MF 4.0 SE (MPEG-4) for Sanyo. Error 4703

[Casaren1]

Hallo everybody.

Each time I was trying to burn a project with MF 4.0 SE, a message error occured: Report ID: 0x8004125f (4703).

Has anybody experienced this kind of problem already?

Many thanks for the support.

[DVDDoug]

Your version of Movie Factory may not support MPEG-4. Or, maybe it's just having trouble with this particular file.

Did the software come with your MPEG-4 camera? Is the file from an MPEG-4 camera?

There is an MPEG-4 Update.

NOTEs :

The update pack applies to the version of DVD MovieFactory 4.0 bundled with SANYO Xacti VPC-CA6 only.

Is that your camera?

You can try converting the file to MPEG-2 with SUPER (FREE!!!).

Or, you can try SVCD 2 DVD (~$40 USD).

[Casaren1]

Hi.

Thank you for your reply.
Yes, the software came with my new Sanyo Xacti VPC CA6 camera and the files are MPEG-4. I already installed the MPEG-4 update because without that, the software wasn't able to open the files from the camera.

I'll try to follow your suggestion to convert files to MPEG-2. What about quality after conversion?

Greetings from Italy.

[DVDDoug]

What about quality after conversion?

Since you are using Movie Factory, I assume you are making a DVD. DVDs are MPEG-2, so you will have to convert it in any case.

Yes. There will be some quality loss any time you convert from one lossy compression format to another. If you choose a high bitrate and convert t only once, you may not notice the quality loss.

There is a check-box in Movie Factory that says Do Not Convert Compliant MPEG Files. If you check that, it will ignore the current Project Settings and leave the MPEG-2 untouched (unless you mix MPEGs with different bitrates, etc.).

I can't tell you exactly what bitrate to use. You will have to judge for yourself. It depends on the quality of the original, the quality of your TV, and how critical you are.

The maximum video bitrate allowed on a DVD is about 8000kbps. (The actual maximum bitrate limit is determined by the combined audio and video streams.)

Around 6000 kbps is typical for commercial DVDs. At 6000 kbps, you can fit about 90 minutes of video and Dolby (or MPEG) audio on a single-layer DVD. (Your "free" SE version probably didn't come with a Dolby encoder, but MPEG audio is allowed on PAL DVDs.)

If you go as low as 2500, you will notice that it's not "DVD quality".

Here's a handy on-line Bitrate Calculator.

Warning - Even if you are able to convert the files to MPEG-2, you may still experience crashing or "sip sync" problems. All of the MPEG formats seem to be troublesome. I've sometimes had MPEG-2 files get corrupted during the editing process. The more compressed the format, the more potential trouble. DivX and Xvid users seem to have the most trouble. (DivX and Xvid are MPEG-4 variations.)

Greetings from Italy.

Ciao! It's always fun to chat with people from around the world. But like most "Americans", I only speak one language.