Honestly, I just started my Trial. I can't send a support ticket or question because I need to buy a Support Voucher? Are they trying to make the trial period painful?
Complaints of the system aside, I cannot get any video to appear in my video editing software. Any ideas?
@browj2
I mean I don't want to buy it if I can't get it to work. That is why I am Trialing it.
Why pay 400$... or even 25$ for a video editor that won't edit videos :)
I have a windows 10 machine up to date , Intel Core i7, 16G of Ram, SSD 1TB
Version 18.1
I dragged a .mp4 file into the time line, no video.
Don't know how to attach screenshots but I hope its obvious what I mean.
.mp4
No export
Welcome to the Magix user to user forums.
As @browj2 indicated, .mp4 is a container format, i.e. it can include the use of codecs which may be incompatible with various video editors. So, please download and install the free MediaInfo utility, point it at one of your mp4 files and post the results of the Text view here.
Speaking personally, any .mp4 I have used in VPX has played without problem!
The very latest release of VPX is 18.0.1.82 so you are highly unlikely to have version 18.1.
Also, to see what the full spec of a computer looks like, feel free to click on the blue "Signature" at the foot of this reply, where you will see mine, plus a lot of other information. That level of exact detail is very helpful in assisting other users to assist you.
Jeff
Forum Moderator
Hi
The trial version has limited features and import limitations for file formats/codecs. There are also limitations for exporting eg export length and type.
When you purchase the full version these codecs will be available.
The trial version should import mp4 files assuming the internal video codec is supported in the trial version..
What is the source device for the mp4 file, we also need to know what codecs are being used inside it - use MediaInfo to analyse the clip and post the results from the Text view of MediaInfo.
John EB
Forum Moderator
I have attached a recording of what I am doing and the Text view of one of the 3 .MP4s I am trying to playback.
Sorry I meant to say 18.0.1, didn't' know you wanted the build number.
Hi
From the MediaInfo data the most obvious issue is the frame rate mode.
The recording is Variable frame rate (VFR), VPX does not work well with VFR video - the recording needs to be Constant Frame Rate (CFR), unfortuantely you cannot change this in the screen recording software I see you have installed - Snagit, and Camtasia only record VFR
I see you have Handbrake - this will do the necessary conversion - do not change the codec AVC is a standard and should import OK.
Note - many NLE video editors do not work well with VFR video.
HTH
John EB
Will this video cause the same problem for VPX?
The main reason I am evaling other products is to avoid being required to use HandBrake.
Yes, it will cause the same problem with VPX and, as mentioned, with many other video editors.
Do you have any regular, simple videos using a video camera or DSLR?
Do photos work if you drag them onto the timeline?
John CB
@browj2
I am a software Test engineer and I also do software training as my job and that is all screen recordings. I also do screen recordings for my hobbies as well. I don't record videos with a Video Camera at all, just screen recording.
Photos do work.
Does this mean VPX will not work for me without a work around?
--Matt
Hi Matt.
Pretty much.
As the others have said, the editor really needs to use constant frame rate video sources although sometimes an export will work with the odd file that is vfps, but it's very hit and miss and quality of output is not assured.
I use OBS Studio for screen captures set to a constant frame rate output (Not 48fps that MEP and VPX also doesn't like) and it works fine.
Ray.
Hi
. . . . Does this mean VPX will not work for me without a work around? . . . .
It means a lot of video editors will not work satisfactorily.
You could try the screen recording feature of VPX if your requirements are relatively simple and cuts out the 'middle man'.
Personally I use the desktop version of Screencast-o-Matic, a much lighter weight program without all the additional features of Camtasia - this may also meet your needs.may meet your needs.
Screencast-o-Matic records in an intermediate format, exports to MP4 at CFR, has a light loading on hardware and will also, optionally, record audio (narration) and the computer audio if required.
I use this software for my tutorial captures - an example is here.
HTH
John EB
Click on Tutorials. The first 2 are mine done with my screen recording program. No problems whatsoever. Both, and all of my tutorials for the last few years have been done using VPX. I use Corel Screen Cap for capturing.
John CB
Will this video cause the same problem for VPX?
Those 2 files should be OK from the point that they are Constant FR and a standard resolution width and height (there may be problems with the non standard resolution of your original clip's posted screen shot MInfo specs.) but they are recorded at an incredibly low 254kbps Bitrate for 1080 30p which is normally recorded or exported at 20,000kbps, so who knows what you will see! Also not sure how VPX will handle the 2 Audio streams..?
Peter
Hi
. . . . Also not sure how VPX will handle the 2 Audio streams..? . . . .
The video imports normally, you then have the option of selecting which track is in use - also applies to MEP
Extracting the audio tracks puts them on separate tracks still grouped to the video - not apply to MEP
HTH
John EB
@johnebaker
That is exactly what I am looking for when it comes to multiple Audio tracks. If I have desktop audio going on and I cough in the middle, it would be nice to be able to mute just my mic.
@CubeAce
I am using OBS Studio as well for my second video MetaData screenshots. I change my video settings from Common FPS Values 48 to Common FPS Values 30. How did you set it to Constant Frame Rate? Everything I read online says by default OBS Studio records at CFR.
Hi
. . . . I read online says by default OBS Studio records at CFR. . . . .
OBS does by default record at Constant Frame Rate (CFR), unless otherwise specified using custom encoder options.
However, if when recording at CFR it cannot keep up with the fps set, it will drop frames and the capture becomes Variable Frame Rate (VFR).
HTH
John EB
Hi Matt.
Did you mean to type VFR?
VBR's should be fine and OBS does do that for sure unless you set it not to.
I'll be honest and say I don't know. Maybe I'm not pushing my system that hard.
All I know is I haven't had any VFR files so far.
These are my settings for recording with OBS Studio.
[Edit] Sorry that image wasn't very user friendly. Try this one.
Ray.
@johnebaker
I recorded for a few seconds at 10FPS to prevent my GTX 2080 Super from being overloaded and it came through as Constant Frame Rate and I still got a black screen in VPX
10 fps is both rather "slow" and "very unusual". Why not try a recording at the more standard 25 or 30fps to test?
Jeff
Ok, I tried 30 FPS. Still completely black. The reason I tried 10 FPS was because my CPU/GPU were the device under question for the innability to keep up and keep a constant FPS.
So, I have tried 10, 30, 48 and 60 FPS. No dice on any.
Hi Matt. Have you one or two monitors? If two you should be able to see the recording happening live on the other screen unless I guess (As I have completely no idea how gamers use their gear) you are using two screens for gaming.
The only time I got a black screen was when I got the scene transitions wrong.
If you place OBS Studio on your screen to be recorded, can you get this view?
Ray.
To be clear, OBS is working fine. The video comes out perfectly as a .MP4. The problem is when the .MP4 is dropped into VPX the video comes in black.
Video from OBS comes in Camtesia, windows media player and VLC fine. I just really want the multi-Track audio feature VPX has.
I also just noticed you didn't say which i7 processor you have.
I have OBS running off of the nvidia card using the NVENC H.264 encoder. GPU is set to 1 as my Intel GPU is 0. Also set OBS to produce 2 B-frames.
Ray.