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Can’t add .mpg to video track – high pressure matter
First let me give you context. My wife had the brilliant idea of making a video for her 80 year old moms bday with all 6 sisters and grand kids recording videos which I am suppose to make into one dvd to play at her party. I spent 1.5 hours trying to get the first 30 sec .mpg on the timeline… I have 3 weeks and at least 14 clips headed in my direction … mercy!
So, back to my dilemma with this mpg file. I downloaded a program to convert to .avi and found that only the audio portion of the clip would load(half way there.. lol. The clip plays on Windows Media player. I read the post before mine about the codecs. Since it is likely I will be getting clips recorded on dif devices and such, I I assume I will need to standardize all of them to a common format or codec(which one and with what software?) in order to then work the clips into the timeline. So a few questions:
1. How to I identify the codec of the .mpg file I am having trouble with or any others for that matter. Properties does not seem to tell me enough.
2. Once I have done that, what steps would I take to convert it to a more common codec/format and which would be the easiest to work with.
3. Am I going about this the right way.. ? any advice would be truly appreciatted. -
3 Replies
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1-Upgrade to Vegas 8, it’ll read the mpeg from the camera directly
2-convert to a standard DV avi format vs something like Xvid or DviX.Either solution will save you lots of grief and potentially give you better quality.
Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASSTCertified Sony Vegas Trainer
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My apologies .. I should have indicated I am working with Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8.0b (Build 122). I do not know if the clips were shot with a camcorder, phone or what… I did find info on codecs.com on programs that would help me identify the codec it is using… but still wondering if I need to use the same codec for all clips or if the rendering when producing th dvd will make it all work…
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OK this is how this clip is identified… is it obvious why Vegas will not work with it? If so what is needed?
General
Complete name : C:\Documents and Settings\Ricardo\Desktop\Kristin’s Video.MPG
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 4.24 MiB
Duration : 12s 160ms
Overall bit rate : 2926 KbpsVideo
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 1
Format settings, Matrix : Standard
Duration : 12s 160ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 2659 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Scan type : Progressive
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