Cannot load newly edited mp4 back to videopad.

[Aron Fox]

Cannot load newly edited mp4 back to Videopad. Nor can my pc play it. What am I doing wrong?

[borate]

If you exported the project as an Mp4, it should be a playable file in any media viewer, such as Windows Media Player.

If the export is loaded back into Videopad it will be a single clip.  None of the individual clips, effects, transitions will be there.  They have been composited into a file.

To load the actual project, double-click the VPJ file that is created when the project is saved.  It's best to regularly Save AS, so as to not overwrite earlier saves.  To see that choice click the chevron to the right of the SAVE button on the toolbar, or use the File menu that's accessed via the three-lined hamburger button at the top-left of the VP screen.

The VPJ file is not playable - it's an instruction file that tells the program where to find the files and how to handle them.

If you'd like someone to review your work please share it.  NOT the mp4 export, but the project itself.  Here's how.  It's easy, quick and can be private.

http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

If it contains sensitive material link it in a personal message (PM).  Click the envelope above.  It won't be passed on or retained.
Use FILE|SAVE PORTABLE PROJECT AS, not simply SAVE PROJECT, and don't forget to share it.