mp4 video files will not preview in 4.5 or 5.0

WoodyA wrote on 1/2/2013, 8:00 PM

I am trying to create a DVD of my family movies. I've rendered the movies in .mp4. When I import the files into my project, the preview image is simply black. If I play the preview, there is no video but I can hear the sound. I have found nothing about htis on Google. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Comments

Former user wrote on 1/2/2013, 8:26 PM

What type of file is your original source video? A DVD is an MPEG2 file, not an MP4.

Dave T2

Steve Grisetti wrote on 1/3/2013, 8:03 AM

I agree with Dave. When you send your finished video to DVD Architect, you should output in the file format closest to your final DVD or BluRay project.

WoodyA wrote on 1/8/2013, 6:14 PM

Thanks for the response. I'll try that next time, but the documentation indicates that mp4 files should work - at least the way I read it. I'll try converting them all.

musicvid10 wrote on 1/8/2013, 11:22 PM

Opening noncompliant files in Architect can be a bit dicey; more of a convenience than good practice. Do your editing and rendering in Vegas, where you have full control, and render to the compliant DVDA templates.