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Which codec for MP4 videos in Camtasia??

by phil.wheatley
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Hi Gang

I have the latest version of Camtasia, I want to import an MP4 but it says "Erro: No codc available to render this file...."

Does anybody know which codec I should download?

Thanks
Phil
#camtasia #codec #mp4 #videos
  • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
    Phil,

    Camtasia won't let you edit a MP4 file. If you can convert it to an AVI you can play around with it.

    However, the conversion process sometimes corrupts the files (my experience ) so that may cause problems as well.

    If anyone else has had success with this I will also be happy to read the reply.

    KJ
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve Mount
      Originally Posted by Killer Joe View Post

      Phil,

      Camtasia won't let you edit a MP4 file. If you can convert it to an AVI you can play around with it.

      However, the conversion process sometimes corrupts the files (my experience ) so that may cause problems as well.

      If anyone else has had success with this I will also be happy to read the reply.

      KJ
      This is not true if you have Camtasia 6.0.3 - I recommend the upgrade so that you can just import right into Camtasia
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      • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
        Originally Posted by Steve Mount View Post

        This is not true if you have Camtasia 6.0.3 - I recommend the upgrade so that you can just import right into Camtasia
        Hi Steve,

        I have the latest version of Camtasia. If you can tell me how to successfully import a MP4 directly into Camtasia to edit it I would be very grateful.

        Thanks in advance.

        KJ
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  • Profile picture of the author phil.wheatley
    Oh ok, yeah, I was going to do that but then I thought it could start to get screwed up changing one from format, to another, then back again (losing quality). Still, it's a workaround which I'll use for now.

    Many thanks
    Phil
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  • Profile picture of the author Asher
    Hi,

    I've tried it before but this doesn't work in Camtasia.
    However, I tried this site:
    HandBrake

    It's an open source software for video conversion.
    I've had random luck with this because I never remember
    the settings I use to successfully convert .mp4 to .wmv
    or .avi for any editing.

    I luck out. I quit the program. And when I need to use
    it... I hit random buttons again.

    Sorry I can't be of further use but that program has
    helped me with the converting of .mp4 to different
    formats just so I can import them into Camtasia.

    Asher
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  • Profile picture of the author phil.wheatley
    Hey Asher - thanks. I use a free one too, one called Any Video Converter, just search in Google and it's there, recommended to me by a fellow Warrior.

    Phil
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