FAQ:Why is scene detect unavailable (greyed out)?


 * Scene detect is not available when capturing HDV in native Premiere Pro. Use a third-party plug-in like AspectHD or as Trent points out:
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1) set your HDV camera to do HDV to DV conversion. 2) Open a DV Project. Do your Scene Detect captures. Export a Batch List from these clips. 3) Switch HDV camera back to HDV mode. 4) Open an HDV Project. Import the batch list and capture.
 * It's a few more steps, but if you really wanted to capture clips via Scene Detect, you could:
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