MP4 file type Codec H.264

I convert movies to MP4 file types with H.264 codec and they will play in itunes, but they will not load on my ipod. How can I get them loaded onto my ipod?

Answered my own problem. With my iskysoft imedia converter I would convert the movies with H.264 with a MP4 file extension and they would not load into the ipod classic. But when i use the .m4v the movies are saved with the H.264 codec and they load easily onto the pod!

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What file type and codec should I use for creating a file to send to have an HDCAM copy made

I'm prepping to take a video file of my film into a tape dubbing house to have an HDCAM copy of my project made. I'm using a PC, so Apple ProRes is not an option. What file type, codec, and settings do you recommend?
I was considering MXF, but the highest quality codec is XDCAM 50, which only does up to 50Mbps (I think). I believe HDCAM works at 140Mbps, so I would rather not give them a file that's compressed to almost 1/3rd that, especially since the source is a 5K 5120x2560 project. DPX maybe? I've never exported DPX before because it's not an option on my copy of CS6 - maybe that has to be downloaded separately? I was considering a Quicktim in H.264 at 140Mbps, but I think that would mean some serious rendering for the tape house. I would like to be able to offer them a few different options and see what they prefer, but this is an area where my knowledge runs thin. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm hoping there's an industry standard that I can stick to.

DPX maybe? I've never exported DPX before because it's not an option on my copy of CS6 - maybe that has to be downloaded separately?
Your CS6 'Format' dropdown list should include DPX:
Among the options you listed, DPX would be my choice.
Be certain the dupe house can accept these files before proceeding.

Best movie file type

I am wanting to rip all of my dvds onto a hard drive that I will leave connected to my TV so that I no longer need to keep changing discs every time I want to watch something new and live in fear of scratching and ruining the discs.
However, I am not sure what file type I should be creating or the codecs I should be using (video and audio). If the file type isnt supported by the TV, I will play the file on my comp and use the TV as an external display, so dont worry about that.
Could someone please tell me the specs of the files I should be creating (and a decent app to use as well)?
I have googled this but can't find anything very good. If anyone knows of a site explaining this stuff, please let me know.
Thanks,
Sam.

Matt Clifton wrote:
Well, it might help to tell us what kinds of files your TV supports.
I dont care if my TV supports it or not as I can just play it through my computer. I have heard that h.264 is the one to use but I really don't know much about this stuff. Is that an mp4 file, encoded using h.264? or what??
Matt Clifton wrote:
You may need to play with the settings (data rate, etc) to find a good set of values which streams well for you.
I dont really understand all of that stuff. I would have thought that to keep as much quality as possible, selecting the options with the highest numbers would be the way to go (shows how much I know). Am I right?
Cheers.

How to transfer mp4 file to iphone 5c

how to transfer mp4 file to iphone 5c?

The codec of the .mp4 file should be H.264 or MPEG-4.
If you think it’s difficult to understand, you can use the iPhone PC Suite to transfer the .mp4 file to your iPhone 5c. The software will automatically convert the video file to iPhone supported format before transfer.

.mp4 file output using H264 in Compressor 2.3

I have a client who needs .mp4 files but specified the H.264 compressor. I can easily use Compressor 2 to create .mov files using H.264. But when I select .mp4 file type output Compressor automatically uses the MPEG4 compressor, and I can't seem to override this. Does anyone know how to specify a .mp4 file and H.264 compressor?
Interestingly, I can do this easily in QTPro but exporting Movie to MPEG4, selecting the non IMSA MP4 file format, then specifying the H.264 compressor. Just seems like I should be able to do this in Compressor 2 (so I can batch several together).

I have a client who needs .mp4 files but specified
the H.264 compressor. I can easily use Compressor 2
to create .mov files using H.264. But when I select
.mp4 file type output Compressor automatically uses
the MPEG4 compressor, and I can't seem to override
this. Does anyone know how to specify a .mp4 file and
H.264 compressor?
H.264 is a type of MPEG-4, only that you are not able to play it on some older devices. H.264 requires QT7. I would conclude when you do this in QT Pro you are now just converting to H.264. In compressor's batch menu select the drop down "settings" menu and choose "web download (quicktime 7 compatible)." From there you will get H.264 choices.
Interestingly, I can do this easily in QTPro but
exporting Movie to MPEG4, selecting the non IMSA MP4
file format, then specifying the H.264 compressor.
Just seems like I should be able to do this in
Compressor 2 (so I can batch several together).

