Okay I followed the intructions from here http://www.click-now.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=122

The thing is I can't encode mp4 video anymore in Nero. I used to be able to do that. I have a sony digital camera that does mp4 video and I used to be able to easily encode it and burn it onto a dvd that could play on my dvd player. Anyone know why I can't anymore and how to fix it. It gives me an error when encoding and says it can not complete.

dja2k

HAve latest version of Nero? Ultra Edition 6.6 is the latest I believe that bundles some codecs i.e. Nero recode outputs to digital MP4 as an option. Few players can handle it and likely have to play it in Showtime player.

I use Nero Powerpack, but don't believe it's included with Nero. Try downloading 3iVX (MPEG4 toolkit) that is needed to use MP4 file formats.
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/3ivx.htm

I have nero ultra edition 6.6.0.13. I already have an mp4 codec installed. As it states in the procedure I did at http://www.click-now.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=122
where it states:

Configuration for NIMO 5.0 Build9
Video Codecs
[ ] DivX 3.11 Alpha
[ ] DivX 4.12
[ ] DivX 5.02
[X] XviD 28/06/02 (Nic'c Build)
[X] Huffyuv 2.11
[X] Microsoft MPEG4
[X] 3vix 3.5 Codec
Frame Servers
[X] Avisynth 2.04
[ ] AVI Wrapper Video Server
[ ] VFAPI Codec Reader 1.05
Audio Codecs
[X] DivX ;-) Audio
[ ] MPEG Layer 3 Audio 4.2
[X] Fraunhofer MPEG-Layer 3 Codec
[ ] Lame MP3 Encoder AMC 0.30
[X] Ogg Vorbis Audio Codec
[X] Windows Media Audio Codec
DirectShow Filters
[ ] Divx 3.11 Alpha Directshow
[ ] Divx 4.12 Directshow
[ ] Divx 5.02 Directshow
[ ] Ffdshow Directshow 2002-04-01
[ ] Lame Mp3 Directshow
[ ] TFM Audio Filter 1.0 Beta 7
[X] VobSub 2.18/DirectVobSub 2.1
[ ] Subtitle Picture Decoder
[ ] Logo for VirtualDub
[ ] Ogg Vorbis DirectShow 0.991
[ ] Subtitler Directshow 1.122
[ ] Bicubic Resizer
[ ] Moonlight Scalar Filter
[ ] VOB Directshow Filters
[ ] Fraunhofer MPEG2 Vob Filters
[x] DivX Antifreeze 0.4
[ ] Divx G400 Filter 2.7
[X] AC3 Audio Decoder
[ ] Intervideo Audio Decoder
[ ] Ligos MPEG Splitter
[x] Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher
[ ] MPEG-2 Splitter AC3-Xform
[ ] MPEG Layer 2 Audio Decoder
[ ] IMedia MultiMPEG2 Source
[ ] DirectSound 3D Renderer/Help
[ ] Claud/Dump/Wavdest DS Filter
Misc Stuff
[x] Div Fix 1.07
[x] Misc Utilities for Video/Audio
[ ] Help Files and Misc Docs
[x] Create Startmenu Shortcuts

Any idea why nero still won't recognize my mp4 files from my dsc-M1 sony digital camera, which by the way used to work before, but now the encoding doesn't. Do I have to turn it on somewhere or something?

dja2k

Can't someone help me do a more-up-to-date way of updating or installing the most used codecs compared to the ones here http://www.click-now.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=122 because as I said , I followed those, yet they are a few months old. Maybe some newer method exists and better software\codecs than the ones used there.

dja2k

The topic 'Guide to Using Codecs' is still good as a basis for decoding/encoding purposes. And you wrote the encoding worked. What happened then?

Maybe you should try other DVD burning utils available in Tools section.

Yes, the codecs guide is bit dated and I don't expect users to follow it ad verbatim.
Nimo is no longer being updated. However, there are lots of codec packs and different solutions.
The key thing is to not install too many codecs and install only what you need.

Your Sony Camcorder should have its own proprietary encoder/video software suite included.
It's possible the codecs may have conflicted so may want to re-install them.

