MP4 After Effects - How to Solve Can't Import MP4 to After Effect

Overview

After Effects is a set of video production software developed by Adobe. After Effects is a very good software for post-production of film making and television production. But when users try to import MP4 to After Effects for editing, they often encounter the following issues:

• I got some MP4 files from my friend and when I import these MP4 into After Effects these MP4 are just black, but these MP4 files can be played well in QuickTime. What is the problem and how to fix this?
• Convert all other unsupported video formats or video codecs to After Effects supported one.

After Effects allows to import many video formats, but most of them have limitations. As for MP4 file After Effects only support to import MP4 encoded with MPEG-4. But on the other hand MP4 can be encoded with many codecs, like H.265, H.263, DivX, XviD, VP8, VP6, VP9, etc. So if your MP4 is encoded with other codecs other than MPEG-4 After Effects can not edit this kind of MP4 successfully. But there is still an easy solution to this issue, that is, to convert this unsupported MP4 to After Effects supported MP4 MPEG-4.

MP4 to After Effects converter - iDealshare VideoGo

• iDealshare VideoGo is just the professional MP4 to After Effects converter which has the ability in converting any MP4 with any unsupported codec to After Effects supported MP4 MPEG-4.
• Convert all other unsupported video formats or video codecs to After Effects supported one.
• Furthermore this MP4 to After Effects converter can also support to convert the unsupported audio format to After Effects supported one. This excellent MP4 to After Effects converter also enables to convert any unsupported video format to Sony Vegas, FCP X, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker supported one.
• Additionally this multifunctional MP4 to After Effects converter can also convert any video format to another new one.

How to Convert MP4 to After Effects Supported Video Format?

The following step by step guide can work to convert any unsupported MP4 to After Effects supported one or convert any unsupported video format to After Effects, Sony Vegas, FCP X, etc.

Make Preparation: Free download 4K Video to After Effects Converter

Free download the best AVI to Avid Media Composer Converter - iDealshare VideoGo (for Mac, for Windows), install and launch it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import MP4

Click "Add file" button to add the unsupported MP4 to iDealshare VideoGo. You can also choose to drag and drop the unsupported MP4 to iDealshare VideoGo. Support batch conversion.

Step 2 Select After Effect supported video format

Click "Profile" button to choose After Effect supported MP4 MPEG-4 from the "General Video" category as the output format.

Step 3 Convert MP4 to After Effects

After all the above settings click "Convert" button to complete converting the unsupported MP4 to After Effects supported MP4 MPEG-4.