Why do the MP4 files that I import to Premiere Pro CC have unsynced audio? (Resolved)

I have identified and resolved.the issue. There is a bug with how Premeire Pro handles importing videos with variable frame rate.
Community Memeber Walter.Johnson found a work-around at the bottum of this post, which also has the identification and submission of the bug itself:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1110005?start=40&tstart=0
I had to convert the video with "constant framerate" selected in handbrake. I'm believe the ffmpeg CLI equivilant switch is "-cfr" but I have not tested to be sure.
I can now import videos with synced audio!
I have recorded several hours of footage using a program called XSplit (a screen recording tool).
The files are recorded in a FLV format and I then convert them to MP4 as premiere pro cant read then in FLV.
In a MP4 format I can import the files into Premiere Pro CC and the video looks perfect, but the audio is unsynced. It is also unsynced in non-linear way so it is not something that I can simply unlink and adjust to compensate as it would have to be done manually every minute.
If I import these same MP4s into other video editing programs they import perfectly fine and have no audio sync issues what-so-ever. I only experience this issue in Premeire Pro CC. I can even tested these videos in 6 different media players and they play perfecly fine.
If I convert the files to AVI using ffmpeg or ffmpeg assisted tools it will not import into Premiere Pro CC and gives a "unsupported format or damaged file" error. Once again, this avi can be played and edited in several other programs no problem.
Here are the details about one of these files:
VIdeo Codec: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Video: 1280x720
Audio Codec: mp4a: MPEG-4 ACC LC
Audio: 44100hz 63 kb/s tot , stereo (2/0)
Anyone have any ideas on why the audio is becomming de-synced in Premiere Pro CC only?

I'm happy to announce to you all that my "mp4 importing" issues has been sorted out. Now I import mp4 shot with the same Windows Phone 8 Device into Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Only that for the moment, it doesn't play as fast as with ordinary player.
But how did I get it to work, you may wonder;
I simply installed Itunes on the system, I also installed an app called media monkey. I can't say which of the apps did the magic but the next time I tried to import mp4 files into Premiere Pro after these installations, it imported seamlessly.
Obviously there's a link between the required codecs and the itunes itself.
You may want to try it and hope it works for you.
Kindly inform us if it works.
Thank you all.
Cheers.

QuickTime no longer plays certain MP4 files

After upgrading from 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.9 Mavericks, I've noticed that all the MP4 files taken with my Samsung smartphone no longer play in QuickTime (or with Quick Look), whereas they played just fine in Snow Leopard. The MP4 files use the H.264 codec. Some other MP4s I have, which use the same codec, will play in QuickTime and Quick Look. I've also found some older MOV files (using the SVQ-3 codec) that don't play now.
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File Type Compatiblity

I need some help. I've downloaded a couple of short "movie" type clips taken with a Canon camera and wish to email them to (largely) Windows users. The current files are each 100 + MB (.avi) files. Too big to email. I've used the supplied Canon software to download them onto my Mac as I am not aware of any other way to do this. Using the Canon software, I resized the files to 100 - 200 KB files and saved them in a Quicktime (.mov) format. Mac plays them fine but not Windows. Window launches the Win Media Player but advises the file type (codec) is not compatible. What do I need to do with the current files to make them play on Windows and, if different, what do I do next time I want to make short video clips.
Thanks is advance for any advice or suggestions.

