# The main reason I want to switch from Cubase/Nuendo to Reaper is video format support

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**Category:** Nuendo\
**Tags:** nuendo-13\
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-main-reason-i-want-to-switch-from-cubase-nuendo-to-reaper-is-video-format-support/1013555 "2025-11-06T04:34:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![XCPStar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/xcpstar/32/299962_2.png) [@XCPStar](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/XCPStar)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-main-reason-i-want-to-switch-from-cubase-nuendo-to-reaper-is-video-format-support/1013555/1 "2025-11-06T04:34:59Z")

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Cubase/Nuendo’s video support is very unfriendly—many MP4 videos cannot be imported, and I have to use third-party software to convert formats every time. Reaper handles this effortlessly, and I’ve been troubled by this issue for a long time. Video support is the biggest reason I want to abandon Cubase/Nuendo. Additionally, for a 4-track stereo file, Nuendo can only separate it into 2 tracks; could you please fix this?

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**Author:** ![RadioTal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/radiotal/32/192695_2.png) [@RadioTal](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/RadioTal)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-main-reason-i-want-to-switch-from-cubase-nuendo-to-reaper-is-video-format-support/1013555/2 "2025-11-06T07:33:52Z")

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> [@XCPStar](#):
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> Nuendo. Additionally, for a 4-track stereo file, Nuendo can only separate it into 2 tracks; could you please fix this?

Nuendo can separate 2 stereo streams to 4 tracks, if that’s what you meant by 4-track stereo file