making an MP4 (I have Vegas)

[Bansaw]

I have Vegas 6 and want to make MPEG4 video.
I can see this under "make Quicktime mov" and then choose the option MPEG4 Video.

However, it renders it as a MOV file and I change the extension to MP4, but it doesn't work.
Says wrong file type or something like that.

Any ideas anyone?

[Baldrick]

mp4 and mpeg4 video is not the same. mp4 is a container for video and audio and mpeg4 video is the video. BUt I guess you want a mp4 with mpeg4 video(divx,xvid or h264).

I don't think vegas supports the mp4 container. You can export to avi with mpeg4 video(divx,xvid,h264) and then use YAMB to make a mp4.

[dLee]

My version of Vegas 6 has a "Render As" option "Sony AVC/AAC (*.mp4).

Using the Default Template (Audio 128kbps 48,000Hz, AAC - Video 512Kbps, 29.97, 320x240) I get a small mp4 file. GSpot tells me "not a valid AVI File" and "Rendering failed" under Direct Show Render.

There are other templates available - I haven't had time to experiment yet. I just use it for the occasional quick check print of my project.

The file will play in VLC, but if I use the slider to jump ahead, VLC gets confused. The audio jumps ahead and plays but the video stays on the last frame and does not progress.

[Bansaw]

Thanks but my version of Vegas does not have mp4 option. (Only in the MOV prefs).