Trouble bringing in MP4 files?

I'm on a mac and I am having a hard time importing different file formats (AVI,MOV). Specifically, I'm learning the program and want to practice with my flip video that takes mp4.s. What is the best way to be able to use the mp4 files in PPCS4?

Here's a current THREAD on the PE forum, regarding Flip footage. This is an older article in their FAQ.
Though you are talking about PrPro and not PE, down at the "gut" level, the two programs are not that far apart. Usually, what will work in PE will also work in PrPro - well, sometimes...
Good luck,
Hunt

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Trouble displaying small MP4 file

I am ready to pull my hair out. There should be a small MP4 file on the upper right hand side of the home page. I have triple checked the file name in the code and have triple checked that the file has been uploaded onto the server. But I can't get anything to display in firefox. If I right click and tell firefox to open the video using windows media player, it does come up in the media player system. What gives?
http://www.simiyouthsoccer.org/

If it's basically a slide-show, but in video format, I would...
1. Run the video on my computer screen in the largest possible size and take screen captures of each of the main "frames".
2. Take those screen captures into Photoshop to crop and resize to the appropriate pixel width/height (using a uniform h/w is best)
3. Use Save for Web & Devices in PS (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S)
4. Use the 4 up feature of the Save for web... dialogue to find the "lowest good" setting.
5. Click the lowest setting's frame to highlight it and choose Save (save to your site's local root folder)
6. Bring the images to your site definition in DW and use something like jQuery Cycle2, Nivo Slider or WOW Slider to turn them into a slide show

Will imovie 11 (version 9.0.8) be able to import the MP4 files from the Canon Vixia HF R 400?

I realize the camcorder is just available now but I assume the MP4 files are the same as in the R300 from last year. I just want to be sure that imovie 11 will be able to import andedit the MP4 files from the canon Vixia before I purchase the camera.I understand that imovie has trouble with some MP4 files and works fine with other ones. I don't want to transcode into another format and generate gigantic files of data. I also understand that the videos with AVCHD has better video but I prefer a easier workflow. I imagine one day Apple in it's infinate wisdom will eventually support AVCHD.

jerry kaplan wrote:
… I would love to see an article explaining these real world differences and suggestions on which to use. …
two options:
• not exhausting - go to
http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html
these devices are tested by Apple 'bout functioning with iM
choose one = works. guaranteed.
• exhausting - learn about codecs, containers, bitrates .....
in short: AVCHD is a standard, details e.g. here at wiki
standard means: some settings are conform, some not. example: no 120fps in AVCHD.
note: there's vers1 and there's a new vers.2 .......
mp4 - just a container, or 'wrapper'.
means: like a box of chocolate, you could never know what's inside. example: 120fps in mp4.
but ........
AVCHD nor mp4 are 'codecs'.
here comes h.264 - could be in a AVCHD/mts, could be in a mp4.
iMovie: respects standards.
does NOT import non-standards-conform files/videos/datas.
encode a 1080video as 30p/h264 = would 'fit' into AVCHD
encode a 1080video as 60p/h264 = would 'fit' into AVCHD2 (=not supported by iM11), would 'fit' into mp4 (= iM11 supported) ...
mp4 is more ... 'open minded', more general; lacks therefor stuff like gps location data and other meta-tags.
the next iM13 should support AVCHD2, it's bigger brother FCPX does .....
last word:
iMovie is NO general 'cuts all movin' pictures'-app!
it is meant for consumer convenience with consumer devices.
=> supports the most 'popular' standards. not anything.

