Sony Vegas won’t load VEG file

[John Rofrano]

The 32-bit and 64-bit versions are two installs so unless you installed Vegas Pro 9.0 twice, you either have one or the other. The only problem you would have is if you used a plug-in in the 32-bit version that doesn’t exist in the 64-bit version but that would give a missing plug-in error after opening.

There is no reason why a veg file made with the trial shouldn’t open with the full version. I would move the veg file back to where ever it was originally and try opening it there. It sounds like there is a problem with one of the files included in the project. Perhaps it is corrupt?

You could move the files to another location and then move them back one-by-one until the project doesn’t open. The last one you moved is the problem.

~jr

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

[Zena Craven]

First of all, thank you SO much for getting back to me! I’ve been having this headache for the last two weeks, trying to figure out how to get the .veg file working again as I really don’t want to go back and do all that four-weeks of editing all over again!

I checked out to see just what version I have of Sony Vegas Pro 9.0, either 32 or 64, but all it tells me is “Build563”. Regardless, you had said there would be plug in error if I was going between the versions and that is not the problem I am having. But the problem I’m having makes no sense as all I did was uninstall the trail version and install the full version, never once moving the .veg files from where I had been using them (it was stored in it’s own folder the whole time). You suggested I try and move it (actually, there are several versions of the same .veg file, all in different folder and every single one gives that same error) to it’s original folder, but it’s already there and not working. And none of the files should be corrupt; they are MP4 video files, but the trail version took them without an issue (the trail version was definitely Sony Vegas Pro 9.0).

I did try moving the files to another location but when I loaded the .veg file to see if Vegas would ask me to find the files, it gives the same error. When I normally try to load any of my .veg files, it loads to 14% but after that it gives me that error: “An error occurred while loading the project whatever.veg. An error occurred while reading the file. Make sure you have read to the file/folder and that it is not corrupted.” I even tried, just for the heck of it, renaming the folder of the source files, but I’m immediately given the same error when I load any of the exact same .veg files (just in differen locations).

PLEASE tell me there’s hope! All my .veg files can’t be corrupt and completely not able to be worked with/opened!

[Stephen Mann]

Can you find another Vegas user who can try to load your veg file (without media)? Or, do you have another PC that you can restart the trial on?

It really does sound like you have a bad media asset or a plug-in problem.

Have you tried making a simple project and opening Vegas with that veg file?

Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com

[Roger Bansemer]

I have a program that crashes every time when I try to open it if I continue to let Vegas build the peaks in the lower left hand corner. If I cancel the peak building I can work with it but without the benefit of being able to see the peaks.
I’ve run into problems because I’ve done a save as more than once to the same directory thinking that files would be overwritten. They are not. Vegas saves all the files and puts a 001 on them so I ended up with double files. This has caused problems I believe (but can’t be sure) with my being able to load the program.

[Zena Craven]

In reference to the Sony Vegas user, do you mean just someone else who uses Vegas and get them to see if they can open my file? Um, well, I don’t know anyone who could do that for me…and I do have two PC’s. The trail version was loaded on my laptop (the original trial version was on a desktop) but I received that error immediately when I tried loading the .veg file. And yes I have also tried loading a simple .veg file and it’s the same thing.

If it is a bad media asset or a plug-in problem, is there any way to fix it? Please help!

[Zena Craven]

Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 will load with no problems if I’m not trying to load a .veg file, just start it up and do nothing more. But when I do try to load the .veg file I need, or any other that I made from the trail version, there is definitely no peaks that I can see whatsoever. And what’s more, even when I load the program and THEN try loading my .veg file (through the open option under FILE) it completely opens the program again. I’m completely frustrated…

[John Rofrano]

At this point I would contact Sony support as they are the only ones who can look at the veg file and see what’s wrong with it.

~jr

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

[Zena Craven]

Um, I apologize for still being new, but how would I go about contacting Sony support? By phone? Or is there a website where they can help me walk through things?

[Mike Kujbida]

Sony Technical Support
In your case, click on the Email support link as this allows you to send them an attachment (your veg file) to examine.

[Grahame Reid]

Hey Zena

I know you posted this a good while ago now and have probably either given up, figured it out or upgraded to pro 10 but i figured I’d post this (as a first time poster) as I had a very similar problem this morning and couldn’t find the answer out there.

It seems that the trial has the most up to date update and if you (re)install pro 9 you simply get 9.0 and not 9.0e. All you need to then is this

– Open Vegas
– Click Help -> Sony on the web -> Latest updates
– Select the most relevant update for you and download and run

NB – you will need to re enter serial no etc

Hope this helps someone out there