How do I import video

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Kevin Bennett
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2017/11/12 19:05:40 (permalink)

How do I import video

Hello, how do I create a music video in Sonar X3? I've tried importing MPEG and MOV videos to new and existing projects but I keep getting this msg "Unable to import video-Unrecognized file format or invalid file. Cannot playback the file. The format is not supported." I've checked out all the tutorials I can find but no luck. I can import pictures but not videos. Any suggestions?
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    Cactus Music
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    Re: How do I import video 2017/11/12 21:04:11 (permalink)
     
    https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR%20X3&language=3&help=Tutori
    al8.2.html
     
    You should be able to import those formats unless there's somthing about your video that is weird

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    Re: How do I import video 2017/11/12 21:40:08 (permalink)
    Thanks. I was able to import the "boarding.wmv" from the video tutorial, but still can't import mp4's or mov's. So I downloaded a video converter. Hopefully I can convert everything to wmv's.
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    Re: How do I import video 2017/11/12 21:43:13 (permalink)
    When I was using X3 I had this problem a lot. I couldn't use the video right out of the camera, and I never got it straight what format was acceptable to SONAR. In the end I transcoded my video to plain-jane uncompressed AVI (enormous files), imported it and worked on the music in SONAR, mixed audio only, then added the mix to the original video in my video editor. I didn't have time code, and no, I didn't have a sync problem.

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    Re: How do I import video 2017/11/12 21:47:17 (permalink)
    Thanks Larry that's was what I was thinking the issue was. If you think working with audio is complicated,,, just try figure out Video.
     
    OP- be vary carfull about which video converter you download,, I found a horror show of potential viruses lurking when you google "free video converters"
    I found a good one , Handbrake 
    https://handbrake.fr/
     
     
     
     
     
    post edited by Cactus Music - 2017/11/12 22:14:36

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