Cannot do proper work with Mp4 Files

Bogustruth wrote on 7/15/2015, 8:05 AM

So this has been an issue for me for a while, however it's gotten to the point with me to where, recording and converting files into AVI has become a bit too much of a chore.

I would rather prefer to record in mp4 to conserve time and space on my hard drive but there is an issue with Movie Studio, at least for me that i have attempted to get around but failed on each turn.

What happens is that when i choose to put an mp4 video into Movie studio, i just get my 2 sections of audio however video is something that's just nonexistent.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, adding codecs, (rather risky) modifications, and i still cannot get mp4 video AND audio available in movie studio.

Can someone please shed some light here before I lose my collective thought.

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Chienworks wrote on 7/15/2015, 8:55 AM

Well, for one thing, there are hundreds of different types of codecs that can be used in an MP4 file. We have no idea which one you're using. Do a google search for a tool called "mediainfo" and run it on your problem files, as well as a few that have worked and tell us the details you see.

For another thing, working with highly compressed source files leads to a lot of quality loss when you then render to a new compressed file. If quality is important to you then you should be starting off with something better than MP4 to begin with. Video takes a lot of space, and much more of it for good quality. That's something you may just have to adjust to.