VMS 11 cannot import h264 mp4

relaxvideo wrote on 11/20/2021, 9:35 AM

My father wants to edit lot of mp4, but i always have to convert it first to mpeg2, because VMS 11 cannot import such files.

Why is that? Any workaround?

thanks a lot

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j-v wrote on 11/20/2021, 10:28 AM

Which version of VMS 11?, because my VMS HD 10 can manage such files, look

relaxvideo wrote on 11/20/2021, 10:35 AM

Platinum HD 11

Do you need build number? I have to ask my father.

Maybe reinstall will help? We are on win7.

j-v wrote on 11/20/2021, 11:11 AM

Do you need build number?

No because I have nothing to compare

Maybe reinstall will help? We are on win7.

Try it, but even better is a total reset exactly following this link: http://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-can-i-reset-vegas-pro-to-default-settings--104646/

Also needed to see the exact MediaInfo, which says a lot about the possibilities of those sourcefiles: http://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-to-post-mediainfo-and-vegas-pro-file-properties--104561/

relaxvideo wrote on 11/23/2021, 1:59 PM

So i checked those files, and all has AC3 audio track.

That is the problem. If i convert the track to AAC, and copy the video track with AVIDEMUX, it works.

So:

- any solution to import mp4 with ac3 audio track in VMS PE 11?

- if not, why not import the video only? it's compatible..

thanks!

EricLNZ wrote on 11/23/2021, 3:50 PM

AC3 audio in mp4 is unusual, although not unknown. Where did the files come from?

relaxvideo wrote on 11/24/2021, 10:06 AM

Dont remember. Maybe my father ripped some home made dvd-s to mp4 with handbrake or super video converter. But ac3 is supported in mp4 container since years. Maybe not when VMS 11 was released :)