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Vegas 9b Continuing Exception Error
Would appreciate anyone’s help with a problem I am experiencing with Vegas 9b.
I have a Sony DCR-SR45 Hard Drive Handy cam that transforms into 1* (modd, moff, mpg & mpg.sfk files) per clip.
I have recently travelled to Alaska and I am trying to make a movie that is comprised of about 150 clips.
Everything seems to function quite well until approximately the halfway point when during the course of dragging the mpg files onto the timeline an error occurs.
Have seen on past threads where people are encouraged to break up the overall project into smaller projects. Then drag each of the individual projects .vf files onto the timeline to save time rendering. Is this the best solution and if so how do you drag the .vf file onto the timeline without actually opening the previous project. -
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> how do you drag the .vf file onto the timeline without actually opening the previous project.
You can’t. You are using Movie Studio which doesn’t support nested projects.
Is it a particular MPG file? Could it be corrupt? Are you dragging them from the camcorders hard drive or are you importing them with File | Import | Hard Drive Recording Unit (or something like that)? Ihe audio on that camera looks like it’s AC3 which can be a problem if not imported correctly.
Movie Studio shouldn’t be having problems with SD MPG files but you could always render the files to DV AVI and edit them that way. I have never heard of problems with DV footage but MPG is problematic at times.
~jr
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Thankyou for taking the time to try and help John. As for the type of .mpg file I am unsure. After installing the software provided with the DCR-SR45 handycam each time I conect the handycam to my computer via the usb cable it prompts me to import the files. This is the process when they are imported into the 4 different styles. However when I open that particular file in fegas only the .mpg file appears.
2. Corruption always appears at different clips however alays around the 30 > 40 Minute mark.
3. I am dragging the .mpg files from the stored location on my computer not the handycam.
4. Audio was an issue as 9a did not bring the audio across but that seems to be rectified with the 9b update.
5. Excuse my ignorance but I have no idea how to render in dv avi format as I am very new at this and would appreciate some guidance. (possibly in laymans terms too :-))
I am from Australia and just completed the Tesoro Iron Dog with my cousins in Alaska. This is the first project I have ever tried to create. And it is really important to me given the nature of the trip. Thanks again John. -
It doesn’t sound like there is anything wrong with the way you are importing them or that it’s any one file. I have read a fair amount of posts from Movie Studio users that have problems with long projects (around 1 hr) and MPG files. It may be a problem with the software. I would contact Sony technical support. Just like 9a had problems with the audio, maybe 9b introduced this new problem?
As for my suggestion of rendering to DV it would probably be very time consuming considering you would have to convert all of your MPG files just to see if it makes any difference. It involves placing each file on the timeline one at a time and then rendering using the Video for Windows type (*.avi) and the PAL DV template (I assume it’s a PAL camera if you are from Australia) then remove that clip and place the next clip on the timeline and render. This will leave you with DV AVI files that shouldn’t give you any problems editing. I would use this as a last resort just because of the time it will take to convert all of your clips.
~jr
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Thanks John, Seem to be getting anything but helpful responses from sony creative at this point. Just tried rendering 1* 15sec clip as suggested. After 5 minutes still showed it at 6% rendered. Can you suggest another program that is similarly priced and is user friendly. I can see what is supposed to do and that is the reason why I bought it. However it does not seem to be able to back it up. Would appreciate any direction you can give me.
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While I am not saying that the program isn’t buggy, it’s also the media. DVD quality MPG files are for delivery, not editing. If you want to edit your videos, you bought the wrong camera. Cameras that record DVD quality MPEG are for people who want to shoot-and-watch. We call them “soccer-mom” cameras. The videos are already in the delivery format and you just burn them to DVD and watch them. If you want to edit videos, and you want SD, I would still recommend a miniDV camcorder. I realize miniDV tape is not as convenient as hard drive recording but DV is a robust media for editing and would not be giving you these problems.
But that doesn’t help you now because the camera is bought and the video has been shot. I don’t know of any other software that would recommend. Your original post spoke about rendering in sections. Perhaps you could render in sections to DV AVI and then in another project, bring all of the DV renders together on the timeline for the final render? That’s the same concept as nested projects just with rendering.
Alternately, try capturing the footage again using Movie Studio this time. Use File | Import | Hard Disk Recording Unit instead of the software that came with the camera. It may not make a difference but it’s worth a try.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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