Mp4 file exported as flv in cs3

hi there,
i'm wondering...i usually have no problem importing .mov or
.mpg files and exporting them in flash but for some strange reason,
flash is not reading the
mp4 files i have as "video" files. (even though i can watch
them in quicktime.) however, i was able to import them anyway and
export them as .flv files as normal. i thought everything was fine
but then the video just sort of stops about three quarters of the
way through and the sound drops out. (this doesn't happen in the
original mp4 files. anyone run into this problem before or is it
just me? any suggestions? your input is much appreciated!
oh,
here's an example of what
happens, when you click on one of the commercial links in the
"what's playing" section that appears.
thanks in advance,
denise

oh, thanks so much for the offer....actually i didn't end up
fixing the problem that i was having of importing the mp4 files
into flash and exporting them to flv format...but i did bring the
mp4 files as a plug-in into dreamweaver and just have them play as
is in quicktime or i believe whatever the user's default player is.
so, basicly, i posted them as they were given to me by my client.
it would have been nice to have everything smoothly open up in
flash, but this works too.
thanks for your reply. i appreciate it.
denise

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Johnathan,
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Server having trouble playing back certain .mv4 or .mp4 files

Hello folks,
I'm really stumped about why certain .mv4 or .mp4 files do not playback well off of the server for my website www.listenup.org -- a large archive of youth media video.
At first, I had a few files that weren't working because there were non-alphanumeric characters in the names. But even after renaming them on the server and in the database, they still sit on the site longer before opening.
I can't send live to the site the videos that really aren't working at all (which I have mostly solved anyway -- users tacking on the wrong extensions or having non-alphanumerics in name), but here are the real mysteries -- the ones that load for a considerable time longer than the others before displaying the download progress bar quicktime playback tool.
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http://www.listenup.org/screeningroom/view.php?media=ae9e78f2d591206ab070b699478 8b8c5
http://www.listenup.org/screeningroom/view.php?media=cbd34b179c2f3e2a758a3d840ef e7d2c
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http://www.listenup.org/screeningroom/cat.php?view=7c599d3bc98f45d2803c3fd5ec737 01b
http://www.listenup.org/screeningroom/cat.php?view=d9c8ba16e3295518c7f7cc6a4b75c ca9
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Thanks,
Matt
G4 Al-Book (1.25 GHz) Mac OS X (10.4.9) laptop

This is very helpful! How do I create .m4v or .mp4 vidoes that "Fast start"? Just changing the extension doesn't work -- and exporting takes time. I'd love another fast solution like this for opening and "Save As" -- that results in the MPEG-4 extensions that my users are expecting. (Yes, QT is a container format, and yes this .mov has the same media H.264 media streams, but we'd like folks to be able to drag these into itunes or similar and get them quickly on iPods.)
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matt

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I tried to upload a video footage for editing. The video was taken using a GoPro camera and the output is mP4. The footage playback on Premiere Elements 11 was choppy and stalled often. I asked someone else with the same program and he experienced the same issue- so much so that he quit using Adobe's software and switched to Mac/iMovie. Any thought on why or how to fix the problem? I emailed Adobe support a couple of times for the problems encountered in both Premiere and Photoshop but have gotten no response from them. Thanks.

Gumbie10
Appreciated the follow up. Would like to offer some considerations....
1. If you are looking at choppy video, then you must be on the Premiere Elements 11 Expert Timeline or Quick Filmstrip in order to see the choppy video in the Edit Mode monitor. Consequently, to see the video you had to import it.
a. How did you import it? Add Media/Files and Folders to get the files into Project Assets from where you dragged the files to the Expert Timeline. (In the Quick Filmstrip route, there is no Project Assets intermediary. It is Add Media/Files and Folder/with direct to one of the scenes in the Filmstrip).
b. Once you had the files on the Expert Timeline or Quick Filmstrip, did you render the files there by hitting the Render button or by hitting the Enter key of the computer main keyboard?
2. Premiere Elements 11 automatically takes over setting up the project preset for a new project. The project preset should match the properties of the source media. Sometimes it does the set OK; sometimes, not. Check to see what the program has set if you did not set the project preset yourself manually. (Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and readings for Editing Mode, Timebase, and Frame Size.)
3. If you are using the GoPro Hero 3 Black at the 1080p set, then the video codec (compression) is AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/.H264). The question becomes at what frame rate...30, 60, or other progressive frames per second. From what you wrote, apparently what you have has a .mp4 file extension (that is what is called the container, the format that wraps the video and audio compressions).
4. Then we come to the matter of your photos. What are the pixel dimensions that you are trying to use for this Premiere Elements project? Have you gotten to importing the photos or is it only the videos that you have tried to import into a Premiere Elements 11 project?
Please review the above.
But, I am also concerned about
Meantime, for still images, I did my editing on PS Element 11 and used Live Movie Maker to put together the video. It works for me. I had trouble with the output (to burn DVD/Cd and to upload to PS showcase) in the PS Element as well.
Thanks again for the input. I'll give an update later.
Do you want two separate projects, one for video and one for stills or is all that a workaround for overall issues.?
Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification on anything that I have written. I will rewrite if necessary so that we are in sync.
The answers are in the details.
More later.
ATR

Importing problems with MP4 files.

