Can not drop some mp4 files to the V21/315 timeline.

ritsmer wrote on 5/26/2024, 7:33 AM

Have been away from video editing for half a year - so - for my next project I installed V21 and updated to B315.

Problem: I can not drop some mp4 files onto the V21 timeline any more. When I try, only a little "red-ring-prohibited" symbol is shown. The files can be dropped on a V20 timeline without problems. Here is an example of such a file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYJqUna3gcz6T4mpOVYG-htz3aaV2cXU/view?usp=sharing

Here is the Mediainfo of the file:

Is this by design - or is it an error ?

Comments

Gid wrote on 5/26/2024, 7:47 AM

@ritsmer Hi, I get the same black lined circle but if you turn on Legacy AVC it will load onto the timeline,

Something to do with the So4compoundplug vs the new mxcompoundplug I think, someone else will explain better

Dexcon wrote on 5/26/2024, 7:52 AM

Welcome back.

Thank you for the download. In VP21b315, it imported without a problem:

BUT ... I do have 'Enable legacy AVC decoding' enabled in Options/Preferences/File I/O (tab). After disabling that setting, the video would not import (but no red ring).

Therefore, try enabling 'Enable legacy AVC decoding' in Options/Preferences/File I/O (tab) if its not already enabled.

ritsmer wrote on 5/26/2024, 9:40 AM

Yes. Enabling the legacy AVC decoding makes it work perfectly. Thank you both.

andyrpsmith wrote on 5/26/2024, 11:57 AM

But wont you then loose the benefits of the new encoder as you are using the old depreciated encoder.

ritsmer wrote on 5/27/2024, 1:52 AM

Probably yes - but to me with an i9 13900K + RTX 4090 it does not bother.

And - if the format in the old Muvizu problem-file is not too exotic - then Magic might add it to the new encoder in a future build.

RogerS wrote on 5/27/2024, 8:16 AM

Exactly, do whatever you need to do for now to get it to work and hopefully you can benefit from the new decoder and this media in a future version.