.MP4 source video always burns as .bdmv file - HELP.

peter-smith wrote on 1/3/2017, 12:08 PM

Hi all. New user to the forum.

With Movie Edit Pro 2017 (purchased online just a couple days ago) I am attempting to burn a project to DVD. The source video is a .mp4 video from a drone, saved on my hardrive. I'm using a Memorex DVD+R DL, 8.5 gb. The file is just 647 mb.

I've tried burning it as a Blue Ray selecting the H.264 format option, and as an AVCHD using the only format available of .avchd. No matter which I select, I always end up with a .bdmv file type on the DVD which is not the file type I'm looking for. (I need a file type of .mov, .mpeg4/.mp4, or .wmv on the DVD that I can view on a customers Mac/Windows laptop at their office and also upload to my Company channel on YouTube).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Peter

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johnebaker wrote on 1/3/2017, 6:45 PM

. . . . I always end up with a .bdmv file type on the DVD. . . .

Please do not use the term 'DVD' this refers to a particular format of video disc - you are creating a BD disc not a DVD disc.

I think you are looking in the wrong folder on the disc - the bdmv files are in the BDMV folder, the actual video streams are in the folder shown in the image below

If you have the folder structure on the disc as shown above then the disc should play in a BD player.

To play the disc on a PC with the menus etc then you may need BD player software installing - especially if there are 3 or more files in the Stream folder. The main movie may be split over multiple files starting from 00000.m2ts, numbered in sequence, depending on how long the movie is, the last file is the menu video.

In the example above 00000.m2ts is the actual movie and 00001.m2ts is the menu's video.

HTH

John EB

Scenestealer wrote on 1/4/2017, 4:00 AM

Hi Peter-smith

(I need a file type of .mov, .mpeg4/.mp4, or .wmv on the DVD that I can view on a customers Mac/Windows laptop at their office and also upload to my Company channel on YouTube).

Do you mean you just want to copy a file onto a DVD disc without menus or folder structure that can be copied onto another computer and played? If so just export via the "File>export movie> MPEG4, etc., menu" to your hardrive and copy it onto a DVD Using the Magix Goya Burn R that installs with the Program and can be launched from the "File" menu.

Using the Burn to Disc part of MEP whether it be to Bluray disc or DVD disc in the in the AVCHD Disc burning section will always create a BDMV structure as John has shown, which may be not what you need.

peter-smith wrote on 1/4/2017, 8:02 PM

Hi John and Ss. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. I really do appreciate it.

Using Johns directions above, I was able to determine that the .m2ts files do exist under the "Stream" folder on my finished disc (...thanks to John for the terminology clarification). So, that's a good thing. However, I wasn't able to play the finished disc in an older ACER laptop I have. I can hear the disc drive working but no files show up. The screen remains blank. I will try it in one of our newer computers at work to see how that goes.

As for the direction provided by Ss, I was able to create an MPEG4 on my hard drive, and ended up with the same files on the disc as previous attempts (surprise, surprise!). But at least I am beginning to trust that MEP is doing what it's supposed to do.

The day was not lost entirely though as I was successfully able to upload a copy of the video in MP4 format to my YouTube channel. The image quality is less than stellar though so I will continue to work on that (...think maybe it was uploaded less than the 1080p source file).

Once I do more trials on the .m2ts files on the disc I will report back here with the results.

Thanks again, Peter

johnebaker wrote on 1/5/2017, 3:19 AM

. . . . However, I wasn't able to play the finished disc in an older ACER laptop I have. . . . .

If you are burning BluRay to a disc, you will not be able to play the disc on any PC unless it has a BD drive and you have BD player software installed. The discs will be playable on a BD player connected to a TV or Media projector.

Just to expand the answer from Ss a little more - for what you are wanting to do, ie I can view on a customers Mac/Windows laptop, you should export as mp4 from MEP, as previously stated by Ss, and then copy this file to at least two different means of delivery ie:

A disc using Magix Goya Burnr, as previously stated, or another burning program such as Nero or Imgburn

Note when using disc you do not want to create a media disc, just a standard data disc (UDF disc)
A USB memory stick - the downside to this is that, while very convenient and quick, sometimes, depending on the OS version, MACs do recognize a USB stick formatted in Windows.
The Internet - this does depend upon the customer having Internet access with high speed connection - see below re your comment about Youtube.

To play on MAC or PC from disc or memory stick, browse to the mp4 file location and play the mp4 file directly.

I may be telling your 'Grandmother how to suck eggs' however - as this is for a customer, have an alternative method(s) of accessing the video to demonstrate to the customer, there is nothing worse than all your careful preparation and effort 'going down the pan' if your preferred method fails and there is no backup.

. . . . I was successfully able to upload a copy of the video in MP4 format to my YouTube channel. The image quality is less than stellar though so I will continue to work on that (...think maybe it was uploaded less than the 1080p source file . . . .

Even if you upload as 1080 YT will convert the file to multiple resolutions, right down to 240p and stream the appropriate resolution for the Internet connection speed eg for a slow connection it will stream a lower resolution video compared to a high speed connection.

HTH

John EB