insert a MP4 video clip (f4v)

[ABe]

Someone wants me to convert a .MP4 video clip to a DVD. My X2 pro doesn't recognize the clip. Here is what MediaInfo says about the clip.

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Format                           : f4v 
Codec ID                         : f4v 
File size                        : 110 MiB
Duration                         : 15mn 1s
Overall bit rate                 : 1 021 Kbps
Encoded date                     : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32
Tagged date                      : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
Codec ID                         : avc1
Codec ID/Info                    : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                         : 15mn 0s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 901 Kbps
Width                            : 854 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16/9
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Standard                         : NTSC
Resolution                       : 24 bits
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.092
Stream size                      : 96.8 MiB (88%)
Title                            : MainConcept
Language                         : English
Encoded date                     : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32
Tagged date                      : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version                   : Version 4
Format profile                   : LC
Format settings, SBR             : No
Codec ID                         : 40
Duration                         : 15mn 1s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 112 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : L R
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 12.0 MiB (11%)
Language                         : English
Encoded date                     : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32
Tagged date                      : UTC 2009-05-17 14:15:32

Any way I can convert this or insert this into my timeline?

Thanks,
ABe.

[Ken Berry]

I don't know much about the format except that it is an Adobe variant of the Flash .flv format. And that is probably why X2 is having difficulty with it, when it would not have difficulty with an ordinary .flv file. It is rather like the Adobe Premiere output formats for HDV and AVCHD which if I recall correctly are .m2v and .m4v, and X2 cannot read these either. You need to have Adobe authoring software to do anything with them.

The other complication about the latter formats is that they are video-only streams, though I simply don't know if the .f4v format is video only or also carries sound.

You can do a Google search for more details. A quick one I did returned lots of hits, including some information on conversion e.g. http://www.flvsoft.com/play_convert_f4v/

The freeware program we normally recommend to do conversions for most files -- SUPER -- lists .flv but does not appear to include .f4v...