Rendering to .avi: audio only to PCM

[Bartosz Michno]

* Maybe this encoder doesn’t feature in Pro/earlier versions?? *

Well, Vegas Pro does feature MP3 encoder and it works fine for me.

[John Rofrano]

[Matt Crowley] “In Movie Studio HD 10, I have a proper “MP3 Audio” option as one of the render formats. This is Sony’s MP3 encoder and has all the usual options (CBR/VBR, all bitrates, ID3 tags etc). Maybe this encoder doesn’t feature in Pro/earlier versions??”

No, it’s in the Pro version too. What has happened here is that by installing a codec pak, it has overlayed all of Sony’s codecs with “free” codecs and then you have all sorts of problems and quality issues.

Never install a codec pak.

~jr

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[John Rofrano]

[Paul James Chatman] “This wouldn’t apply to DivX, would it? I’ve never heard of DivX considered such? XviD, yes! But, I always thought DivX was a genuine AVI decoder/encoder. Was I wrong?”

DivX is safe because it is a single codec. Xvid is safe but I’ve gotten reports about their web site being unsafe. Perhaps it’s a false positive. Xvid should be safe because it’s a single codec.

The codec paks I’m referring to are things like “K-Lite”. They can really mess up your computer. Installing a codec pak to fix a video playback problem is like taking every pill in your medicine cabinet in hopes that one of them will cure you. While one might… they others will probably do more damage than good. Just like a taking medicine… only install the one codec that you need. There are tools like GSpot that will help you find out which codec to install.

~jr

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[Anj Clermont]

Newby slacktwaddle here. Been reading the thread as I have the same problem. I believe I have followed the instructions provided in the thread but I am still not able to render avi with MPEG Layer 3 because “no supported formats”.

I have re-formatted/ deleted the partition drive that ran the original Windows7 (64-bit) and completed a fresh install of Windows 7, vegas pro 10c (32-bit) and DivX including windows 7 updates. The only codec I installed was DIVX NO OTHER CODEC including CODEC PACKS! Also, Pro 10c was freshly downloaded in case my original file was corrupted.

Also,opened and set up WN media player (custom set up). Also I ran through WMP the technical support option that allows you to view all of your computer’s basic information including: O/S, Binaries, Audio/Video Codecs MPEG/DVD Filters, etc.

Within the audio codecs I can find ‘ACM Frannhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (decode only)’. My limited understanding from online forums tells me I do not have the full or advanced version of this audio codec. But I thought Windows 7 included this codec?! According to my Windows 7’s System Information this acm codec is listed as ‘l3codeca.acm’ version ‘1.9.0.401’. If my research is correct this is the standard version and not the advanced or pro version. Is this why I cannot render avi in MPEG Layer 3 format? If so, is not the advanced and /or pro version(s) included in Windows 7?

What are my options at this point? I am content with MP4 (AVC) and WMV formats, but I still want the avi option. Before rendering I always set the vegas projects properties to match the media setting source files). I’ve tried various combinations within templates and Custom options, etc.

I’m missing something simple and obvious. I guess I need it explained “as if I was a 6 year old”.

[Alejandro Gelos]

Same problem, just formated PC. Just windows and Vegas and no MP3.. Any help???