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Importing AVIs
When I import an AVI, only the audio will be loaded, not the video. When I put it on the timeline, there’s just audio. When I preview it, just audio. But when I play the file on Windows Media Player, it is fine. So it’s obviously got something to do with the software-file relationship. I recently got a new computer and the same AVIs I could import before on the old one can’t be now. So I’m thinking I need a certain codec. What do you guys think?
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> So I’m thinking I need a certain codec. What do you guys think?
I’m thinking you have successfully diagnosed the problem. 😉
The next step is to download GSpot and open the AVI file with it and it will tell you which codec is missing. Then you can find that codec and install it. Whatever you do, DO NOT install one of these all-in-one codec packs. It will most probably mess up your computer. Just find the single codec that you need.
~jr
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According to Gspot I have all the necessary codecs, but it is still not working. Perhaps I am reading it wrong?
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DivX, apparently.
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> DivX, apparently.
Well… that’s your problem. Vegas does not support DivX or Xvid.
~jr
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Indeed?
What would you suggest, then?
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John,
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> Why do you advise against ‘the codec packs’?
Because they install themselves as the default codecs overriding any codecs that you might already have and may, in fact, use “inferior” codecs to the ones you already have which may reduce the quality of the videos you can produce. In other words, you might have high quality codecs that you paid for but the ‘pack’ will replace them with freebie versions. Not something you want.
The codec packs are great for building a home theater PC where you want want every codec in the world on it so it will play any video you throw at it. I would not use them on a video editing PC.
~jr
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I suggest you use some other program to render the DivX files to a format that Vegas can edit. DV AVI is a good format to use. A program like Super(c) can probably re-render the files for you.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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