Can’t load AVI file

[Mike Kujbida]

Run GSpot or MediaInfo (both are free) on the file and let us know what it says about the codec needed.

Please do not, under any circumstances, install a codec package of any kind.

[Jon Banquer]

Thanks for the response, Mike. I downloaded and installed MediaInfo. MediaInfo says the Codec for the .avi I can’t load into Sony Vegas Pro 11 is XviD.

[Mike Kujbida]

Jon, you can get the Xvid codec at https://www.xvid.org/
I’ve never installed it and know that some folks don;t recommend doing so.
If you do want to go ahead with it, make sure to set a restore point so that you can go back if you have to.

[Jon Banquer]

Mike, why do I need the Xvid codec if I can play the video with VLC Media player but it won’t load into Sony Vegas Pro 11?

[Mike Kujbida]

Unlike Vegas, players like VLC have a lot of decoders already built into them.
Without the Xvid codec installed, Vegas won’t be able to read the file.

[Jon Banquer]

I’m running Windows 7 64bit. There is no way to uninstall a codec if it gives me problems? Why would a codec cause so many problems that I have to restore Windows 7? What are the kind of problems the system will experience if the codec is “bad”?

[Stephen Crye]

I’ve grown to hate the xvid codec. Xvid files always give me fits with Vegas. It is waaay to compressed. I’d recommend converting the file to another format.

This link sums it up nicely:

https://www.foolishpassion.org/vidding-tips/vegas-won%27t-open-avi.html

Good luck!

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400 MultiTB SATA 8 GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2 Sony HDR-CX550V

[Jon Banquer]

Hi, Stephen. I don’t have a problem with converting the .avi to another format to prevent problems. Should I convert the .avi to Lagarith AVI with VirtualDubMod?

[Stephen Crye]

I use HuffYUV and VirtualDub all the time. I hear Lagarith AVI is good, worth a try.

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T3400 MultiTB SATA 8 GB RAM Vegas 10e x64 DVDA 5.2 Sony HDR-CX550V

[Joao Carlos schwalbach]

Hello,

I am also having problems loading an .avi file.
Opened it with MediaInfo and this is what it show me:

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Codec ID : DIV3
Codec ID/Hint : DivX 3 Low
Duration : 1h 9mn
Bit rate : 1 305 Kbps
Width : 512 pixels
Height : 384 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.265
Stream size : 648 MiB (93%)

Do I need to convert this before loading it into to vegas? And how do I do it?
Or do I have to install a codec? And which one?

I am using Vegas Pro 12.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,
joni