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Can’t load AVI files in Vegas 10 – Using Windows 7
I have Vegas Pro 10.0e (Build 737)installed on 2 computers. No problem with the XP computer (32bit) but I can’t get AVI files to load in my new Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 7 (which I assume is 64 bit).
(It won’t play AVI files on Windows Media Player either).My only workaround is to convert AVI to MOV or DV and then I can load it onto Vegas but there’s too much loss involved.
I read some other posts here concerning the same problem but nothing I read was helpful. I’ve also looked for an answer on the Windows help site and found nothing there.
Hope someone can tell me how to solve this problem.
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AVI is a name for a wrapper that covers a wide range of video files.
Is this regular DV-AVI, DivX, XviD, something else?
Have you ever installed a codec pack such as K-Lite? -
These are AVI files that I’ve shot with my (now deceased) Canon Elura, and my Sony PD150. I’ve edited these files on various editing systems including Rex RT, Vegas 8.0 and now Vegas 10 on several computers but this is my first time using a laptop and my first experience with Windows 7. Since Windows Media Player won’t play the AVI files either the problem must be with Windows 7.
I haven’t installed any Codecs because I’ve read here and elsewhere it can be dangerous to do so. Is K-Lite an exception? Do you recommend that I try installing that?
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I’m very glad to hear that you know about the dangers of codec packs and
K-Lite is one of the worst.I’m truly stumped as to why your avi files won’t play.
Are you using the latest version of Media Player?
Maybe your Windows 7 install got corrupted somehow?Run a file through GSpot and tell us what it says.
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Hi Mike,
It’s the Canopus DV codec. There are a lot of places to download it for free although I don’t know which site is safe.What do you think?
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Diane, I found it on the official Canopus site (now Grass Valley due to a buyout).
If you don’t have an account with them, you’ll need to register to be able to get to the download page.
https://www.grassvalley.com/support/downloads/products?product=&download=583I have no idea if installing this will mess up Vegas or not so setting a Restore point in Windows is strongly recommended before you do so.
Even better is if you have your drive imaged in case of ‘disaster’.Here’s a caution from the Readme file.
Installing this software, the following codecs are installed to your system.
– Canopus DV Codec
– Canopus Lossless Codec
– Canopus HQ Codec
– Canopus HQX CodecThese codecs are DECODE-ONLY and enable you to VIEW files created by EDIUS.
Please do not install this software to a system that already includes EDIUS or other Grass Valley products that installs the HQ codec. Installing this software to these systems may cause the software to malfunction.
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Mike…. in the days when Canopus was Canopus, their DV avi files were unplayable on non Canopus systems, but they did publish a convert program (free) and it should still be around the traps.
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If it isn’t crossing any boundaries, I still have the convert program if you want it and can’t find it anywhere else.
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Thanks for the tip Phil.
My one and only experience with a tape edited on a Canopus Rex system drove me up the wall for at least a week as the footage would not play properly.
I rendered them out from Vegas (6.0c) as mpegs & ac3s but, when I brought them into DVDA (3.0c) , it said every file had to be re-compressed. When I did this, lip sync was off as well as what appears to be a field order problem.
Finally a user on the Sony Vegas forum told me about a change to make to the “Vegas profiles.ini” file and that solved it.FWIW, here was the solution to my problem.
I don’t think it will help Diane as this was for XP (or was it Windows 2000?) and she’s running Windows 7.Open the file “Vegas profiles.ini” within an editor. Search for this phrase:
“Key2=0, “None”, 720, 576, 25.0, 0
Attributes2=”Upper First”, 1.0925925925, “Undefined”, 1″Modify this one to
“Key2=0, “None”, 720, 576, 25.0, 0
Attributes2=”Lower First”, 1.0925925925, “Undefined”, 1″Save the file anew .
Be sure to have copied the original file with another name first to have a backup!
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Hello Mike,
I found a solution without having to install the new codec. I was looking at my old Rex PC and found a Canopus DV File Converter,(from 2001). I had completely forgotten about this utility and I’m not sure I ever used it before but I tried it and it works perfectly.
It will convert Canopus files to Microsoft AVI 1 or AVI 2 files which will load on Vegas with no problem.If anyone else needs it, I’d be glad to give them a copy.
Thanks for your help!
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Diane, that’s great news.
I can’t believe that you still had that file lying around.
It works and that’s all that counts.
Happy editing!!
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