I have VS12, your best bet is to covert in MPEG Streamclip, I send it over as an .avi and then work with it in VS12.
Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Jones <david.jo...@...> wrote: > > I've got my new cam for my blog! > I opted for the Sanyo Xacti HD1010 over the Kodak Zi8 due to the > bigger and brighter lens, flip screen, and high speed 300fps mode. I > really like it so far, I'm very impressed. > > A few test shots show it works great, although I'll have to tweak the > white balance somewhat. > Will post a comparison to my old Canon DV when I get a chance. > > My first problem though is that I want to shoot in 1280x720, which is > of course the new YouTube HD standard, and the cam handles that easily > of course and gives great results. > But I've found my video editing software Ulead VideoStudio 12, > although promoted as HD capable, only supports MP4 output up to > 640x480. I can output MPEG2 at 1280x720, but the file size with a data > rate of the default 8000 gives me an approximate file size of > 60MB/min. This is just too big I think, and the quality/compression is > pretty terrible when something moves. So I want to be able to generate > and MP4 output at the full res. > > Does anyone know of any suitable free MP4 codec that will work with VS12? > > I've asked on the VS forum, but nothing forthcoming yet. > > As a last resort I'll have to switch video editing software, but > that's certainly not my preferred option. > > Thanks > Dave. >