A friend of mine wanted me to make a DVD with some media files that they sent me (all with .mp4 extentions). I've just purchased CS6 Premuin Pro so I thought I'd try ENCORE to do it with (previously I've been using DVDStyler). However I had problems with importing the mp4 files they sent. Some of the files import OK, but with others I get this error:
Couldn't import file FILENAME, Quicktime and/or the appropriate codec do not appear to be installed.
Now I did have Quicktime Alternative, along with the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack installed. Did a bit of searching and found advice to remove the K-Lite pack and Quicktime Alternative, and update with Quicktime and another set of Codecs (I've installed the Windows 7 codec pack v4.06, as I'm using Win7). However, I'm still getting the same error message when I try and import some of the files. I don't know their origin or what created them as such. However, I did download a copy of MediaInfo and got the following for each type of file.
A file that imports OK:
Format
: MPEG-4
Format profile
: Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID
: mp42
File size
: 257 MiB
Duration
: 57mn 12s
Overall bit rate mode
: Variable
Overall bit rate
: 629 Kbps
Encoded date
: UTC 2012-10-08 02:42:29
Tagged date
: UTC 2013-05-13 04:48:47
gsst
: 0
gstd
: 3432140
gssd
: BADC21C45HH1368304023137487
gshh
: r18---sn-ntq76n7s.c.youtube.com
Video
ID
: 1
Format
: AVC
Format/Info
: Advanced Video Codec
Format profile
: [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC
: No
Format settings, ReFrames
: 1 frame
Codec ID
: avc1
Codec ID/Info
: Advanced Video Coding
Duration
: 57mn 12s
Bit rate
: 530 Kbps
Maximum bit rate
: 2 652 Kbps
Width
: 640 pixels
Height
: 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio
: 16:9
Frame rate mode
: Constant
Frame rate
: 25.000 fps
Color space
: YUV
Chroma subsampling
: 4:2:0
Bit depth
: 8 bits
Scan type
: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)
: 0.092
Stream size
: 217 MiB (84%)
Tagged date
: UTC 2012-10-08 02:42:31
Audio
ID
: 2
Format
: AAC
Format/Info
: Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile
: LC
Codec ID
: 40
Duration
: 57mn 12s
Bit rate mode
: Variable
Bit rate
: 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate
: 104 Kbps
Channel(s)
: 2 channels
Channel positions
: Front: L R
Sampling rate
: 44.1 KHz
Compression mode
: Lossy
Stream size
: 39.3 MiB (15%)
Title
: IsoMedia File Produced by Google, 5-11-2011
Encoded date
: UTC 2012-10-08 02:42:30
Tagged date
: UTC 2012-10-08 02:42:31
A file that doesn't import:
Format
: Flash Video
File size
: 269 MiB
Duration
: 56mn 55s
Overall bit rate mode
: Variable
Overall bit rate
: 661 Kbps
liveXML
: <?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
Video
Format
: AVC
Format/Info
: Advanced Video Codec
Format profile
: [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC
: Yes
Format settings, ReFrames
: 6 frames
Codec ID
: 7
Duration
: 56mn 55s
Bit rate mode
: Variable
Maximum bit rate
: 555 Kbps
Width
: 640 pixels
Height
: 360 pixels
Display aspect ratio
: 16:9
Frame rate mode
: Constant
Frame rate
: 25.000 fps
Standard
: Component
Color space
: YUV
Chroma subsampling
: 4:2:0
Bit depth
: 8 bits
Scan type
: Progressive
Audio
Format
: AAC
Format/Info
: Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile
: LC
Codec ID
: 10
Duration
: 56mn 55s
Channel(s)
: 2 channels
Channel positions
: Front: L R
Sampling rate
: 44.1 KHz
Compression mode
: Lossy
Just what is the problem here? Why will the first type of file import OK, but the second not, and what can be done about that (do I need to load an extra codec, and if so what)? The odd thing is that using a program like DVDStyler, I can load those files and actually build a DVD. And yes, I know that's an entirely different program, but it just seems odd to me that an open-source program seems to do something Encore can't (and I'd much rather use Encore to build DVDs). No doubt this is something obvious but I'm a novice with Encore and Premiere, so I'm missing it anyway.

