Sony Vegas Pro 9 audio no video

[John Rofrano]

For some reason when i upload new videos(from the same camera and are in the same format, .WMV) they only have audio and where the video would be it says (Media Offline).

You have a video camera that shoots WMV files? Usually when the video is missing it means that the codec needed to decode it is not installed on your computer. Did the camera come with any software and did you install it? It may contain the codec you need.

I also have noticed that after ive tried the videos in vegas, when i go back to my documents the videos have .sfk and .sfpao files with them which has never happened.

This is normal. The .sfk files are the wave form information and the .sfap0 file is an audio proxy because vegas doesn’t handle WMV audio natively.

~jr

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[Kyle Frizell]

thanks but sorry i should have been more clear. my camera had mpeg videos and i convert them to wmv. and then my problems start, it has audio but the video is offline

[John Rofrano]

my camera had mpeg videos and i convert them to wmv. and then my problems start

Then stop doing that. WMV is a horrible format to edit and you are loosing quality by converting your MPEG footage to it. Just edit your cameras MPEG files.

~jr

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[Kyle Frizell]

i did this and then when i save them to my computer, i open sony vegas and i go to import the video from where i had saved it and it doesnt show.

[John Rofrano]

What camera do you have? Are you using the files exactly as they came from the camera? What file extension do they use? (.mpg?) It is very odd that Vegas cannot read an MPEG file.

~jr

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[Kyle Frizell]

i have a panasonic SDR-S26 and its video format is .mpeg. and yes i am using them right from the camera

[John Rofrano]

Do you have any codec-paks installed? These could cause strange results in Vegas.

Perhaps you can upload a sample file that we can try on our systems.

~jr

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[Kyle Frizell]

nope, no codecs. and yea i will send you a video

[Anthony Cairns]

hi i am new to pro 9 and am having the problem that i put a number of photos into pro 9 and then added sound ect to create a loop which i want to use in a vj program to do adio visual intalation.i have the problem that when i record my loop it only records in sfk and a back up file and they are unsoported on all my media player’s.culd you please tell me how to get pro 9 to produce mp4 or avi for me or when not then tell me how to convert them into avi file’s. i wuld really apreciate your help thanx

[John Rofrano]

[anthony cairns] “culd you please tell me how to get pro 9 to produce mp4 or avi for me or when not then tell me how to convert them into avi file’s. i wuld really apreciate your help thanx”

You need to go to File | Render As… and then select your render format. Use Sony AVC for MP4 files and Video for Windows for AVI files. There are a variety of templates to choose from with each format. Just select a template and render the file. Note: It may take a long time to render but this is normal.

~jr

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