Importing mp4 result = shortened length

jknaperek wrote on 4/24/2013, 2:02 PM

I was importing an mp4 video file 4:48 sec in length; in Movie Edit Pro the length automatically cut off the last 15-18 seconds of the video, automatically importing only 4:30 sec of the total 4:48sec. Is that a common problem, is there a fix for the issue? I have updated to the latest version

Edit: It happened again after I re-recorded the video. It cut off the last few seconds/frames. It's weird, a couple videos load up just fine, but for whatever reason I can't get the last two to import the full mp4 file

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terrypin wrote on 4/25/2013, 1:20 AM

Hi,

Latest version of what product?

Anyway, no, it's not a common problem.

Best approach to this sort of question is to upload an example of the problem file so that we can try it.

You might also compare the reports by GSpot or MediaInfo for the good and bad files respectively.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK 

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jknaperek wrote on 4/26/2013, 9:23 AM

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2013 Plus Version 12.0.3.4(UDC2)

Sorry, I no longer have the file to upload, I deleted it already.

I was able to circumnavigate the issue by converting the mp4 to avi, and then it imported the whole file perfectly fine. For now this is what I may have to do to resolve the issue, but it would be nice if a future patch would allow me to import mp4's fully.

johnebaker wrote on 4/26/2013, 12:26 PM

Hi

. . . .Sorry, I no longer have the file to upload, I deleted it already. . . .

What was the source of the mp4 - if it was a smartphone or a digital still camera then there are some issues importing the mp4 files because they are not 'standard' mp4.

Without the results from GSpot or MediaInfo we cannot help you solve the problem of importing directly into MEP.

Converting to avi (what did you use?) is not an ideal solution - as you are almost certainly going to lose quality.

AVI is not a video format - like mp4 and mov it is a container file format and can hold different video codecs inside.

john

 

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jknaperek wrote on 4/27/2013, 10:30 AM

John, thanks for the info. 

The source I used was X-Split, to create a training video of our company's software. I exported those video files as mp4. For the conversion to avi, I used a website online: http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-avi

When I get back to work on Monday, I will see if I can find another video that was cut off during the import process and then use mediainfo to generate some information about the file.