Simplest Way to Use MP4 Clips in Sony Movie Studio 12/13

When working on Sony Vegas Movie Studio, you may be confused: Vegas Movie Studio says it supports MP4, but why I can't import MP4 to Sony Movie Studio? Well, that's because Movie Studio prefers MPEG-4 codec instead of others while MP4 as a container format can include various video codecs. So if your MP4 files are not accepted by Sony Movie Studio, it's probably because of the video codec incompatibility. This article just aims to give you a solution to open and edit MP4 files in Sony Vegas Movie Studio easily.

Since Sony Vegas Movie Studio might not work with some MP4 files due to the codec issue, to get rid of the trouble, you need to convert MP4 to Movie Studio preferred codec and then transfer the converted MP4 videos to Vegas Movie Studio for editing. To achieve the goal, you can use Brorsoft Video Converter, the best app that can help you transcode MP4 to Sony Movie Studio compatible video with original quality. Besides, this software can also convert MP4 files for editing in Windows Movie Maker, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Pinnacle Studio, etc NLEs. Download it now and follow the steps to convert your MP4 videos to Vegas Movie Studio.

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Steps to convert MP4 to Sony Vegas Movie Studio acceptable format

1. Import MP4 files

Run the MP4 to Sony Movie Studio Coverter; click the Add button to load .mp4 files to the program. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.

2. Choose output format

Click "Format" bar and choose "Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg)" as output format on the drop-down menu.

Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

3. Start conversion

Simply click the Convert button to start converting MP4 to Vegas Movie Studio friendly video formats. Within several minutes, you can find the converted file on your computer by clicking the "Open" button. And then you can import the converted MP4 files to Sony Vegas Movie Studio 13/12/11/10 easily.