editing and exporting hi-Res videos take with an android phone

Ralph_S wrote on 7/26/2026, 12:05 AM

Is there a template, or suggested settings, for exporting hi-Res videos taken in an upright orientation with the Galaxy S25 Ultra phone that maintains the resolution, ratio and frame rate? I tried exporting in MP4 format, but I got many error messages about these and other settings.

I am using VPX17, version 23.0.1.318 on a Windows 11 Pro laptop.

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AAProds wrote on 7/26/2026, 1:58 AM

@Ralph_S

Ralph, in short, Yes. This is for Video Deluxe which I expect is the same for VPX

On a new project, if you import a file that doesn't match the current movie settings, the program will (sometimes!) ask you if you want to change the movie settings to match. Choose Adjust.

In any case, you can manually set the movie settings by hitting the E key (or File>settings>Movie) and simply set up your movie to match what you want the export to be (in your case, probably 2160x3840, 9:16, 29.97 fps (or whatever your file is). You'll see presets on that screen; there is no portrait UHD preset).

You can reset the movie setting before or after you've imported your file.

Now, when you go to export, the movie settings will prefill into the Export parameters. If not, just change the export parameters to match. There are no Portrait UHD Export Presets, but it in easy to make your own for later re-use. Once you have set up your export (including on the "Advanced" screen for bit rates, Coding Quality to Best and Audio Bitrate to 192), you can save those settings as an Export Preset: click the floppy disk icon at the top of the Export box and save it as a "export Preset".

Alternatively, you can choose a Landscape Export Preset eg "MP4 Ultra HD..." and then insert the correct portrait frame size and ratio. That will keep the preset bitrates and CPB.

IMO the bitrates used by Magix in the Presets are way too high but changing them is a personal preference. I know JohnEBaker recommends not adjusting them from the Presets.

johnebaker wrote on 7/26/2026, 2:31 AM

@Ralph_S

. . . . I tried exporting in MP4 format, but I got many error messages about these and other settings . . . .

This, unfortunately, is a common experience with video recorded on a mobile phone.

For some of the issues, you may have, see this tutorial, although created with an older version of MEP, the principals are the same for VPX 17.

Other issues you are likely to see are:-

The S25 video is likely to be 'variable frame rate' (VFR), this can cause issues with audio sync during editing, and export, if the framerate range is too high may have issues with jerkiing in the exported video.

You can check what the frame rate mode is using MediaInfo, see this tutorial on how to setup MediaInfo and analyse a video clip for all the data required. In the video section of the analysis you should see the line:

Frame rate mode this will be Constant or Variable, if variable the minimum and maximum framerates will also be given.
Exporting to any video format resolution will be with fixed framerate, this is the normal (standard). VPX does not support VFR and may have audio sync issues previously mentioned
Assuming the recording is 8K UHD, the PC/Laptop GPU may not support Hardware Acceleration for Import/Export at this resolution Exporting will be very slow due to the high resolution and the CPU doing all the work.

Possible solutions:

If the video is VFR, convert the video to Constant frame rate with a video converter such as Handbrake
Record in Landscape format, and Constant frame rate if possible. Most display devices are this orientation and will give full screen playback.
Export at a lower resolution eg 4K UHD, the perceived difference is in my experience minimal.

HTH

John EB
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