Summary: As a consumer-based non-linear video editing software designed for the PC, Sony Movie Studio may be a good choice. When work MP4 with Sony Movie Studio, you may be confused: it supports MP4 files, but why I can’t import MP4 to Sony Movie Studio?
Sony Movie Studio’s efficient controls and low price make it the ideal choice for casual users. It supports most commonly-used video codecs including AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime MOV, WMV. You can refer to detailed Sony Movie Studio supported formats below:
Import: AAC, AA3, AIFF, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPEG, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, PNG, QuickTime, SND, SFA, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV
Export: AAC, AIFF, AVC, AVI, BMP, FLAC, JPEG, LPEC, MP3, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, PNG, TIFF, QuickTime, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV
Back to the point, why sometimes you can edit MP4 in Sony Movie Studio but sometimes you can’t? Well, that's because Sony Movie Studio prefers MPEG-4 codec instead of others while MP4 as a container format can include various video codecs. So if your MP4 files are not accepted by Sony Movie Studio, it's probably because of the video codec incompatibility.
Since Sony Movie Studio might not work with some MP4 files due to the codec issue, to get rid of the trouble, you need to convert MP4 to Sony Movie Studio preferred codec and then transfer the converted MP4 videos to Sony Movie Studio for editing. To achieve the goal, you can use Pavtube Video Converter, which can help you convert MP4 to Sony Movie Studio compatible video with original quality. Besides, this software can also convert MP4 files for editing in FCP, iMovie/FCE, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, and etc. In addition, you can convert MP4 files for playing on VLC, QuickTime and more.
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- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.com/video_converter/
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Follow the steps to convert MP4 to Sony Movie Studio for editing:
Step 1: Download and install the program. Click “Add video” on the main interface to load MP4 videos to the program. You can also drag the files to the program’s window list directly. This program can also support the batch video clips.
Step 2: Select the right formats for Sony Movie Studio. Here we suggest you to go to the “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” list, you will get the “MPEG-2 (*.mpg)” as the best output.
Step 3: By clicking the “Settings” button, you can adjust the output video/audio resolution, frame rate, bit rate, etc. to customize the output files to get the best quality you want.
Step 4: At this point, you can change the output filename or output path if you wish. If you feel satisfied with your options, Just hit the “Convert” button to activate MP4 file to Sony Movie Studio MPEG-2 conversion.
Conclusion: This program is highly efficient because it’s boosted with CPU and GPU (30X faster). And a neat process bar will show the percentage and remaining time. When all conversions completed, you’ll get a pop-up notice. Just click “Open Folder”, you can fast find where your converted files are saved.
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