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Steve Grisetti wrote on 2/24/2010, 10:07 AM
Was this by any chance video from one of those pocket camcorders, like the Flip? They tend to use strange codecs for their video and audio and sometimes you get issues like this. They're designed just to shoot video and load it to YouTube -- not actually do serious stuff like create DVDs from it.

In any event, you may want to see if the file opens in Vegas, and then use Vegas to export it to a more traditional DVD-quality MPEG before you bring it into DVD Architect.
Garvey86 wrote on 2/24/2010, 10:31 AM
No i downloaded the zip file from the internet they are internet marketing videos but in .mp4

I want to put them on dvd so i dont need to watch them on the computer!
What do i change them to for dvd architect is it mpeg-2??

Windows dvd maker wont encode them either?
Vegas wont open them!!!!
Steve Grisetti wrote on 2/24/2010, 11:47 AM
This is the challenge with downloading files from the internet. You have no idea how they were encoded. But you won't be able to use them to make a DVD until you find a product that can convert them to something more standard!

You can try Prism Video Converter. See if it will make it into a DVD quality MPEG2.

If not, you'll likely be able to convert it with Quicktime Pro from Apple. But it costs $29 (though well worth it, if you deal regularly with MP4s and MOVs).
Garvey86 wrote on 2/24/2010, 12:55 PM
Ya its just a once off really!
Just tried prism only options are as follows;
Step (1) output format;
.avi
.wmv
.asf
.mpg
.3gp
.mov
.fli

I choose .mpg here!!!!!

step (2) encoder option; Ive choosen as follows

Mpeg2 dvd standard

Is this correct??

Garvey86 wrote on 2/24/2010, 1:20 PM
update

Ive just imported the file to dvd architect and there is now sound in the preview mode.

I think this should burn fine now,

Thanks a million!!
Steve Grisetti wrote on 2/25/2010, 5:50 AM
Great news, Garvey!