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Sony Vegas Opening Crash
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So do a save as for the original file I was editing on?
Yes. Do a “save as” on the Vegas file that is now working, preferably copying all of the source media. In that way, you can always revert back, if things go awry during your editing. An even better solution for this type of problem in the future is to use a product such as Vegasaur. You can automatically do a project backup, say every five minutes or whatever length of time you choose.
wwaag
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For RAM I meant on my computer in general and would that have an effect here
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Wait, so re-edit it again? Sorry but that isn’t going to help, I’ve already done that 3 times and I’m not about to do it again as we’ll get to the same situation were in right now. We need to figure out how to get the file to work that I’ve been editing in
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Have you tried what Aaron recommended? Simply import all of your files into Vegas and then batch render them to an intermediate such as Sony MXF HD XDCAM-EX 1280×720-60p. Once rendered, do a batch replace of the files in your edited project that is giving you problems. At least you would know the files are acceptable to Vegas.
wwaag
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Can you walk me through this step by step, I don’t remember doing this before and illg vie the results
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First, how many files do you have in your project?
wwaag
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Around 32 different files
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I take it that you don’t have Vegasaur. If you did, it would be a very simple process. I believe they still offer a 30 day free trial, so you might consider that. If not, I suggest you simply do it one file at a time. It may not be the fastest, but it is the safest and doesn’t require scripting. Import your first file into a new instance of Vegas. Then render to the same file name using the render template suggested by Aaron. Then open your “bad” project and replace the first file with the one you just rendered. They will have the same name, but the extensions will be different. Repeat the process for the remainder of your files. This is not the most elegant way to do it, but it is simple and will work. If you can successfully do this for all of your files, then you at least know that corrupted files are not the issue. An alternative would be to transcode your files using 3rd party software to an avi using a lossless codec such as Lagarith. You can search the tools section on Videohelp.com.
wwaag
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If I were to download Vegasaur what then would I do?
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Install it and take some time learning to use it. I can give you an outline of the steps required, but you will need to learn exactly how to do it. It’s not difficult, but it does require some time on your part.
wwaag
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