@muzz

Hi, and welcome to the user to user forums.

First, if you don't already have this app please download MediaInfo and use the text view option to copy and paste the files data back here as you have either made a typo in your question making the frame rate of the clip an invalid frame rate (50.94 fps) or there is something wrong with the file.

Once you download MediaInfo all you have to do is right click any video file on your computer and you will see MediaInfo appear in the menu that appears. Clicking that link will bring up the data analysis for that video.

The data from MediaInfo will be a lot more helpful to us in trying to pin down what may be wrong if it is a problem with the file.

But I suspect you have typed the frame rate incorrectly as further down it seems the Movie Edit Pro has correctly read the frame rate.

'Buzzing' sounds like something in the audio chain of your computer may be wrong. Normally any audio sound problems associated with reading the 'blocks' of audio as they pass through the program result in rapid but distinct clicking sound rather than a buzzing sound.

Other things you can do to get help quicker is to supply a short video clip for us to test by uploading a clip to google drive and posting a link to the file back here.

Ray.

@muzz

Hi.

Looking for your laptop I see there are nine different versions of that laptop with varying amounts of capability.

We need to know exactly which version you have please.

Ray.

Media Info:

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\FILE LOCATION
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 1
Codec ID                                 : mp41 (mp41)
File size                                : 3.01 GiB
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 45.3 Mb/s
Encoded date                             : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.2
Format settings                          : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames        : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP                     : M=1, N=30
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 45.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.362
Stream size                              : 2.99 GiB (99%)
Title                                    : GoPro AVC  
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04
Color range                              : Limited
colour_range_Original                    : Full
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
Codec configuration box                  : avcC

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC LC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID                                 : mp4a-40-2
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 192 kb/s
Nominal bit rate                         : 48.0 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 12.9 MiB (0%)
Title                                    : GoPro AAC  
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04

Other #1
ID                                       : 3
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 12:46:05:26
Time code of last frame                  : 12:55:36:26
Time code, striped                       : Yes
Title                                    : GoPro TCD  
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04
Tagged date                              : UTC 2022-06-12 12:34:04

Other #2
Type                                     : meta
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Duration_LastFrame                       : -552

Other #3
Type                                     : meta
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
mdhd_Duration                            : 571004

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There was a typo in my first post, the frame rate is 59.94 (not 50.94) sorry.
My Laptop is a HP Envy x360 Convertible 13-ay0xxx with a AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics            2.00 GHz processor. The Audio does make a high frequency of clicking sounds (not a constant buzzing).Here are screen shots of the playback and video/audio tabs in program settings.

@muzz @johnebaker

The good news is I see nothing wrong with the video file. For a Go-Pro file that is unusually good news but I have copied John Baker in just in case I'm wrong.

I'm afraid I'm not up on either MEP 2016 (two years before I started using MEP myself) or an AMD based system but looking at your two screen shots.

In the left hand screen shot you can un-tick the Automatic Interlace processing as your files are progressive not interlaced.

In the second screen shot try increasing the audio buffer preview size to match the multi-track size.

This may not get rid of the clicks completely but should at least lessen the amount of them.

To get rid of them completely increase the amount of buffers by one amount at a time (normally doubling the amount each time you try) and then try playing the files again. To expand the buffers by any amount may effect playback response times so try not to overdo it more than needed.

Don't for now touch the rest of the settings and see how that goes.

Report back if nothing changes,.🤞

Ray.

Hi @CubeAce

Unfortunately that has not solved the issue. All that changes is the frequency of clicks (as you expected).

@muzz Hi, In your Video/Audio settings you have Audio -6db when importing, is there a reason for that, ?

You could share a problem file on Google Drive or some other sharing site so people can try it out,

here is a google drive link to a folder with a video and magix file

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e2RLp7spZelmGTsHWbp3J0qFRRQsh4Rd?usp=sharing

I dont have a reason for -6db when importing (but it doesnt solve the issue)

@muzz Ok, thanks, had to ask 👍

@muzz

Hi.

Yes the amount of clicks decreases as the buffer sizes increase but the downside is less responsiveness from the program. Delays in commands over responses to keyboard or mouse controls. The more buffers in use the worse that delay becomes. Try now increasing just the buffer number to 6. That may get rid of more clicks but also decrease responsiveness of the program When you hit play foe instance it may take a second to respond.

Another reason this can happen is a slow hard drive where the files reside or it is doing too much work.

Do not have files in use on something like Dropbox or One Drive as they will be read far too slowly.regardless of your internet speed. Nothing in the settings will help in that instance.

Ideally they should be on a fast USB 3 drive and not the C: drive, or if the laptop can have a second M2 drive installed that would be better for the project files to reside on.

Ray.

@muzz Hi, i know this will be little help but i only have MEP2022 on my PC, but just for the record your file has no prob on the timeline & here are my Settings as per your pictures above,

@muzz

Before John CB had tested with MEP 2015 I was going to ask if you were using additional hard drives or not.

Then I remembered in the specs for your laptop it said it had Windows 11 installed.

MEP 2016 may not be running well on Windows 11 with hardware acceleration turned on. Try turning hardware acceleration off first in the program settings and see if things improve before deciding whether you need to upgrade MEP yet or not. Even if you do upgrade my points on the need for those drives and file locations are still relevant.

Ray.

@muzz, @CubeAce, @Former user, @browj2

Hi

Just to confirm - this is an issue with MEP 2016 and GoPro video, other GoPro video I have does the same, other video from a different camera with similar specs to the GoPro imports fine.

The issue is caused by the Timecode channel, MEP 2016 and earlier do not handle it properly. Strip this out, I used Handbrake with the audio codec set to AAC PassThru, and the video imports as normal.

John EB

@johnebaker @muzz

Hi John.

So I missed this bit of the metadata.

Other #1
ID                                       : 3
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 9 min 31 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Frame rate                               : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 12:46:05:26
Time code of last frame                  : 12:55:36:26

👎.

I wonder why that would cause audio clicks with the older version of MEP?

Ray.

Hi Ray

. . . . I wonder why that would cause audio clicks with the older version of MEP? . . . .

AFAIK, the timecode channel was introduced with the Hero 5 which was released late 2016, after MEP 2015 and 2016 release.

I suspect that MEP 2015 and 2016, and probably 2017, are misinterpreting this as an audio channel, later versions recognise the time code channel 'in a fashion' and ignore it.

The reason I say 'in a fashion' is because VPX can read time codes that are present in a video clip, however it cannot read the time code from the GoPro videos.

Knowing that the 'time code' channel is a 'GoPro special' and there are several scripts available on the Internet for extracting data from the MP4 file, I suspect that the 'time code' channel contains the 'telemetry data' from the various sensors that may be present in the GoPro - eg accelerometer, GPS, etc.

I do stand to be corrected on where the telemetry data is stored.

HTH

John EB

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

AFAIK, the timecode channel was introduced with the Hero 5 which was released late 2016, after MEP 2015 and 2016 release.

I have a GoPro Hero 5. I just checked MEP2015 and strangely, there was no audio but the waveform looked correct. I then imported a clip from my cell phone and the GoPro sound now worked. Imported another GoPro file, didn't work, rearranged clips, it worked. Very strange.

I just noticed that my cell phone has been recording UHD but the files on my computer show as FHD, Audio Sample rate of 44.1 kHz. Two of three video clips were 30fps, the other 29.97; actual is 15fps for some reason. The phone uploads to Google and I was downloading from there. I guess that Google converts the uploaded videos. I'll have to look into this.

John CB