[SOLVED] [Corel VideoStudio] Converting MOV to MPEG for editing?

[yetanotherlogin]

Hello

I tried opening the following file in Corel VideoStudio X5…

c:\>ffprobe.exe -i input.mov

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'input.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537331968
    compatible_brands: qt  CAEP
    creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
  Duration: 00:00:12.75, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 11548 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yu
vj420p(pc, smpte170m), 640x480, 9950 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 60k tb
c (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz, stereo, s1
6, 1536 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36

… but it can't import that type of file.

Next, I tried to convert the container from MOV to MPEG to see if it could work (ffmpeg.exe -i input.mov -c:v copy -c:a copy -shortest -f mpeg output.mpg), but besides the fact that ffmpeg displayed a bunch of error messages, the MPEG file didn't play in VLC:

…
[mpeg @ 0031c8a0] packet too large, ignoring buffer limits to mux it
[mpeg @ 0031c8a0] buffer underflow st=1 bufi=2531 size=3884
…

What would be the right way to convert the MOV files so they can be edited in VisualStudio? Do I need to reencode and introduce loss in the process?

Thank you.

[transporterfan]

You could try running the mov file through tsMuxer. See if it throws an error. Upgrading to X7 might help too.

[Baldrick]

Try mp4 instead of mpg.

[yetanotherlogin]

Thanks, but still no go:

c:\>ffmpeg.exe -i MVI_5908.mov -c:v copy -c:a copy -shortest -f mp4 MVI_5908.mp4

[...]
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'MVI_5908.mov':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537331968
    compatible_brands: qt  CAEP
    creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
  Duration: 00:00:12.75, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 11548 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yu
vj420p(pc, smpte170m), 640x480, 9950 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 60k tb
c (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz, stereo, s1
6, 1536 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
File 'MVI_5908.mp4' already exists. Overwrite ? [y/N] y
[mp4 @ 003ec8a0] Using AVStream.codec.time_base as a timebase hint to the muxer
is deprecated. Set AVStream.time_base instead.
    Last message repeated 1 times
[mp4 @ 003ec8a0] Could not find tag for codec pcm_s16le in stream #1, codec not
currently supported in container
Output #0, mp4, to 'MVI_5908.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : qt
    minor_version   : 537331968
    compatible_brands: qt  CAEP
    encoder         : Lavf55.44.100
    Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 ([33][0][0][0] / 0x0021), yuvj420p, 640x480, q
=2-31, 9950 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 30k tbn, 30k tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
    Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: pcm_s16le (sowt / 0x74776F73), 48000 Hz, stereo, 15
36 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-07-04 14:02:36
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Could not write header for output file #0 (incorrect codec parameters ?): Error number -22 occurred

[yetanotherlogin]

Problem solved: Just had to convert audio to MP3 thusly, and Corel imported the file OK:

ffmpeg.exe -i MVI_5908.mov -c:v copy -c:a  libmp3lame -ab 128000 -ar 44100 -ac 2 -shortest -f mp4 MVI_5908.mp4

Thank you.