Can’t add AVI movie to Video track in Vegas Studio 8.0c

[Anthony Uccello]

Have you tried converting that file into a different type (like XVID or quicktime?).

You may be better off trying a different codec

[Steve Littler]

I did not yet. That may be a very good idea. I created it with a program from https://www.avs4you.com called Video Converter.

Is there a recommended program I should try?

Many thanks!

[Terry Esslinger]

Try Super. Very easy program to use. Very difficult program to find the download link on their site.

[Steve Littler]

Thanks for the advice. I used SUPER (and yes it was hard to find and hard to figure out how to use, but I finally got it.) I made a new AVI with it, but it also failed to import to the Video track.

So then I made it into a MOV file instead, and that DID import to the Video line.

So then I took that MOV file and converted it back to an AVI file just to test it. But again, it would not import to the Video track.

Could it be that there is something corrupt about my original VOB file I am ripping from a burned DVD?

Can anyone shed any light on this? (If not, at least I have a work-around.)

Many thanks!

Steve Littler
Anchorage, AK

[Rebecca Mccamish]

Sony Vegas simply will not accept XviD or DIVX sources. Doesn’t really matter what you do to it; the program is made to refuse files in those codecs.

If you’re ripping right from the source, I suggest putting the file in the Lagarith (4CC: LAGS) codec. (See my other post.)

ONLY put your file(s)/finished product into a “lossy” codec once you have completed your product. If you’re lacking hard drive space, you may have to become creative with how you parse the files and use DVD’s for data storage, or simply add a 1T hard drive to your machine. 😉 Which is what I plan to do…

[Steve Littler]

Thank you. That is good to know that it doesn’t handle XviD or DIVX files.

What is the Lagarith (4CC: LAGS) codec you mention? Is that only available with another program and not SUPER? (I Googled and found https://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html Will this rip from DVD and give me a good file to edit with Sony Vegas?)

Many thanks!

Stephen

[Rebecca Mccamish]

Er… You use it like any other codec (XviD, for instance). It’s not a program, it’s a codec. I suggest investigating what codecs and encodings are all about. If you use a ripping program, the program uses codecs to encode the video it pulls from the DVD.

Example:

Take DVD, use Ripper Program X on it, and tell it to encode in XviD. You wind up with an .avi file that is using the XviD codec. If you tell Ripper Program X to use Lagarith instead, then you will still have an .avi, but it will be a larger, “cleaner” file.

I suggest perusing at the very least… Wikipedia, codecs.com, etc. for information about the difference between rippers, codecs, containers, and lossy vs lossless encoding. It took me quite a number of days to get all my ducks in a row and understand what was going on inside my programs–and to figure out what would work the best for my particular needs.

I also suggest investigating AviSynth and VirtualDubMod later on because those can be used to clean video quite well. That’s just my suggestion, however, and it may take you some time to get to a place where you’ll be able to figure out how to use them.

[Steve Littler]

Thanks! I went to Wiki and Codec.com and looked up those terms. And I downloaded the codec and it is now in my Control Panel waiting for the next time I rip something.

Is SUPER supposed to be able to see it? (it isn’t showing in my SUPER)

[Rebecca Mccamish]

Honestly, I wouldn’t know about SUPER. :/ Sorry.

These days I use DVD Decrypter which is free on the net and can be found in several places. Once I use that, then I use VirtualDubMod on the VOB files, but if you’re seeking to preserve the entire VHS (if I’m remembering correctly), then this may not be a suitable method for you.

I’m not sure what ripping programs would recognize Lagarith, honestly.

It’s not easy, but learning the ins-and-outs of this stuff is worth the time. Doom9’s forums may have some answers for you as well.

[Naiche Lujan]

I still use Vegas 7, so I don’t know if it’s changed in 8, but i can rip a DVD straight into the timeline:
File–>Import–>DVD Camcorder Disc…
The default location for the video file(s) will be in “My Documents”. The resulting file will be in mpeg-2 format.(From what I understand, VOB files are mpeg-2 files that have a special wrapper to play in DVD players. So Vegas just “unwraps” the files, which means this should theoretically be the least lossy method, i think.)
You can then work with it or convert to whatever file format you like.
Hope that helps some.