Movie Studio Platinum 13 won't import .mp4 AVCHD

Arrover wrote on 11/25/2014, 8:42 PM

Hey guys. I recently bought Movie Studio Platinum 13 as a step up from Adobe Premiere Elements 11. I'm liking it so far BUT I can't import .mp4 files that I made with Premiere Elements. I've searched around this forum and tried a few fixes but nothing has worked. I've tried some different file extensions, updated my quicktime, and installed the x264vfw codec. This is really a big problem for me. Any suggestions are appreciated.

A few details, let me know if you need more info:
Windows 7
Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 build 932 64 bit

General
Complete name : C:\Users\Adam Biossat\Desktop\GoPro-Youtube\GoPro End Tile3.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 19.8 MiB
Duration : 20s 20ms
Overall bit rate : 8 313 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19
Tagged date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=33
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 20s 20ms
Bit rate : 7 990 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.129
Stream size : 19.1 MiB (96%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19
Tagged date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Color range : Limited

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 20s 20ms
Source duration : 20s 62ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 318 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 776 KiB (4%)
Source stream size : 778 KiB (4%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19
Tagged date : UTC 2014-11-04 17:14:19

Comments

vkmast wrote on 11/26/2014, 3:55 AM

Did you check this thread?

JohnnyRoy wrote on 11/26/2014, 6:12 AM

> "I've tried some different file extensions, updated my quicktime, and installed the x264vfw codec."

None of those will have any effect on how Movie Studio handles MP4 files. QuickTime is only used for MOV files. x264vfw is a Video For Windows codec that only affects AVI files.

> "Did you check this thread?"

Don't be confused by the advice on QuickTime in that thread, it is not the solution. Once again, QuickTime has nothing to do with how Movie Studio handles MP4 files.

The advice at the bottom of the thread to run the file through Handbreak is what you should try. Alternately try something like tsMuxeR to re-mux the file into a new AVCHD container with the same video and audio.

~jr

musicvid10 wrote on 11/26/2014, 7:27 AM

You don't have AVCHD files. They don't come with MP4 extension.

There is nothing obvious that would prevent your file from opening in Vegas. If you could upload a short sample somewhere, I'll have a look at it.

Vegas 13 uses its internal MP4 decoder.
Earlier versions (11 and previous I think) use the Quicktime 32 libs to open these files.

Arrover wrote on 11/26/2014, 12:52 PM

Thanks guys. I should have specified in my original post that Movie Studio does import the audio, just not the video. I will try these suggestions. Will Handbrake reduce the quality of the original clips?

Just to be clear, I don't have Vegas, just Movie Sutdio Platinum 13. In Adobe Premiere Elements I have always selected the AVCHD option. It says the file type is h.264 and it spits out a .mp4 file.... So I'm confused by what you said musicvid10. Obviously I'm still learning and I really appreciate you guys helping me out.

TreeTops wrote on 11/26/2014, 1:13 PM

Arrover, that vid is only 20 seconds long. Is that correct?

Arrover wrote on 11/26/2014, 3:42 PM

Yes, that is correct. It's only 20 seconds long. It's an end card that I use on youtube videos.

Phil67 wrote on 4/26/2015, 12:12 PM

Hi,
I have the same problem, I can't put my MP4 movies in my project.
What can I do ???

Thanks