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Error Cannot find appropriate codec for encoding the video f

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:11 pm
by turkeywalkie
Hello Everybody,

I have recorded a video in 4K 24 about 33 min and did some color grading and text editing plus green screen video for my YouTube channel.This is my first edit in Davinci in 4K.I shot with Gopro 8 Hero and editing on Mac Air book M1.I am using 17.1 free version.When trying to deliver file I have below error.I kept rendering a few times I always got same result.And video comes out first 4 minutes ok playin well then no move at all on the screen but it exports 33 minutes at least shows it.
Need to upload a video soon but still could not rendered well.

This is the complete error

render job failed as the current clip cannot be processed
Cannot find appropriate codec for encoding the video frame

As I am writing this post I am upgrading to Mac OS Big Sur 11.2.3.
PLEASE HELP
Regards
Emre

Re: Error Cannot find appropriate codec for encoding the vid

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:10 am
by Rohit Singhal
What codec are you rendering to? Can you please send us your logs?

Please review - viewtopic.php?f=21&t=90190

Re: Error Cannot find appropriate codec for encoding the vid

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:51 am
by Mark Foster
the free version does not allow to work with 4k DCI footage for output
only UHD - or better, buy the studio version!