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  • AVI Files

    Posted by Chelsea Volz on November 13, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    Hey everyone,

    So, I recently reformatted my computer, but now my Sony Vegas won’t recognize the video portions of any of my avi files. I find it incredibly odd because before the reformat, .avi files were the ONLY thing that worked for my SV7.

    Please help.

    John Rofrano replied 15 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • David Johnson

    November 13, 2010 at 10:45 pm

    It sounds like you haven’t reinstalled the codecs the AVIs were made with (either at all or properly). It’s important to note that AVI is only a format wrapper (like MOV) so AVI files can contain video in any one of very many codecs … if AVIs were made with a codec that isn’t installed on the machine, the machine won’t be able to play those AVIs.

  • John Rofrano

    November 14, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Download a free utility called GSpot and open the AVI file with it. It will tell you what codec you need and if it’s installed and working. If you need to install a codec, download it from the manufacture’s web site. Never install a code-pak. Only get the single codec that you need from a reputable source.

    ~jr

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