Media Encoder doesn't let me incorporate metadata inside the video output file

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June 24, 2022
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Why Media Encoder doesn't let me incorporate metadata inside the video output file (that option is not selectable)?
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Correct answer Joost van der Hoeven

Not all metadata can be included in .mp4 files. that is why the .xmp sidecar file is created. .mov and .mxf containers do support all metadata fields.

Joost van der Hoeven

Correct answer

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Not all metadata can be included in .mp4 files. that is why the .xmp sidecar file is created. .mov and .mxf containers do support all metadata fields.

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ECS_1

Inspiring

hi - I am having the same problem. However, unless something has changed, I don't think your answer is correct. Keyword metadata definitely can be embedded in mp4 files, because for many years I had been doing so using Adobe CS4 and have thousands of mp4 files with embedded keywords to prove it.

Now I have upgraded to the Cloud, and this has become the latest reason why I wish I had not done so. I've just realised that 6 months' worth of metadata I've added to exported files has been lost as the default option was to create a "sidecar" file but no such files appear to have been created.

What has changed?

Thanks