Sony Vegas 10 having trouble viewing a file correctly

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Sony Vegas 10 having trouble viewing a file correctly

Posted by Tony Pas on February 17, 2012 at 10:22 pm

Hi all,

I’m trying to use a .MOV file in Sony Vegas 10 but i am coming across with some difficulties. My laptop had no problems playing this file but now with my new desktop computer i am having problems. I am running XP windows 32bit. The problem is, it is accepting the file in the timeline but the colours and graphics of the file are all wrong (wrong colours, not as sharp etc.). Anyone know how to solve this issue for me please, am i missing codecs? What should i download? Full information of the file below:

File type: Quicktime (.MOV)
Mime Type: video/quicktime
Codec :avc1
Name: H.264

Info gathered by using the program GSpot.

All help much appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve.

John Bean replied 14 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
6 Replies

Steve Rhoden
February 18, 2012 at 2:33 am

Do you have the latest version of quicktime installed on
your new desktop computer?

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
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Tony Pas
February 18, 2012 at 2:41 am

Yeah, installed it earlier on today, nothing changed.
Stephen Mann
February 18, 2012 at 3:27 am

Unless you have calibrated the displays, you cannot make an accurate A=B comparison. Try plugging the desktop display into the laptop and compare it to the laptop monitor. I’ll bet they won’t match there either.

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com
Tony Pas
February 22, 2012 at 1:31 pm

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply, i tried what you suggested (connecting the desktop monitor to the laptop)and the file still matches what i see on the laptop monitor. In addition to this problem, what i am also discovering now is that i can’t play a certain audio file on my desktop PC, whereas again, i can on my laptop. Audio file information below:

Codec : mp4a: MPEG-4 AAC LC

Container:
M4A : Apple iTunes AAC-LC (.M4A) Audio
– mp42: MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14]
– isom: MP4 Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]

Anyone have any ideas on what the issue could be? It’s beginning to get slightly infuriating that a lesser machine is working more efficiently to one that is superior.

Thanks again for the help, much appreciated.
John Bean
February 29, 2012 at 7:02 pm

Is your Vegas real-time preview set to BEST-auto or a lower quality?

Does the file play correctly in any video players, like QuickTime and VLC?
John Bean
February 29, 2012 at 7:52 pm

Also make sure that Vegas has interpreted your file correctly.

See the media properties for your file. Then see if it matches up with GSpot or MediaInfo.

Vegas may not have interpreted your file properly. Make sure Vegas knows the correct video codec.

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