Hey John, how come you don't use MPEG Streamclip or Super(c) to convert the mp4
video to .avi? I don't know if you have tried those options or not, just
wondering.
I'm testing out Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus HD, it seems to bring stuff in
native to video format. It has the feel of old school Bin video editing. GUI
folks might not care for it.
From the Magix Help Menu:
Import/Export formats
Video files: Videos for Windows and DV-AVI type 1/2 (*.avi), MPEG-1 and 2
(*.mpg,*.mp2,*.MPEG), QuickTime (*.mov), MAGIX Video (*.mxv), Windows Media,
VOB streams from DVD (unencrypted), AVCHD (import only, only in the Plus
version), MPEG-4 (*.mp4) (after fee-based activation). Activation is free in
the Plus version.
Note: To import and export AVC and MPEG-4 files, the MEPG-4 codec must first be
activated. A dialog will open if the codec is required. Files with a horizontal
resolution of more than 768 pixels can only be loaded in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
16 Plus.
I'm just messing around with it at the moment. There are pluses and minuses to
the program. Like I said I'm just checking it out to see if it is a video
editing option.
Gena
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, johnle...@... wrote:
I downloaded and installed it on my 3-year old WindowsXPHome system that is
not particularly powerful.
It ran fine, and imported some MP4 clips from my Xacti HD1010, the import was
very fast. I was able to put a few clips on the time line. Playback was
smooth, but the timeline control stick was a little flaky.
The transcribe feature was turned off. No obvious transitions or effects.
Cutting clips and deleting segments was a little flaky.
It took about 15 minutes to output 2 min. to a file with H264 codec in an AVI
container. This was the only output format choice. The avi file played fine
in VLC, it would not import into MicroSoft Movie Maker 2.1.
Verdict: needs a lot more work to be useful.
I am still trying to find a no-cost editor/low-cost that will take my Xacti
mp4 files directly and edit them. Currently the workflow of converting
files to edit in Windows MM is too time consuming. I just tried Womble MPEG
Video Wizard, which work fine but it costs $100. Premiere Elements 2.0 came
with the camera, but that program simply does not run on my computer in a
stable fashion--PE acts like it wants me to spend $10-15k for a new computer
and five or six hard drives for its various needs. I could get a $100 plug in
for PE that deshake the Xacti's very shaky video, but PE is too demanding for
my simple computer. Any recommendations, other than getting a camera with
better stabilization? (Which one?)
--John
www.HistoricHomeWorks.com
