Old 01-07-2020, 01:44 AM   #1
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Default MP4 instead of MOV when rendering ??

I have a lot of files to cut out an then render from bigger MOV files.

When I render the cur sequences they end up as MOV-files !

I would prefere they end up as MP4-files because they are smaller !

I know HandBrake can do that but I have 100's to do, so ...

How can I get Reaper to produce MP4 files when rendering ?
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Old 01-07-2020, 09:40 PM   #2
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I have a lot of files to cut out an then render from bigger MOV files.

When I render the cur sequences they end up as MOV-files !

I would prefere they end up as MP4-files because they are smaller !

I know HandBrake can do that but I have 100's to do, so ...

How can I get Reaper to produce MP4 files when rendering ?
Pls See this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxlb4PNCt7M

06:09 - Render: allow specifying .aiff extension for AIFF files, .mp4 or .m4v for videos, etc
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Old 01-08-2020, 12:42 AM   #3
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Thx for your answer and I've seen the video there, BUT ...

I DON'T have that output format he chooses AFTER the AIFF ... that MPEG4/MOV !

I only have one where I can choose as shown in the attached file ... and it gives me MOV-file when finished !

I got it solved so I can attach now !
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Please name the file with the extension .mp4. You will export the mp4 file
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Old 01-08-2020, 07:13 AM   #5
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No, you're wrong there - unfortunately !

I have just tried to render WITHOUT changing the extension - it results in a MOV-file with size 265Mb

Now I tried WITHOUT changing anything BUT the extension to MP4 - it results in a MP4-file with the size 265Mb = the same size as the MOV-file !

If I use HandBrake to reduce the MP4-file, I can reduce it to 53,9Mb !
So, just renaming the extension just makes a MOV-file in MP4-disguise !

How can I update my Video-formats in the Render.dialog so I can make a REAL MP4-rendering ?
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Old 01-08-2020, 07:21 AM   #6
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Hi ksor,
it's because Reaper does not include all encoders, so what you have after installation of Reaper is MOV/MP4 container and only encoding option is MJPEG.
You have to install FFMPEG to have access to other encoding formats for MOV/MP4 container. Search forum for info where exactly to download which version.
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Old 01-08-2020, 07:57 AM   #7
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I have these posibillyties in my installation - see the attached files in sequence by number.
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Old 01-08-2020, 08:07 AM   #8
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Hi ksor,
it's because Reaper does not include all encoders, so what you have after installation of Reaper is MOV/MP4 container and only encoding option is MJPEG.
You have to install FFMPEG to have access to other encoding formats for MOV/MP4 container. Search forum for info where exactly to download which version.
I've downloaded and unpacked "ffmpeg-4.1.3-win64-shared" in a folder - but it says nothing on how to install it !

How do I install it "into" Reaper ?
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Hi ksor,

Have a look at the following post:
https://forums.cockos.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=18

In short, if you're on Windows 10, you'll need to navigate to
%AppData%\REAPER\UserPlugins
or, from within REAPER, click on the Options men and select Show REAPER resource path in explorer/finder and then navigate to the UserPlugins folder.

From your downloaded ffmpeg-4.1.3-win64-shared.zip file, extract ONLY the .DLL files (from the ffmpeg-4.1.3-win64-shared\bin folder) to the UserPlugins folder.

Restart REAPER.

In the Render window you should now be able to export H.264 by selecting
Output format: Video(ffmpeg/libav encoder)
Format: QT/MOV/MP4
Video coded: H.264

Don't forget to include .mp4 when specifying the output filename e.g. Filename.mp4
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> FixItInPost

Thx for the posting - it seems to work nicely but still some strange things ... at least for me !

I did the same excersize as before:

Did the rindering with your settings an NOT changing extension - then it ends up with a MOV-file size = 46,4Mb

Then I tried render with extension changed to MP4 and it ends with a MP4-file size = 46.4MB - so again a MOV-file in MP4-disguise !

HandBrake can still reduce the MP4-file to 38.8Mb

So it seems HandBrake IS NEEDED to reduce the size - right ?

I still can't choose from all these formats as he do here - at about 07:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxlb4PNCt7M&t=405s
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HandBrake can still reduce the MP4-file to 38.8Mb
So it seems HandBrake IS NEEDED to reduce the size - right ?
You have to choose your quality settings for chosen codec (MP4) in Reaper's render dialog. The filesize will vary accordingly. In Handbrake it is set (bu default or depending on selected output ptrofile) to some value that makes smaller files.
So try different quality settings in Reaper and watch which are giving you the smallest size while still good picture.
That's it.
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Thx ... akademie !
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Old 01-08-2020, 02:40 PM   #13
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MOV and MP4 are both container formats, and they are practically identical. So you can simply rename one to the other and it works. I do this all the time, even though it shouldn't really be necessary.

This also answers your (implicit) question about the file sizes. Yes, rendered from the exact same source with the exact same settings, MOV and MP4 will be the exact same size.

BTW... haven't we had this conversation before?
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MOV and MP4 are both container formats, and they are practically identical. So you can simply rename one to the other and it works. I do this all the time, even though it shouldn't really be necessary.

This also answers your (implicit) question about the file sizes. Yes, rendered from the exact same source with the exact same settings, MOV and MP4 will be the exact same size.

BTW... haven't we had this conversation before?
Some things may have changed in newer reaper versions but in older V5 builds MP4/MOV were much larger files than they should be - I could render MKV then convert in handbrake to MP4 and end up with much smaller files with the same quality FWIW. Could be wrong though but it was the reply I received a couple years ago when I mentioned just renaming them. I don't render video from Reaper any longer so don't have a reference point now.
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THX to all of you for your advices !

I now found a "Best practice" for MY SITUATION - by messing around with the settings I managed to reduce from "first try" 65Mb size to "last try" 17Mb for the same sequence of video ... anf I can't see no drop in quality - that's OK for my use !
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THX to all of you for your advices !

I now found a "Best practice" for MY SITUATION - by messing around with the settings I managed to reduce from "first try" 65Mb size to "last try" 17Mb for the same sequence of video ... anf I can't see no drop in quality - that's OK for my use !
Glad you have it sorted.
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