AVI file problem

[griswald]

Hello, I'm running v5.3.6 Pro and am having a problem with an AVI file. It's the first time I've tried working with one, so the problem could certainly be something I did wrong. I downloaded a video from YouTube in .mp4 format and then converted it to .avi. When I try to insert it as a motion effect, I get an error "Unable to read frames from this file".

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[PhilMassey]

Did you try the original mp4. I have tested mp4 with S5 before successfully.

What are you using to do the conversion.

AVI is a container format and can use many different codecs. 

There is either a problem with the codec or the file may be corrupt. Does the file play in Windows Media.

[MattBrown]

3 minutes ago, PhilMassey said:

Did you try the original mp4.

You can use MP4 files as the media file for a sequence, but the movie effect only supports AVI and WMV files.

Try converting your video using VirtualDub. See this thread:

There is a specific release of VirtualDub called AIO (all-in-one) that has a bunch of video codecs already built-in, so it is easier to install and configure, and can handle more file formats.

http://www.videohelp.com/software/Virtualdub-AIO

There is also a newer project with a 2020 release here - but I've haven't tried it yet:

https://www.videohelp.com/software/VirtualDub2

Matt

[griswald]

I will give VirtualDub a try when I get some time....hopefully this week.

Thank you!