My video files

[Microsprint27]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S10.
I use it to record video of soccer games.
It records .mp4 file.
So my question is can i use these mp4 files in VS 2020 ?
Or do i have to ?
I can render 5 video clips of these mp4 and after rendering them Im able to play it back on my computer.
But now after rendering them I would like to add titles to the video.
So i put the rendered video in the video line in VS 2020 and then add titles.
Render the video again.
When i play the new rendered video on my computer with added titles it plays for 2 min. and 30 sec. and then stops and goes to the end.

HELP !!!!!

[asik1]

Does your S10 record in VFR or CFR ?
What happens when you just load your files to VS?
VS2020 works better with CFR

[lata]

Hi Microsprint27
If you import the original video files to the 2020 timeline, what happens
Normally we see a message to match the video files properties, we should accept that

Please right click the original clip on the timeline to choose properties, What are they?
If you wish take a screen shot of that panel to attach to your post.

When you recorded the video did you use portrait of landscape view?

[Ken Berry]

And just to quickly explain asik's contractions, VFR means "variable frame rate" and CFR is "constant frame rate"...

[Microsprint27]

Im coming to the conclusion i need to convert video files with converter . As i was reading on Samsung board the video is variable frame rate.
Wow going through all this to learn something that Corel Tech for VS should know this.. I even told him i had Samsung s 10 and it was .mp4 files

So if you conclude i need video converter .....What is good ? i don't mind spending $ 20 or $40 for it ...if i have to.

Also much thanks to all who have helped me on this..

[Ken Berry]

There's no need to buy a converter program. There are a lot of freeware ones available. I happen to use one called Handbrake these days. But I used to use Freemake Video Converter. That works fine too, you just have to be careful during installation as it offers to install other software at the same time which you may not want.

[Microsprint27]

What other software dose it install....or what should i watch for ?

[Ken Berry]

Personally, I can't recall what it offers to install -- just that I did not want it. That's all you have to do -- keep watching each screen of the installation process and say No when you don't want something... Handbrake doesn't do that, by the way...

[pepegota]

Try https://www.videohelp.com/software/Vide ... -Converter
It is free an and excellent program that has endured well beyond its years.

[Davidk]

From the details in the screenshots, the frame rate is only marginally variable - seems to go from 29.995 in one shot to 30.03 in another. So import/open with handbrake, set the frame rate to 29.97 (NTSC) choose a slightly different file name for the output and execute it. The resulting clip should be imported directly into VS, choose yes to change the project properties to match the clip, and do all your edits in one action there.