Doh, are they technologically illiterate? >_< IIRC, apple.com, quicktime, download, run the exe...
Anyways, I felt bad for giving such a lame answer, so I racked my brain and searched google and eventually found it.
<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://www.ffmpegx.com/
Simple to to use; just drag and drop and choose the file type output you want. Off the top of my head I'd suggest avi/xvid, but I'm not too sure.
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GoPro Camera (file type question)

Hi all,
I'm having difficulty editing the clips after importing them from the GoPro camera. The GoPro camera records in 1080p, and the clips are .mp4 files -- encoded in h.264.
When attempting to play back the footage in a Timeline Sequence, there is no preset for h.264- which, if I understand correctly, is more of a compression format rather than an editing format. I see the h.264 as a Quicktime Export option, but that's not related to the Timeline, right?
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Camcorder purchase video file type

I am researching a camcorder for my school. One thing I have run into is that some camcorders only record in MP4 file type, which is not compatable with Windows Movie Maker (this is the software that all faculty have). Also, we are a Career and Technical Center - so we have a wide range of settings - outside and inside - good light and bad. Our price range is around $500.00. Can someone explain the different file types and which file type is the best and most versitile?

kcollman wrote:
I am researching a camcorder for my school. One thing I have run into is that some camcorders only record in MP4 file type, which is not compatable with Windows Movie Maker (this is the software that all faculty have). Also, we are a Career and Technical Center - so we have a wide range of settings - outside and inside - good light and bad. Our price range is around $500.00. Can someone explain the different file types and which file type is the best and most versitile?
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I want to edit .mp4 files (1280x720, codec MPEG-4) with FCP 6. I don't understand which sequence preset to chose. Do I have to convert the files (with MPEG Streamclip for example) into HDV Apple ProRes-422 and then chose the appropriate sequence in FCP, or is it possible to import the files directely in FCP ?
I also have the same problem with AVCHD Lite .mts files, that I first converted into QT, codec mp4 (720x1280). I'd like to avoid a further conversion into Prores-422.
Is there an easier way to do it ?
Many thanks for your answer, BF

Yes, you need to convert the files before you import them into FCP. Personally I'd use prores. If you had 7, you could use prores LT, which is smaller. Avoid converting to hdv, really a clunky format to work with!

All I can save a project under is .prproj - why can't I save under another file type?

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Never mind. I was able to figure out the problem via YouTube. Thanks anyway.

With Premiere elements 11, when Publish/Share (saving) a finished video, selecting H.264 .mov file type, what are the recommended Codec and Aspect settings for a crisp video and a small file size?

With Premiere Elements 11, when Publish/Share (saving) a finished video, selecting H.264 .mov file type, what are the recommended Aspect and Codec settings , for a crisp video with a small file size?

Gary Krouse
We will customize a very detailed reply, but
(a) What are the properties of your source media?
(b) What did you or the program set as the project preset to match the properties of the source media?
(c) What specific requirements do you have for this H.264.mov export file?
File size can be a compromise between bitrate, file size, and quality.
Thanks.
ATR

Are there any specific codecs or import libraries that will make Premiere 6 use more file types?

Are there any specific codecs or import libraries that will allow Premiere 6 to import more file types? I'm using Premiere 6 on Windows 7.
It seems that the only kind of file that can be imported in to this version of Premiere are certain types of AVI files... even some types of AVIs will import but then will not appear when placed in the timeline... no MPGs, MP4s, WMVs, or anything else will import at all.
Virtually every file that I need to bring in to Premiere 6 has to be converted to AVI with the H.264 codec first.
Any help would be helpful.
digi

