Hey so I received an MP4 file from a client, and when I try to put it I’m my Vegas 16 the video is a few milli seconds long. I’m 99% sure the MP4 format isn’t supported, but I don’t know how to convert it without the audio and video quality dropping. Can anyone help this is an important job and if I can’t figure this out I can’t have it.
MP4 file info please
General
Complete name : J:\Matias Liabo\EPIC Clip - 3.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/iso6/mp41)
File size : 9.48 MiB
Duration : 20 s 440 ms
Overall bit rate : 3 889 kb/s
Writing application : Lavf56.40.101
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 20 s 367 ms
Bit rate : 3 770 kb/s
Nominal bit rate : 4 800 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.061
Stream size : 9.15 MiB (97%)
Writing library : x264 core 148
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=34 / lookahead_threads=5 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=60 / keyint_min=6 / scenecut=0 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=abr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=4800 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=5760 / vbv_bufsize=19200 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 20 s 440 ms
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 319 KiB (3%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
I had the same problem with Vegas Pro 15 and 16. Vegas Pro cannot handle this codec, and maybe the VBR do not like either. I solved it converting the video with HandBrake, as Vegas support did not give me a solution.
MP4 AVC is a standard video format for Vegas Pro and it use to work fine with it. There are rare exception. Also don't mix up VFR (variable frame rate) with VBR (variable bit rate). VBR as used above is standard for AVC encoding and there are no known issues with VBR video in Vegas Pro (actually using AVC encoding without VBR doesn't make too much sense).
"I solved it converting the video with HandBrake, as Vegas support did not give me a solution."
This solved it because it was a mixture of varialbe frame rate (which is not the case here) and MP3 audio (which also is not the case here).
@Nisha
Maybe a simple re-muxing to MP4 helps.