GH4 footage import problems

nickybee wrote on 5/3/2014, 11:48 PM

Hey just a heads up - I'm using build 310 of vegas pro 13 - and just checking my new GH4 (which arrived yesterday)]

The GH4 recorded a mix of C4K full 4k video (all pure 24p) and a 96fps (conformed to 24p slomo 1920x1080 video)

everything played back flawlessley - so congrats on that...except

IN THE TIMELINE
The video track was extended by 4X the duration of the audio track - for EVERY CLIP ;( - but just shows the last frame of the video

I assume this is a fairly simple fix - but it should be done stat - because a large number of people have these cameras and love using Vegas Pro...

Just to be clear - I mean if the clip in camera was 10 seconds long
Then when you import the clip the vegas timeline will show

a 50 second long video element - GROUPED WITH A 10 second long audio element

The first 10 seconds of the video play back in perfect sync with audio (after all that's the real clip) but after that there is no audio - and there is 40 seconds of a single frame (the last frame of the original video)

Just letting whoever monitors this forum know about it if they don't know already

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wwjd wrote on 1/12/2015, 9:09 AM

It's probably 10 minutes of code for Sony to fix this. Why don't they? Too busy working on 14, 15, 16 paid versions already??????

Sony, WTH???

MikeyDH wrote on 1/12/2015, 11:42 AM

Thanks, Warper. That did the trick for me. Still can't figure why the original zip would not open.

homeworld wrote on 1/28/2015, 9:48 PM

If I have any slow motion footage on my timeline that script doesn't work correctly. It's shame Sony doesn't want to support the GH4.

NickHope wrote on 4/7/2015, 2:11 AM

This bug still exists in VP13.0 build 444

Sol M. wrote on 4/7/2015, 12:21 PM

Darn, it's sad to hear that this issue still keeps us from working productively with GH4 footage.

wuzabeeb wrote on 4/28/2015, 4:14 AM

I just shot a load of 4K 24P with my new Panasonic FZ1000 and argghhh! .. Vegas 13 wouldn't work with it - all the GH4 problems ... so I downloaded the script .. FANTASTIC! Thanks guys ... amazing fix.

Sol M. wrote on 6/12/2015, 3:07 AM

Quick update: Vegas Pro build 453 has the same issue with GH4 files as previous builds.

set wrote on 6/12/2015, 9:35 AM

I would like to add here that not just GH4 footage has this import issue but also Xiaomi Yi sport action camera as well, this was reported on other Vegas forum.:

When he run the same script in this thread, issue goes away.

Set

asokolsky wrote on 7/24/2015, 2:58 PM

In the meantime, here is my workaround:

Sol M. wrote on 7/27/2015, 10:57 PM

Hi, I had an idea for a different approach to dealing with this issue, so I downloaded SharpDevelop and built StreamAlign.

Having to run a script to fix the length of an event every time you drag a clip to the timeline simply wasn't going to work for me. Even worse, working with these files in the Trimmer is a nightmare because the audio track is squashed all the way to the left because the video track is so much longer.

Basically, StreamAlign scans your project for clips with mismatched video and audio streams and creates a subclip of the source media with video and audio streams aligned to the same length. The subclip's length will match the length of the shorter stream (audio or video).

You now have a clip that you can drag directly to the timeline with matching video and audio track lengths, no chopping necessary. Even better, you can also work with these clips in the Trimmer just like a normal clip, with video and audio tracks filling the full width of the Trimmer window.

I've tested StreamAlign in a lot of different scenarios, but I need more testing from others. If you work with footage from the Panasonic GH4, GH3, FZ1000, or any other camera that Vegas opens with mismatched video/audio lengths, please download and test StreamAlign and send me your feedback :)

YAUN wrote on 11/28/2015, 8:05 PM

Yuk. Had a GH2 for a couple of years. Upgraded to GH3. Popped some footage into SV 13 453. What the? What kind of settings/options could I possibly have to automagically take what I believe is the last frame and extend it - considerably? OK, take to the Internet and find this life saving thread. I cannot believe a problem like this has this kind of lifetime. @Sol M. I have a project with several GH2 tracks but, more importantly, ones that have been messed with one way or another ranging from usual event FX to some speed & opacity changes. Tried StreamAlign and it found the one GH3 file on a "GH2" video track and performed the functions listed. Of course, it is then up to the editor to apply the subclip to the timeline as appropriate. Thanks to all for bringing this quite nasty problem to light with workaround suggestions.

NickHope wrote on 9/20/2016, 2:46 AM

This bug seems to fixed in VEGAS Pro 14.0 (Build 161). I tested with some 24p (true 24.000 fps) Panasonic GH4 footage. Thanks!

EpFilmz wrote on 12/7/2016, 9:36 AM

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=21&MessageID=897508

I received my GH4 today, had the same problem, and saw that someone made created a script to fix this.

Thanks so much i made an account to say thank you and share how i was going crazy for an hour about this ...my g7 was perfect untill switching to 4k 24p was fine in 30p then was shock to see the problem i have to smart proxy the footage already so that made it horrible to have to wait all that time but thanks to u and the script its back to normal thought id share the video that helped me load the script....u didnt explain putting it in the sony script folder in the c:drive programs....but wit the grace of god great iq i found this video but didnt use his download i use the script u provided heres the link that also helped me