I need to edit a video, but when I import or preview the clips I'm going to use there is no audio. The settings are pointing to my sound card/speakers, and if I play the clips in VLC there is definitely audio.
Not sure what to do here.
Hi
Download and install MediaInfo and point it to the video you are trying to import, post the results from the Tree view (copy and paste) this will tell what is going on.
Additionally which variant, Basic, Plus or Premium, of Movie Edit Pro (MEP) and version number as found under Help, About are you using ?
John EB
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Premium.
I'll download the tool.... I have had this issue only once before and it fixed itself somehow.
I haven't changed anything about the formats or anything of the videos I record and edit.
how do I copy and paste from the tree view? I can only select one thing at a time
Hi
. . . . how do I copy and paste from the tree view . . . .
Right mouse click in the text
From the popup click Select all
Right mouse click again in the now blue highlighted text and click Copy.
Switch to the forum comment you are posting, ensuring the cursor is at the start of a new line, right mouse click and select Paste
HTH
John EB
Hi
. . . . how do I copy and paste from the tree view . . . .
Right mouse click in the text
From the popup click Select all
Right mouse click again in the now blue highlighted text and click Copy.
Switch to the forum comment you are posting, ensuring the cursor is at the start of a new line, right mouse click and select Paste
HTH
John EB
nothing happens when I right click. no menu comes up
General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : C:\Users\Verti\Videos\Cluster Bench Harness\20210114102213.MTS
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 336 MiB
Duration : 3 min 49 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 12.3 Mb/s
Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mb/s
Recorded date : 2021-01-14 10:22:13-04:00
Writing application : Sony HDR-CX405
Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=15
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 3 min 49 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 11.5 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 16.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan type, store method : Separated fields
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.247
Stream size : 315 MiB (94%)
IrisFNumber : 1.800000
Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Commercial name : Dolby Digital
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 3 min 49 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -67 ms
Stream size : 7.01 MiB (2%)
Service kind : Complete Main
Text
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Duration : 3 min 49 s
Delay relative to video : -67 ms
This is the format from my camera, and the one I've been using without any issue until today.
Hi
Thanks for the MediaInfo.
More questions I'm afraid:
What is the version number of MEP as found under Help, About? There is a known issues with some versions of MEP and video clips with Dolby encoded audio.
Has the program been updated between working and not working?
. . . . I have had this issue only once before and it fixed itself somehow . . . .
Is the camera recording in the default Dual Video REC mode ie recording both MP4 and AVCHD file format simultaneously?
If so have you tried the MP4 version of the video file?
John EB
I actually haven't updated until today. But now it's working.
I updated it once, and it didn't work, and then it said there was an update again, and that seems to be the update that did it.
I just find it weird that I was able to use it for like 2 years or so, then suddenly with no changes it stopped working.....then it did work, with no changes, and then stopped working again.......
Hi
Thanks for the feedback. Pleased to hear you are back up and working.
Regarding the camera recording format, I would suggest you record in the MP4 h.264 AAC audio option if you can instead of the Dolby AC3 audio format to avoid potential issues.
John EB