NO nothing worked fine. Too much playing around with codecs and other software made me install a fresh copy of windows xp. I have nothing installed right only Nero. I have the list of k-lite codec mega pack and wanted some help before I screw things up again. Here is the list, maybe you guys can help me pick what to install. Furhtermore some of the plugins in the pack make dvdshrink flip the picture, don't remember which one, but it was a green arrow in the buttom. Also some other plugin started up in nero and other video programs, it was a white box in the task bar. Anyways that is what happpened before. Nero added the .mp4 file, but when I previewes it, it was slow and crashed. Don't know what codec or what caused that thought. Anyways here is the lis, please copy and paste it to your reply and BOLD OR HIGHLIGHT the ones I should install.

dja2k

- BSplayer [version 1.22.817]
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.8.4]
- DivX Pro [version 5.2.1] [Decoding]
- DivX Pro [version 5.2.1] [Encoding]
- XviD [Version 1.0.3 build 2004-12-20] [Decoding]
- XviD [Version 1.0.3 build 2004-12-20] [Encoding]
- 3ivX Pro [version D4 4.5.1] [Decoding]
- 3ivX Pro [version D4 4.5.1] [Encoding]
- Windows Media 9 VCM [version 9.0.1.369]
- On2 VP3 [version 3.2.5.0]
- On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] [Decoding]
- On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] [Encoding]
- Ligos Indeo XP [version 5.2820.15.58]
- Intel Indeo [version 4.51.16.2]
- Intel Indeo [version 3.24.15.03]
- Intel I.263 [version 2.55.1.16]
- huffyuv [version 2.1.1 CCE Patch 0.2.5]
- MS MPEG-4 [version 4.1.0.3927]
- DivX ; ) MPEG-4 Low and Fast motion [version 4.1.0.3927]
- Cyberlink DVD decoder [version 6.0.0.1417]
- Elecard MPEG-2 demuxer [version 2.0.84.30429]
- MainConcept MPEG-2 demuxer [version 1.0.0.54]
- Ligos MPEG-2 demuxer [version 4.0.0.77]
- Ligos MPEG-2 decoder [version 4.0.0.77]
- Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder [version 6.0.0.1402]
- MainConcept MPEG-2 decoder [version 1.0.0.56]
- QuickTime codecs [version 6.5.2.10]
- QuickTime DirectShow filter
- QuickTime plugin for Internet Explorer
- QuickTime plugin for Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape/Opera
- Extra QuickTime plugins
- RealMedia codecs [version 6.0.12.1069]
- RealMedia DirectShow splitter [version 1.0.1.0]
- RealMedia plugin for Internet Explorer
- RealMedia plugin for Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape/Opera
- Fraunhofer MP3 DirectShow decoder [version 1.9.0.311]
- AC3 DirectShow decoder [version 0.70b mod]
- AC3 ACM decoder [version 0.7]
- Vorbis DirectShow decoder (CoreVorbis) [version 1.0]
- AAC DirectShow decoder (CoreAAC) [version 1.0b9 build 2005-02-24]
- AAC DirectShow decoder (3ivX Pro) [version D4 4.5.1]
- AAC DirectShow encoder (3ivX Pro) [version D4 4.5.1]
- MusePack DirectShow decoder [version 1.0.0.3]
- Voxware MetaSound DirectShow decoder [version 1.0.0.12]
- Monkey's Audio DirectShow decoder [version 1.00]
- DivX ; ) Audio [version 4.2.0.0]
- LAME MP3 Encoder [version 3.96.1]
- MP4 DirectShow splitter (made by Haali) [build 2005-06-07]
- Ogg DirectShow splitter (made by Tobias) [version 0.9.9.5] and Vorbis DLLs [version 1.1.0]
- Ogg DirectShow splitter (made by Gabest) [version 1.0]
- Matroska DirectShow splitter (made by Haali) [build 2005-06-07]
- Matroska DirectShow splitter (made by Gabest) [version 1.0.2.5]
- Matroska DirectShow muxer [version 1.0.0.9]
- DirectVobSub (vsfilter) [version 2.33]
- Matrix Mixer [version 0.30b]
- SHOUTcast Source [version 1.0.0.1]
- Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher [version 0.9.9]
- DC-DSP Filter [version 1.02]
- ffdshow [build 2005-06-11]
- GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.52 beta 1 build 20040915]
- Sherlock
- VobSubStrip [version 0.11]
- FourCC Changer
- Bitrate Calculator

Installed k lite codec mega pack and so far its working fine. Had to change the .mp4 files to avi before I can play with them though. Winavi sitll says that the mpeg\dvd codec is missing, though it still encodes.

dja2k

imtoo mpeg encoder is decode/encode avi, mpeg4 format, may try it. all codec is build in.