Codec packs, even the "better" ones, do not typically provide codecs that Premiere and Encore can use.
The "problem" file is a flash format (whether it is an mp4 container or not).
"Consumer" type DVD authoring/burning applications, and even more so, all in one apps like windows movie maker etc, may be more "powerful" when you are trying to take a large range of formats and create a DVD with relatively few options. This is not Encore's strength.
Encore will reject almost anything that has flaws it isn't able to handle, but more importantly (once you get to this step), it will treat as noncompliant (and re-transcode) anything that is not DVD compliant.
My guess is that you need to get the flash into something that will work better for transcoding to DVD compliant.
I would first try to bring one of the problem files into Adobe Media Encore, and see if you can export an MPEG2-DVD file.
Not that, while there are some less known DVD resolutions, I assume you are going to end up with 720x576 PAL. I wonder what the quality will look like....
If you are just looking to get the files onto a DVD to play on a DVD player, just stick with DVDStyler.

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Hi
A "file" is any kind of object such as a music file, document, video file, that lives on your computer. A folder contains one or more files. It's based on the paper file/folder analogy. So yes, you would store files in a folder. In fact, your desktop is just another folder, but its contents are displayed on the screen when you log in.
So you can create a folder on the desktop by clicking once anywhere on the desktop to focus on the Finder, then click the shift, command and N keys (hold down shift and command - it's just to the left of the space bar - and click N). This creates a new folder called "Untitled folder" and the name is editable, which means you can type a new name for it (eg "My music files"). Type a new name and hit the Return key.
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Premiere Elements 4 audio won't play on mp4 files, codecs missing/unavailable on .mov files

I dowlnloaded Premiere Elements 4, and when I import mp4 files, the video plays but the audio will not. I've also tried to import .mov files, and an error message pops up that says "Codec missing or unavailable." I downloaded the latest version of Quicktime, but that didn't change anything. The files will play back on the video camera, but I"m having trouble with them on my computer. The audio on the mp4 files plays in Quicktime, but not the video, and vice versa when I import them into Elements. Any suggestions?

Does Quicktime Pro also edit .mov files on a PC?
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:53:14 -0800
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Premiere Elements 4 audio won't play on mp4 files, codecs missing/unavailable on .mov files
    Re: Premiere Elements 4 audio won't play on mp4 files, codecs missing/unavailable on .mov files
    created by Steve Grisetti in Premiere Elements - View the full discussion
Premiere Elements 4 pretty much works with tape-based digital video. That would be video from a miniDV or HDV tape-based camcorder. It doesn't handle other formats very well.
If you plan to edit MP4s, you definitely want to upgrade to a more current version of the program. If you can't install a current version of the program, you may need to address issues on your computer (such as an outdated operating system or underpowered hardware configuration).
Short of that, you could buy Quicktime Pro from Apple for $29. It will edit MP4s, even on a PC platform.
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Problem combining multiple mp4 files in quicktime

I'm trying to combine three mp4 files (about 70 MB each) into one video file. I read that quicktime could do this rather easily. Sure enough, after opening one mp4 I can simply drag in the other two after it.
Next I can either close the file, which will prompt me to save the new video, or I can export the video. Either way, the initial time estimate is 2 minutes... then 4 minutes, 6, 9, etc. This goes on indefinitely and the increment of time added increases as well. The first time I tried to combine the three mp4 files I left QuickTime to save the video and when I checked back it had an estimate of over 200,000 hours left and was increasing at 16,000 hours every couple seconds.
Seems like this is a bug of some kind but I don't have a clue how to trouble shoot this. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Brandon

