Yellowrose Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 My trial version has expired & I now have the "free" version. I want to create/export as an mp4. Now no matter what I select (including mp4) I get this message: "You're trying to export to a paid format. Would you like to upgrade VideoPad to enable it?" What do I need to select in the Export drop down menu to create an mp4?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalsolo Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi After the trial period some free versions of VP limit the export options. Try exporting as an avi. You could also try a new download from https://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/ Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Under the AVI export choice, click the Advanced Encoder Options button, then on the Video Compressor field. Note the many options. One may fit your situation, though some may be disabled in the non-licensed version. And read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samman Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 1:47 AM, Yellowrose said: My trial version has expired & I now have the "free" version. I want to create/export as an mp4. Now no matter what I select (including mp4) I get this message: "You're trying to export to a paid format. Would you like to upgrade VideoPad to enable it?" What do I need to select in the Export drop down menu to create an mp4?!? After literally doing thousands of experiments I final found a way lol. I know a trick and it works for me. Click on the option "Export Video" select "Video file" then at the left side you'll see "preset:" at the third column change it to "Custom" it's the last one then change your file format option to ".avi" then change the resolution to literally anything you like after choosing your desired resolution select "create" and you will have the video in the quality you like. Later on if you wanted to change the video into a mp4 you can rename it from .avi to .mp4 I hope this will help you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalsolo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hi It's already mentioned above (June 2018) that the trial version will export your project as an avi. with other file types being restricted. The steps mentioned by Samman above are, in fact, the normal export steps . I am not sure whether simply changing the file type of your .avi export to .mp4 will actually work. I'll have to give it a try. Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Download and install this version and mp4 export should be available. If and when an end-of-trial prompt appears there may be an option to continue with the 'lite' version. If not, open Control Panel|Programs and Features and UNinstall. The prompt may then appear. Be aware that the free version does have some limitations. Best bet is to purchase and license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalsolo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hi In fact changing the .avi format to .mp4 seems to work...at least with VLC. Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukpac Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I have v 7.10 installed on 3 PCs, all for non-commercial home use. On 2 PCs, I can export in any format. However, on the 3rd PC, which I most recently installed the software on, I got a message today saying my trial period had ended and that I'm trying to export to a paid format (in this case, .MOV). I'd rather not select another format, since I'm trying to do a lossless export, and the source file is MOV. I'm a bit confused as to why this is happening, since I'm using the same version on all 3 PCs. in fact, I think 2 of the PCs actually used the same installer file. Has anyone run into this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Apparently, the trial period has elapsed on that PC, which restricts some features. Best to purchase. However, you might do an install of the latest 'lite' version. http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/vpsetup.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukpac Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 How could the trial period expire on this PC but not the other two? It has been installed longer on the other two PCs; I just installed it recently on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Can't definitely say. The same installer file may actually load several different builds, with slightly different characteristics. Try the version linked above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukpac Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, borate said: Can't definitely say. The same installer file may actually load several different builds, with slightly different characteristics. Doesn't seem to be the case. The executables have identical file sizes and timestamps. I just tried the installer above, which installed 7.30. It allowed export to MOV this time, but we'll see if it sticks or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borate Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 It's the case. If you load the same executable numerous times you may spot subtle differences in the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyeet Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 6/15/2019 at 6:37 AM, borate said: If and when an end-of-trial prompt appears there may be an option to continue with the 'lite' version. If not, open Control Panel|Programs and Features and UNinstall. The prompt may then appear. Be aware that the free version does have some limitations. Best bet is to purchase and license. Thank you so much! The link worked! I can finally upload this YouTube video which I worked for 5 hours to make. I thought all my hard work and progress would be deleted. Thank you so much!!! :)))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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