“The file cannot be opened because of a header error” is a common error message that many users of Adobe Premiere Pro may encounter when trying to import a file, especially JPG formats. This file import failure can be frustrating and can prevent you from being able to access your file. In this article, I will provide some methods you can follow to fix this issue and get your file to open correctly in Premiere Pro.

1. Open the JPG File in Paint

The first solution you can try is opening the JPG image in a basic image editing software such as Microsoft Paint and saving it again without making any changes. To give this a try, follow these steps:

1. Launch Microsoft Paint on your computer.
2. In Paint, go to the File menu and select “Open.”
3. Navigate to the location of the JPG image that you are having trouble with, select it, and click “Open.”
4. The image should now be displayed in the Paint window.
5. Go to the File menu and select “Save As” then click on JPEG picture
6. Choose a location to save the image and click “Save“

After following these steps, try importing the saved JPG image into Premiere Pro. It’s possible that this simple method will resolve the header error and allow you to use the image in your project.

2. Convert the JPG File to PNG

If the first method didn’t work for you, don’t worry! Try to convert the JPG file to PNG format when you export the file from Microsoft Paint or Photoshop. Here’s how you can do this inside Photoshop:

1. Open the JPG image in Photoshop.
2. Go to the File menu and select “Save As…” or use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S
3. From the list of export options, select “PNG” and hit Save