Importing video from cell phones? 3g2 codec?

wm_b wrote on 10/24/2005, 3:04 PM

I am working on a project where I need to use video from a cellphone. Is there a way to import this format or a codec to use. I have the files from the phone but Vegas will have nothing to do with them. I have looked for a codec but can't seem to come up with anything. I am open to suggestions.

Thanks, William

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johnmeyer wrote on 10/24/2005, 3:34 PM

Don't know about cellphones, but to import video from still cameras, you often have to first install a Motion JPEG (MJPEG) codec. Ed Troxel (jetdv) describes this here:

How do I open AVI files create by still cameras?

I particularly like the Mainconcept codec, and you may be able to use the demo, if all you want to do is read the files into Vegas.

wm_b wrote on 10/24/2005, 4:47 PM

it is some kind of mpeg4 format. I think this is what phone companies use to stream video content used on cell phones.

I'm doing a project with a band where they want to use video shot from live shows on fans' cell phones.

I tried downloading a program that I found via google but it was sort of a player converter that mostly locked up.

johnmeyer wrote on 10/24/2005, 6:42 PM

The very latest version of Vegas (6.0c) will import MPEG-4. For earlier versions of Vegas, do a search on MPEG-4 or Divx in this forum

wm_b wrote on 10/24/2005, 6:48 PM

I will have to check it out at my studio later. I've been trying to get it going on my laptop which is still 6b.

Avene wrote on 10/25/2005, 1:49 AM

Quicktime should open they have a .mp4 extension.