VS 10+ trouble capturing MP4

sethseth · Post by **sethseth** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:09 pm

It doesn't matter what file I try to capture. I get the same error message:

The file [*.mp4] contains no video data.

Has anyone been able to resolve this?

Thanks

Post by **Ron P.** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:00 pm

Welcome to the forums,

What OS are you running, XP or Vista? Vista does not support capturing MPEG-4.

Ulead Vista Update Patch for VS10 wrote:NOTEs:

* Windows Vista and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries
* This Update Pack is for Ulead® VideoStudio® 10/10 Plus (BOX, ESD, UPG, and activated TBYB) version.
* This Update Pack cannot be uninstalled.
* Since Video for Windows (VFW) is not supported in Vista, VFW codecs such as Indeo, Cinepak are not supported in Vista. The video content files provided by VideoStudio will now be encoded using .WMV instead of Indeo codecs.
* Some 3D transition effects that won¡¦t be supported on Vista are removed from current release, including: Flying Board, Flying Cube, Flying Flip, Flying Fold, and Folding Box. Some templates under "Album", "Flash Light" and "Mask" transition effect are also not supported.
* WDM devices are not supported by Vista. Thus, not supported by VideoStudio.
* WMV and MPEG 4 format CAPTURE is not supported.
* MOV and MPEG 4 formats are not supported in this version.
* WinDVD 7, PocketDV show, and Cool3D are not supported.

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:55 am

What are you capturing from? Why are you capturing to MP4?

In general, you shouldn't be capturing to MPEG-4 (or any other compressed format) unless you have a video source that's already compressed.

For example, if you are capturing from a MiniDV camera, you should capture to AVI/DV, and then you can use Video Studio to convert/compress it to MPEG-4, if that's what you want.

If you are capturing from an MPEG-4 camera, try using the software that came with the camera to copy the files from the camera to your hard drive.

sethseth · Post by **sethseth** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:34 am

Thanks for the replies. I'm running XP and trying to work with snippets of video downloaded from google video. They are mp4s on my hard drive.

Not gonna work, huh?

Post by **Ron P.** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:08 am

You might get it to work. However mp4 files are very (not just highly), but very highly compressed. How much time do you have to let it sit and render, if you do make it to that stage? Depending on the total length of your project, it could take a day or more to render. Then VS may fail in the attempt.

Simply put... It is designed to be viewed on a PC, streamed over the internet. Not edited.. Good Luck to you..

sethseth · Post by **sethseth** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:06 pm

Thank you