Joining video clips – GH4 and others.

[Scott Francis]

I am using 35MPS MP4, I also use MP4 for my Panasonic GH4

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[John Rofrano]

[Scott Francis] “I am using 35MPS MP4, I also use MP4 for my Panasonic GH4”

Try shooting a bit of AVCHD and see if that makes a difference. AVCHD is an industry standard format. The card structure for all AVCHD cameras should be the same if they follow the standard. At that point, I’m guessing that the Device Explorer would recognize the card structure just like it does for Sony AVCHD cameras. It’s worth a try.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Scott Francis]

I can try, but that doesn’t help me with the Panasonic which IS the issue, I don’t think it does AVCHD, just MP4 and Pro Res…I already have a workflow with the Canon, not the GH4….so I am back to square one…

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Scott Francis]

For 4k, the Panasonic shoots MP4 and MOV…that is what I am trying to work through
It does AVCHD for 1080p BUT I cannot get the higher bit rates in AVCHD….

GRRRRR…

Thanks for your help in this!!!

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[John Rofrano]

[Scott Francis] “I can try, but that doesn’t help me with the Panasonic which IS the issue”

I’m sorry I got confused. I thought the Cannon was the issue. I’m guessing that the Device Explorer is designed for video cameras, not still image cameras that also take video (for which there are no standards). I would ask Panasonic for software to fix this deficiency in their camera.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Scott Francis]

Thanks John,

It sees the chip/camera for the AVCHD in either the Canon or Panasonic. Neither show any other files in any format other than AVCHD. So ridiculous…..in 2014/15 with chips that can go to 512GB’s we are limited to a 4GB sized file… (facepalm)…..

Does anyone know of file joining software? One last time…

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Shinra Bansho]

Hi Francis, how about “importing” the veg file that Vegas “pseudo combines” the MP4 (or MOV files)? Would this help? That is to say, on Vegas timeline, place all the spanned MP4 (or MOV) files you need, and save it as a project (veg) file, say, “joined” for the sake of this discussion. You then import the “Joined” veg file in another project file, in which case Vegas appears to treat the “Joined” file as a single video file. I just tested this using my GH4 spanned video files (MOVs) and they appear to be “seamless” (i.e. no gap in video or audio). I was also able to apply a video effect (in fact, a group of FXs) to the entire MOV files, which otherwise I would have done on a project media-by-project media basis.

[Shinra Bansho]

Hi Scott, apologies for omitting a proper salutation in my earlier message.

[Scott Francis]

That may work for Vegas, but I need this to be seamed together OUTSIDE of Vegas as well. I have need for a solid video clip from the get go, and really don’t want to re-render anything…
Thanks for the idea!!

Best…

Xavier (Scott) Francis
Mind’s Eye Audio/Video Productions

[Jane Kong]

almost all the converters in the market can do such “MERGE” job, if you don’t want to re-render them , just output as the origianl parameters.