MPEG-4 FILE HELP!!!

[lftawney]

I just bought the new MPEG-4 file download, and found out that Ulead don't offer the file to be burned on a disk, you have to burn the file in MPEG-2 OR MPEG-1 FORMAT.

I asked support why don't Ulead offer the mpeg-4 file to be burned onto a DVD, and they told me I would have to get thrid party burning program like Nero to be able to burn the mpeg-4 file onto DVD.

So now I purchased the Neor program, and guess what? The file is very easy to burn onto DVD, but the disk cannot be recognized to play on present day stand alone DVD Players. But the new stand alone mpeg-4 players on coming on the market I read, but then I wonder if the effort is worth all that trouble? The word out is that the mpeg-4 files are much smaller and much better resolution, so maybe it's worth the effort.

Then I asked support about if Ulead will be incorperating the new H.264 encoding codec, latest video compression technology. It’s called H.264, and it’s an important new industry standard that’s quickly grabbed widespread support. Chosen as the industry-standard codec for 3GPP (mobile multimedia), MPEG-4 HD-DVD and Blu-ray, H.264 represents the next generation of video for everything from mobile multimedia to high-definition playback.

As of today I haven't got an answer from Ulead.

[MikeGunter]

Hi,

There are several CODECs that have different purposes.

What is it that you want to do?

Mike

[THoff]

The list of standalone DVD players that understand MPEG4 is a short one, and this makes MPEG4 DVDs worthless if you are going to share the disks or produce things like wedding videos.

If you are talking about producing disks for personal use/archiving video, your best would be to get a DivX-certified DVD player. The DivX site has more information on compatible players, as does VideoHelp.

[lftawney]

Hi,

There are several CODECs that have different purposes.

What is it that you want to do?

Mike

I just want Ulead to incorporate the buring codec needed to burn the mpeg-4 files i make onto a DVD disk, afterall they sell the download for the mpeg-4 program. Also I wonder why such a big professional company like Ulead is not using the new H.264 encoding codec, latest video compression technology. The should be encorporating the lastest technology to their Video Studio updates.

I do plan to purchase the needed stand alone mpeg-4 player very soon. Lou

[lftawney]

The list of standalone DVD players that understand MPEG4 is a short one, and this makes MPEG4 DVDs worthless if you are going to share the disks or produce things like wedding videos.

If you are talking about producing disks for personal use/archiving video, your best would be to get a DivX-certified DVD player. The DivX site has more information on compatible players, as does VideoHelp.

Thanks Thoff for the info on the DivX site. Lou

[djbambi]

"I do plan to purchase the needed stand alone mpeg-4 player very soon"

be careful when you do that. some advertize mpeg-4 playback, but they mean divx/xvid only, not the .mp4 produced by the Ulead mp4 plugin.

For example, I bought the H&B 3255, and it won't even recognize my .mp4 files. they have to be .avi with mpeg-4 (dvix/xvid) compression!

[lftawney]

"I do plan to purchase the needed stand alone mpeg-4 player very soon"

be careful when you do that. some advertize mpeg-4 playback, but they mean divx/xvid only, not the .mp4 produced by the Ulead mp4 plugin.

For example, I bought the H&B 3255, and it won't even recognize my .mp4 files. they have to be .avi with mpeg-4 (dvix/xvid) compression!

Thanks for the message, it really sounds like a lost cause, don't it? Lou