Hi Bill and John,
Thanks for your replies.
My inquiry isn't as much to do with the AVIs that won't import as it is to do with figuring out the way that I can make MPGs, MP4s, MOVs and WMVs import in to Premiere 6.
The AVIs that do import were converted or created using the H.264 codec. I do know a little about codecs, but I don't hold the PhD in codecs that is apparently required to completely understand them.
Below is the chart from the Premiere Elements 4 page at this link... http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402540.html
So, if I understand correctly, Bill is saying the Premeire Elements 4 is actually newer than Premiere 6 and that the Pr Elements apps will actually import more movie file formats than the regular versions of Premiere and Premiere Pro?... for someone trying to learn about these apps, one must admit that this seems to be reverse logic... this would be saying that Adobe gave the cheaper "consumer" versions of Premiere the ability to work with 3 or 4 more movie file formats than the more expensive "pro-sumer" version of Premiere.
Premiere 4 Elements File Format Support Chart
Microsoft AVI (.avi)
Import and Export
MOD (JVC Everio camera) (.mod)
Import only
MPEG-1 (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mpv)
Import and Export
MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m2t, .m2v, .mod, .mpd, .m2p)
Import only
MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4v)
Export only
Export via QuickTime file or "Share to Mobile" workflow.
QuickTime Movie (.mov, .moov)
Import and Export
Windows Media video (.wmv)
Import and Export
The built-in web browser instruction manual in Premiere 6 shows this statement on the "Importing Clips" page, as shown in my screenshot linked above...
"File format support is provided by plug-in software modules. Over time, additional or updated file formats may be available from Adobe or other manufacturers, such as QuickTime."
This indicates that additional file format support can be added to Premiere 6 by "plug-in software modules", and that "over time, additional or updated file formats" were predicted to become available that would be supported by the file format manufacturers, such as Adobe themselves and other manufacturers such as QuickTime.
Since that was written ten years ago or more, there has certainly been the chance for these additional "plug-in software modules" to be developed "over time"... so I'm asking, "Where are they available?"
What I'm saying is, I will do my homework to earn at least my Bachelor's degree in codecs, but more than an education in codecs, I need to find these mysterious, "plug-in software modules" for Premiere 6 that Adobe wrote about and referred to over ten years ago.
Thanks for any clues as to where to locate these "plug-in software modules".
digi

FCP recognizes some h.264 mp4 files but not others

I'm having a particularly frustrating experience with Final Cut Pro 7 at the moment. I've been working on a project for a while now, and I've been importing and cutting with mp4 files that are in h.264 codec with AAC audio. It's been working just fine for a long time now.
Now, I have three more video files to import into the project. They are THE EXACT SAME format: mp4, h.264 codec with AAC audio. Data rate is pretty much the same. Technically, everything I can see about them, format-wise, is exactly the same.
It's not recognizing them. I get "File Error: Unknown File".
I've tried playing them in multiple players. Quicktime, Quicktime 7, VLC... they all work just fine. The inspector in Quicktime tells me the EXACT SAME format information as the files that are importing just fine.
Can someone PLEASE shed light on what the **** is going on here? Why are all the rest of h.264/AAC/mp4 files that I'm importing working just fine while these three are not? I've looked at their logging/format information... it's all exactly the same. There's no perceivable reason that I can find why Final Cut is singling out these three files not to recognize. I thought maybe something had changed with Final Cut and it no longer works with h.264 or mp4 or whatever... but all the other files I already imported are still working just fine. And I can still re-import them just fine. So it can't be that FCP just doesn't recognize MP4 or H.264 or AAC, because it's recognizing it just fine with all the other files. Again, they're all in the EXACT SAME format!
And yes, I've tried re-coverting these files. I've converted them using different programs. They always end up working fine for playing in all the players I have, but when I go to import them into Final Cut, suddenly they ain't working. I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out why and I'm completely clueless.
Has this happened to anybody else and what did you do? I know I can just try converting them to another format, like ProRes or Apple Intermediate... but that would take up more space on my computer... plus, it's just the mystery of the situation that's really getting to me right now. I want to know WHY it's not working! For the life of me, it doesn't make any sense.
Also: I thought it might have something to do with Perian. I recently uninstalled and reinstalled Perian. Since I did that, Perian hasn't been working very well. Quicktime doesn't play the audio in mkv files, for example.
But if Perian not working is preventing FCP from recognizing THESE mp4/h.264/aac files, then why are the rest of the mp4/h.264/aac files still working just fine? Again, it just doesn't make any sense to me. It's like FCP got picked on by these three files and is holding a grudge.

I know h.264 is not ideal. And you're right, I have had issues with sync on export and such that I've had to deal with. But it still worked. I was able to import and edit with the files, despite having some glitches along the way.
Now it's just plain not importing. And I have no idea what changed. Final Cut didn't change. It's still importing all the files it likes just fine. They're mp4/h.264/aac, and they import. These three files that aren't importing are the SAME format, but Final Cut doesn't like them for some reason. I would love to know what that reason could possibly be. What could possibly make one mp4/h.264/aac file import, but another one not?
JUST talking about importing. Not editing or exporting.

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