My Video Deluxe does not import .MOV. It gives errors. But the program sais it should support this format. Some advised to download: Patch _video_dlx_16_premium_9.0.5.12_NL but I can't find where to get it on the Magix website. So: how can I get my Video Deluxe to import .MOV files??
@Leon-Spoor Hi, .MOV is just a container, within it is lots of information that vary from .MOV file to ,MOV file,
There's a tool called MediaInfo, download it, it's quick & free https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
After downloading, right click on the media in your Windows folder, open MediaInfo, choose Text from the View option, select all, copy & paste in a comment here,
Despite what Magix says on the box, Movie Edit Pro/Video Deluxe/Movie Studio will not open some MOVs, which as Gid points out, can contain all manner of video codecs or headers which prevent Magix from opening them.
If nothing else works, try AVIDemux to convert the MOV to MP4. I have written a guide here.
Hi
Assuming from the patch number you mention the program is VideoDeluxe 16.
MOV is not a video codec it is a 'container file' format which can have many different types of encoded video formats in it.
MOV files which have the video encoded as h.264/AVC should import directly into VDL without issue if not then Quicktime needs installing.
Additionally installing Quicktime - though old and no longer supported by Apple - will allow JPEG, PNG and some Prores video to be imported, however depending on the Prores encoded video format eg 10 bit 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 and others, it may not be supported by VDL and will require re-encoding to a supported format eg MP4 with the video encoded to h.264 and audio to AAC or AC3.
@AAProds has suggested using AVIDemux, however the video and audio output settings given in the tutorial will need changing so that the video output is MPEG 4 AVC x.264, the audio output to AAC (lav) or AC3 (lav) if it is not already in that format.
HTH
John EB
Hi Gid, AAprods and John. Thank you all for your fast reply and information. I will go through your advise step by step. I will let you know if I can get Magix to work with MOV. Again thank you in advance! Grts, Leon
Yes! The advise of AAProds did work!AVIDemux is a perfect tool. Although in the tutorial the video output stands on 'Çopy' but with the saving process it gave an error. Then I switched the Video output to Mpeg4 AVC (x264) and then it worked. I tried the file in Magix and it recognise the now MP4 format. Thank you (all) for your advise. Now I have editing work to do :-)) With kindly regards, Leon
Great news. To help with others who might have the same trouble and only if you have time, would you mind installing Mediainfo from Gid's post above and open one of the problem MOVs in it, then go to View>Text mode and copy and paste all of the text report into a post here. We're curious about the codec information.
Thanks.