Playing AVI in sony vegas 10

[Steve Rhoden]

Which version of Vegas are you using? and where were those
AVI’s you are trying to import originate from?

Steve Rhoden
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[Kayley Grace]

Hi Steve,
I am using Sony vegas Pro 10.0e (build 738)64-bit.

I recorded a video using replay telecorder for skype which are saved on my hard drive as Video Clip (.avi)

Thanks Kayley

[John Rofrano]

You have to realize that AVI is not a video format. It’s just a file container that can contain many different video formats. The video formats themselves are supported by CODECS. You are getting a codec error because the codec that is needed to decode the video format in order to play the AVI file is either missing or corrupt.

Use a tool like GSpot or MediaInfo to determine what codec the AVI file uses and then install just the codec that you need.

~jr

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[Kayley Grace]

Thanks John, I didn’t know that is what avi meant.
I have installed gspot and have checked the file and it says codecs installed under status and the codec is MPG4.

What do I do now? Do i install a MPG4 codec.

Funnily enough the video that is working in vegas says Codec Status Undetermined under status and has it as a WMV3.

Many thanks for your help. Kayley.

[Kayley Grace]

I also found a post where you suggested having a look to see if the video played in Gspot and what happened under the MS A/V 1 & 2 buttons. The video does play in Gspot.
When I click on the 1 I get the following message
Render OK. The following combination of filters was used:
(Src)–>>–(A)–>[AVI splitter ]>–(B)–>[Mpeg4 Decoder DMO ]>–(C)–>[video Renderer ]
(Src)–>>–(A)–>[AVI splitter ]>–(B)–>[MP3 Decoder DMO ]>–(C)–>[Default Direct Sound Device ]

The audio codec is 0x0055 (MP3)
The video codec is MPG4 MS MPEG-4 v1

Hope that helps in figuring out what is happening with the files when i try to import them.

many thanks Kayley.

[Kayley Grace]

Solution found go to this thread and follow the instructions if you find yourself with a codec error.

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/208/877493

Thanks for the extra support Steve and John I appreciate it.

[John Rofrano]

I would not recommend that fix. Renaming DLL’s in a product is NEVER a good idea. You don’t know what problems it could cause in the future and now you have an unsupported non-standard installation.

A better solution would be to install an MPEG4 codec for AVI like x264vfw. I’m not sure if this works in the 64-bit version of Vegas Pro. If not, I would use the 32-bit version of Vegas to render the files to MJPEG because editing MPEG4 in an AVI container is not recommended.

~jr

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http://www.vasst.com

[Kayley Grace]

Thanks John for the suggestion. I still have the old dll file so i can always change it back to the original one if I need to.
I’ve also read posts that installing codecs is a bad idea because it changes your whole system and you don’t know what the new codec is going to do.

I’m not really sure which path is the best way to go, this one seems to have worked for now and I appreciate your advice. If I have any issues I’ll remember to change it back look at installing the codec you suggested.

Fingers crossed it will all work fine now.

[John Rofrano]

[Kayley Grace] “I’ve also read posts that installing codecs is a bad idea because it changes your whole system and you don’t know what the new codec is going to do.”

What you have read is that installing a Codec-pak is a bad idea. This has nothing to do with installing individual codecs which is *exactly* what you should do. Codec-paks contain 10’s of codecs that install together whether you need them or not and it overlays the good codecs that ship with Vegas with free alternatives that may not perform as well or my not work at all with Vegas. You should never install a codec-pak. You should always just install the one codec that you need for a particular file format.

If it’s working for you that’s great. When the next update to Vegas comes along and you install it, you’re on your own for support. Who knows how it will react to not finding the correct DLL’s it expects. This could prevent you from getting the necessary fixes installed.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Kayley Grace]

Thanks John I didn’t realise that. I will change the file and install the codec you suggested. I appreciate the advice.

Cheers Kayley.