Then you should know MP4 is a video container that can contain various video codec. Open the file in question, right click on it in the playlist and you'll see something like this: Learn the reasons, try the solution to Fix MP4 issues in DaVinci Resolveīefore all the solutions, we stronly recommend you to check what codec was used in your MP4 video (Audio/Video) in that all the issues of can't import MP4 into DaVinci Resoklve 18, 17, 16, 15 are caused by MP4 codec. You can only add the MP4 video to the timeline of DaVinci Resolve as an audio track, instead of a video track. Or DaVinci Resolve only imports audio from MP4 files for you. The error message goes like, 'File format not supported', 'Unsupported format or damaged file', 'Codec missing or unavailable'. But the weird thing is that DaVinci Resolve sometimes will reject to import some MP4 files. MP4 file format seems one of DaVinci Resolve supported navtive video formats for import. Is there any solution yet? - If you need more info, please let me know. (Installed v17, didn't work, installed v16 and v15, but doesn't work either with the older versions.) I found older threads, but they were a few months old.

This also means a loss of already done work for me. 'An issue that's really annoying and bothers me a lot: Due to a new system setup I reinstalled DaVinci Resolve and now I'm no longer able to import MP4 files anymore. 'How do I fix this? I can't open the file in quicktime to at least watch the video and when I import it into DaVinci Resolve, I get the error message that's saying the codec is missing.' I installed VLC on my laptop which allows me to now view the files but premiere will not recognize the clips as valid. I get the 'unsupported or damaged file' error.

mp4 files that import fine on my desktop but will not import at all on my laptop. I'm working on a project on both my Desktop and Laptop running windows 10 and using the latest version on DaVinci Resolve 17 2021. Are these files I need to convert to a different format or do I need to add a specific codec to the new machine?' 'Just installed DaVinci Resolve 17 on a new machine.I can see and play the MP4 files in bridge but when I try to import it says there's a file issue and won't import. 'I upgraded my software to the latest version, but the DaVinci Resolve 18 can't read some 8K.

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