mpeg4 files to mpeg2 to go to DVD burning

[Kert]

AVCHD and MPG4 is the same. See website below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD

If you have Vegas Pro8c (not b) and at least a dual core computer you can put your MPG4 footage on the timeline and render it to MPG2 (Plus AC3 for audio). jk

[John Rofrano]

Well… it depends on what codec the mpeg4 is using. Vegas doesn’t work well with DivX or Xvid so if it’s one of those you’ll need to convert it outside of Vegas to something Vegas can edit. Likewise for many of the cheap $150 “HD” cameras that companies like Sanyo are producing. Their mpeg4 files won’t play in Vegas either because they are non-standard.

> AVCHD and MPG4 is the same.

There is some truth to this but it’s like saying that SD DVD’s and Blu-ray are the same because they are both MPEG-2. AVCHD is a standard which is a “subset” of the MPEG4 spec which means that you can produce a lot of MPEG4 variants that are not AVCHD compliant. So there is a difference and this is why Vegas can load AVCHD files but not all MPEG4 files.

~jr

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

[Allen Zagel]

Hi

If you have a valid AVCHD file You can use Upshift from Vasst to convert them. If you just have an H.264/MP4 from something like the Sanyo Xacti 1010/2000, then use the free Mpeg Streamclip to convert them to MOV or AVI to edit in vegas.

Like John said, AVCHD is MP4 but not all MP4’s are AVCHD.

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
http://www.asxvideo.com
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[Kert]

John R, thanks for the correction. JK

[John Rofrano]

Yea, I didn’t mean to “correct” but rather to “elaborate” on some misconceptions that often, unfortunately, cause people to buy the wrong camera and then they find out that they can’t find an NLE that can edit the MP4 files their camera does generate. It’s a big problem and we’re seeing more and more people posting here that they can’t edit their camera’s video. So it’s important to look for the AVCHD logo when selecting an MP4 camera if you expect to edit the footage. Those $150 HD Sanyo cameras are really for the “shoot-n-view” crowd.

~jr

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

[Jack Glauser]

Thank you for the info. I am learning alot
I just checked and I have vegas Pro Ver C Build 260 according to my computer. I have an older dual core that seems to work ok. I just had built an 8 core screaming deamon, but not setup yet.
I have tried to input mpeg4 file on the vegas timeline and It don’t seem to work. The movie files are downloaded and I don’t know what varient they are. How do you find out?
I had sorenson squeeze 5 MP4 program just delievered but It takes all the inputs, but I was told it would out put to AVI abd Mpeg2.
According to the box that is not so I will call monday morning to find out what happened It was $100. There web site show a thousand dollar program that would do it, but that for my little project is not cost effective.
Thanks for the info

[Jack Glauser]

Thanks for the info. I don’t know what flavor the files are. I have down loaded them. It states MPEG4 I will check further
These files will not load in Vegas Pro C build 260
That for the information

[Jack Glauser]

Thanks for the info I don’t know the mpeg 4 variation. I am downloading the files. I’ll try and find out monday. I just recieve a sorensono squeeze 5 mpeg4 product that was supposed to change the file to avi or mpeg2 But according to the box it will take all sorts of file for input, but only output mpeg4 I need it t he other way aroung. I will need more info from the source and the vendor.

Thanks
Jack

[Jack Glauser]

Thanks for the info
I don’t know the variant of Mpeg4 file I have I will check the source on monday. Vegas will run some MPEG4 files but not others. I have one of the “others” I now know what question to ask which is more than I knew before

Thanks

Jack