• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  We're getting off the rails here. Talk of Smart rendering DV, frames verses fields, constant bitrates, MPEG 2 export (Jak's doing an MPEG 4 here), you can't re-interlace a progressive source of course you can; that's how you make a DVD from an MP4,
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  h.264 is a progressive format by default, it is not supposed to be interlaced, This raises an interesting query which always puzzles me. What is the difference between MPEG-4, H264 and AVC encoding? I have Handbrake H264 mp4 encoded files which show
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis I think to fully understand the problems involved with interleaved video, you first have to understand the limitations of the cathode ray tube and the fact that any interleaved video would always look better played back on such a device
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @johnebaker @jak.willis @AAProds Hi John. I don't remember saying Microsoft owned VP9, you are correct it is a Google based codec which is open source and royalty free. I think you are correct saying its source is from Intel as the manuals refer to
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Hi Jak @CubeAce - Ray gave a very good explanation of the issue converting interlaced to progressive in his post 6 above this one. John EB
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  h.264 is a progressive format by default, it is not supposed to be interlaced I didn’t realise this. So if that’s the case then could that be the reason why the motion isn’t very good? Because the source files are interlaced.
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Hi I was actually referring to the default encoder for MPEG-4. With that you aren’t able to select interlaced or constant bitrate options. Or at least on my version you can’t. And there’s no option for 2-pass either. Are you referring to
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @johnebaker @jak.willis @AAProds Hi John. I don't remember saying Microsoft owned VP9, you are correct it is a Google based codec which is open source and royalty free. I think you are correct saying its source is from Intel as the manuals refer to
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @johnebaker @jak.willis @AAProds Hi John. I don't remember saying Microsoft owned VP9, you are correct it is a Google based codec which is open source and royalty free. I think you are correct saying its source is from Intel as the manuals refer to
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Well on my version of it there isn’t even an option for 2-pass. And for some reason you can’t choose to use constant bitrate (if you ever wanted to), and you can’t change from Progressive to interlaced either. Just seems a bit limited
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Well on my version of it there isn’t even an option for 2-pass. And for some reason you can’t choose to use constant bitrate (if you ever wanted to), and you can’t change from Progressive to interlaced either. Just seems a bit limited
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Is the default encoder a Magix encoder or something? Don't know. A more knowledgeable type will be along shortly to enlighten us! 👍 Well on my version of it there isn’t even an option for 2-pass. And for some reason you can’t choose to
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis And, also, I did export as 576i. Normal MEP 2021 export to MP4 (H264) is Progressive. The Interlaced setting can't be selected. I've done a lot of MPEG2>MP4 with MEP and haven't noticed any problems with motion. For info, If I'm going
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Hi . . . . if the original files are MPEG-2, then you should stick to MPEG-2 when re-encoding after editing . . . . The answer depends on what the final usage destination is, if the end usage device supports MPEG-2 or you are creating a
• Movie Studio

  81 answers, most recent on 11/8/2021

  RE: MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  @jak.willis Hi . . . . if the original files are MPEG-2, then you should stick to MPEG-2 when re-encoding after editing . . . . The answer depends on what the final usage destination is, if the end usage device supports MPEG-2 or you are creating a
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 4/20/2022

  System Slows A Lot // Advice, Suggestions, Welcome
  I didn't have a whole lot of disk space to begin with. My Movie Studio 18 Platinum productions used up heaps of that This was all on my "C:" drive, which (if I understand things properly) gives Windows an even worse headache My Common Experience
• Movie Studio

  2 answers, most recent on 10/31/2021

  RE: Movie studio platinum 18 -Select files components popup on every start
  Hi John EB, First thanks for your reply. I have read the link you provided. I have already found and tried "reactivating" alerts as described. I still get the popup and always get the "Select files - Please select the components..." at every
• Web Designer

  2 answers, most recent on 10/30/2021

  If x then y programming
  I wish to introduce to my site a button that will oblige users to visit - I realise I can't force them to read! - my terms. I believe that's called if x then y programming. I'd like to make progress through the site conditional upon the user doing
• Movie Studio

  13 answers, most recent on 8/7/2023

  RE: Unable to download the program!
  @barry-n Hi The stopping of the download has been known before, and can be caused by several different factors - did you try clicking the Continue button? To avoid any possible issues, try a Restart  - not a Shutdown of the computer and try
• Movie Studio

  9 answers, most recent on 11/3/2021

  RE: Issue to exporting videos to 4K
  Hello John, Actually I got the following information with the MediaInfo app: GeneralComplete name                            : D:\Download\Railroad Bridge #DJIMini2 - 4K.mp4Format                                   : MPEG-4Format profile            
• Movie Studio

  22 answers, most recent on 10/26/2021

  RE: Video setting unavailable?
  @dwgomola Hi We need more information: Computer specification and program version, see this topic for what is required and please quote processor and graphics card make/model in full. Download and install MediaInfo, analyse one of the clips and
• Photostory

  3 answers, most recent on 10/25/2021

  RE: Voice Over
  Hi ..... what is the easiest way to completely delete a project (in progress) ... Cheers .... Steve (PhotoStory 2022)
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 10/24/2021

  RE: Support, Metadata
  Go to Magix Sound Forge Tech Support if you would like to request a support ticket .. It is somewhat convoluted, so peruse this recent comment that has detailed instructions. Why must I create yet another new file to save the new file I'm working
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 10/25/2021

  MEP 2022 encoding times tested
  Greetings all, Today I've been editing and encoding some recent camera files (1920x1080) into a single 59 minute MP4 with MEP 2022. There were no fancy effects just sharpening, crossfades and audio normalising with slight compression for