Mainconcept mp4 codec?

emmrecs wrote on 1/17/2019, 6:46 AM

Hi.

Assuming you are now running the current version, X10, aka version 16.0.2.306, have you checked the various options under Help, especially "Install extra content" and/or "Activate content packs"?

HTH

marcusdeman wrote on 1/17/2019, 6:55 AM

I am able to see the extra content from the Help menu. But no mainconcept codec is listed.

marcusdeman wrote on 1/17/2019, 7:49 AM

In the previous version (X8) when I selected the hidden content in the "extra content window" I would see the mainconcept codec as I already have this installed.

emmrecs wrote on 1/17/2019, 9:28 AM

What do you see if you go to Help>Install extra content and untick the highlighted box? As you can see, on my computer, with the box unticked, it shows the MC codec as installed; when that box is ticked the mention of the codec disappears.

HTH

marcusdeman wrote on 1/17/2019, 2:29 PM

Unfortunately the installation manager only shows the packages I can install.

There is no tick box to select "hide installed content" in X10.

It does in X8 though.

emmrecs wrote on 1/18/2019, 3:50 AM

There is no tick box to select "hide installed content" in X10.

But that screenshot was taken in X10, exact version 16.0.2.306, the latest. Which version do you have?

I wonder whether the absence for you of that box is because there is, for you, no "installed content" to hide? You say it shows the "packages you can install"; what, exactly, is listed there? Perhaps the MC codec (though that would be too easy!)?

marcusdeman wrote on 1/18/2019, 1:03 PM

Ok the version that I have is 16.0.1.242

The dialog screen shows all the files such as fade effects, menu templates, title effects, movie templates (twice), etc..

How can I insert an image in this post? Then I can show the window I get.

emmrecs wrote on 1/18/2019, 1:40 PM

@marcusdeman

How can I insert an image in this post? Then I can show the window I get

Click on the upwards-pointing arrow with the blue background in the header line of the box where you type your reply.

the version that I have is 16.0.1.242

That version is several builds "old". First, check if your Update Service is still valid and if so, update your installed version.

marcusdeman wrote on 1/21/2019, 3:38 PM

This is the dialog I get when I select "Installing extra content".

Yes Update Service is not available. But it is weird that with my build I don't get the mainconcept codec whereas with the x8 I do.

emmrecs wrote on 1/22/2019, 3:45 AM

Hi again.

Thank you for the additional information and the screenshot. I assume you have now downloaded and installed that additional content.

it is weird that with my build I don't get the mainconcept codec whereas with the x8 I do.

I agree, especially since the codec, once installed in a 64 bit version of VPX, should be available to any subsequent 64 bit version of the program, I think.

I think you may need to contact Customer Service about this. Don't try and ask Technical Support or you may only have the option to buy a support ticket, since your version is clearly more than 12 months old.

One other thought: if you go to File>Settings>Program (shortcut Y)>Import/Export tab, what options, if any, do you have in the box I have highlighted below?

Jeff

Scenestealer wrote on 1/22/2019, 4:23 AM

I agree, especially since the codec, once installed in a 64 bit version of VPX, should be available to any subsequent 64 bit version of the program, I think.

Hi Jeff

Not certain, but I think the purchased MC codec licence is version specific since things went 64bit with MEP / VPX. The trick is to install a 32bit version of the editor, where the codec was perpetual and it then gets to be available in any subsequent 64bit version.

Peter

marcusdeman wrote on 1/22/2019, 2:17 PM

One other thought: if you go to File>Settings>Program (shortcut Y)>Import/Export tab, what options, if any, do you have in the box I have highlighted below?

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I don't have that subpanel called "codecs." Only the 2 on the left are present.

gmlotkow wrote on 1/23/2019, 9:16 AM

Myself, I wouldn't worry about MC, caused me a big headache. I found it best to forget about it.

johnebaker wrote on 1/23/2019, 10:31 AM

@marcusdeman

Hi

I agree with @gmlotkow unless there is very a specific need to use the MainConcept, I too would advise you to forget it.

I do not use it for 2 reasons:

there is an issue using the MC codec - when using hardware acceleration with an Intel iGPU you get a an empty file.
IMO the Intel HD codec (Default) is better.

HTH

John EB

marcusdeman wrote on 2/4/2019, 2:37 PM

Sorry for the late reply. I am not receiving notifications when a new comment is posted.

In regards to the default codec it is set to VBR when exporting to MP4. No way to change

it to something else.

johnebaker wrote on 2/4/2019, 3:42 PM

@marcusdeman

Hi

. . . . . In regards to the default codec it is set to VBR when exporting to MP4. No way to change it to something else . . . .

The 'something else' option is Constant Bitrate (CBR)

Switching an export to Constant Bitrate has a few disadvantages:

potential deterioration in video quality

the assigned bitrate may not be capable of holding all the required data for detail/movement resulting in 'blockiness' of the video - this is where VBR is more flexible - the bitrate is increased when needed for detail/movement and decreased for those parts that are relatively static.
will result in a bigger file size
may reduce the playability of the resulting file or DVD/BD discs if the CBR is set too high.

HTH

John EB

gmlotkow wrote on 2/4/2019, 6:27 PM

I think it only cost $5.00, it's been a long time. Same yourself a headache and forget about it. It only causes problems.