Video file not playing in SVP 13

Max from NH wrote on 8/15/2016, 12:25 PM

I'm having trouble playing back an .MP4 that was scanned and uploaded from a 1930's film reel. I don't know the man who scanned it, nor how he scanned it.
However, for some strange reason it plays fine in WMP but not in Vegas. I tried to render out the video in various formats, but it won't play after its been through SVP.
If someone would like to check out the file themselves, I have the Dropbox link available.

Thank you in advance

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36671984/reel%205868.mp4

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rs170a wrote on 8/15/2016, 1:15 PM

I just tried it and while it won't play in Pro 13 (I get a solid green screen instead of the video), it will play just fine in Pro 12. Hopefully someone smarter than me can explain why.

Mike

Here's what MediaInfo says about the file.

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 9mn 40s
Source duration : 9mn 41s
Source_Duration_LastFrame : -200ms
Bit rate : 3 989 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Bottom Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.385
Stream size : 276 MiB (100%)
Source stream size : 276 MiB (100%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2016-03-03 22:31:35
Tagged date : UTC 2016-03-03 22:31:35
Color range : Limited
mdhd_Duration : 580700

john_dennis wrote on 8/15/2016, 1:26 PM

I ran it through Handbrake:

1) Left the 720x528 pixel dimensions
2) Filters Decomb = Default, De-interlace=Slower
3) Framerate (FPS)=Same as Source, Constant Frame Rate
4) Constant Quality=8, pretty much a placebo.

The result worked fine in Vegas Pro 13. The file is pretty big for me to upload.

Max from NH wrote on 8/15/2016, 1:53 PM

Thanks for the input, everyone!

@john dennis I will give this a try when I return to my office on Wednesday. I will comment on this post and let everyone know my results. Thank you for your efforts, they are appreciated.

OldSmoke wrote on 8/15/2016, 4:15 PM

I can drag into VP13 and it plays but the framerate is wrong. Vegas reports and plays it back at 0.121fps!

Edit: The free Catalyst Browse can play the file too but you can only transcode it to a AVC MP4 file again.

john_dennis wrote on 8/15/2016, 8:35 PM

I used the GoPro Studio application to convert your file to Cineform and it also played in Vegas Pro 13. Mediainfo report:

Complete name : D:\Documents\John\Videos\reel 5868.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format profile : OpenDML
File size : 1.57 GiB
Duration : 9mn 40s
Overall bit rate : 23.3 Mbps

Video
ID : 0
Format : CineForm
Codec ID : CFHD
Codec ID/Info : CineForm 10-bit Visually Perfect HD (Wavelet)
Duration : 9mn 40s
Bit rate : 23.3 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 3:2
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 2.243
Stream size : 1.57 GiB (100%)

While I appreciate the Cineform codec, the GoPro Studio application did not offer the flexibility that Handbrake offered. Are you planning to deliver this on DVD?

Max from NH wrote on 8/17/2016, 1:05 PM

I tried the HandBrake option stated in your original response. Success!

Thank you everyone for your time and effort. The help provided in this forum is highly appreciated.