I still don't know what's wrong with QuickTime, but this program combined the mp4 files quick and easy:
http://www.mp4joiner.org/en/

CS6 not importing .mp4 files

Hi everyone. I am switching from cs5.5 to cs6. I still have cs5.5 on my computer and just now cs6. The problem, I have run into is when I try to import a .mp4 video file AE cs6 tells me "After Effects error: file '132_2250_01.MP4' cannot be imported - this 'MooV' file is damaged or unsupported"
Yet, the same .mp4 file opens up just fine inside Premiere Pro cs6 and AE cs5.5
So, I'm working on a project and it looks like I have to finish it in cs5.5
Any reasonable explanation? Thanks for your help.
PS-All other .mov .avi files open up just fine in AE cs6
Only files that are giving me a problem with cs6 are the ones I recorded with my Sony EX Cam. CS5.5 never has.
Again, thanks for any help

Well batch rendering clips before use is a fairly common practice. For example, when I used FCP it always had trouble editing interleaved codecs like H.264 because they use poster frames, which had a tendency to get damaged during the trimming process in the edit. Therefore, whenever editing Canon EOS footage like the H.264 clips from a 5D Mark II or 7D, you had to use an FCP plugin called Log and Transfer to change the H.264 EOS clips to something FCP could handle. This plugin was essentially a very similar window to the log and capture window, designed to transfer your clips to whatever format you preferred to edit in, and in the case of Canon EOS footage, a Prores422 codec was usually ideal. This process of logging and transferring all your clips to a new codec usually took hours and hours and was a very obnoxious extra step. However, now that I'm switching to Premiere I don't have worry about that any longer. Kevin Monahan just informed me that Premiere Pro CS 5 accepts nearly all codecs to go natively including H.264, and it has no problems with the poster frames.
The point is, I know that batch rendering your clips before use is a painful extra step, but it used to be something I had to do every single time I wanted to edit something out of Canon EOS camera, which I used all the time. I wish I new why CS6 was having trouble with your .mp4s, but that codec is usually used for lower res video and I have a feeling they should transfer much quicker than 5D footage. Besides, I think you'll feel much better about having your clips in a reliable format like prores.

Put in a CD from a textbook for school...it will bring up the files but will not play the CD... what do I do?

Put in a CD from a textbook for school...it will bring up the files but will not play the CD... what do I do? Need fast help please!!

If it's a windows only dvd you'll need windows. i don't think you want to go to the trouble of installing windows on your mac right now. Don't you have a friend or relative who will let you use their windows computer?

Is QuickTime support Mp4 file with Multiple SPS(Sequence Paramter Set) ?

Hello EveryOne.
I am in much trouble... plz help me. Thanks
I have a Mp4 file with Multiple SPS(Sequence Parameter Set) and PPS(Picture Parameter Set.
When i play into latest QuickTime then only Audio come. Blank White screen come in case of Video..Means no Video..
i want to ask :
Is QuickTime support Multiple SPS Mp4 file ?
Thanks
Shakti Kapoor
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You didn't answer probably the most important question: whether you're using hardware or software Mercury Playback Engine (MPE). However, since you've set Maximum Render Quality on, it's largely irrelevant.
When you're using hardware MPE or have the MRQ flag set for your export, rendering is performed with linear color. Linear color processing affects how color channels and alpha channels are composited--anything less than 100% opacity is subject to linear color processing. Check out this article for more information on linear color/linear light: Linear Light - Artbeats
Since it sounds like you're seeing the results you expect in the Program Monitor, but not export, I'll wager you're not using hardware MPE. Only by disabling the Maximum Render Quality flag on export will you be able to get results that match what you see in the Program Monitor (within reason, of course). The only way you could see the effects of linear color within Premiere would be to either use a qualified GPU that enables hardware MPE, or go into your Sequence Settings and check the "Maximum Render Quality" option and then render previews.
Please let me know if that helps resolve the issue, or at least provide a little insight into the problem.

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