are in RGB color mode. Here’s how to do it:
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