Terrible Vegas – black preview windows while adding more video files

[Graham Bernard]

[Anna Merry] “Please help me with this terrible program.”

Would that be Vegas 12 Build 770?

G

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Anna Merry]

yes, it is.

[Graham Bernard]

OK Anna, the job of work, let’s start with the usual suspects:

1/- Project Settings?

2/- What is the MediaInfo of that Media?

3/- What version of QT have you got installed?

Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Anna Merry]

Could it be because of Windows 8?

I have files .mov . Some of them are 24 and 25 frames, but it should not be important, right?

I use normal settings. Tried to change something but it does not work…

The newest QT version.

[Norman Black]

additionally to what Grazie asks…

With the Magic Lantern reference it sounds like you have Canon DSLR footage. With this footage (Canon/Nikon/Panasonic DSLR), Vegas bypasses Quicktime and decodes the files directly itself. You can check this.

Right click a media file, select properties and look at the “general” tab in the dialog. Scroll to the bottom and what plug-in does Vegas say it is using.

compoundplug means Vegas is importing directly.
qtplug means Vegas is going through Quicktime.

[Anna Merry]

I just have the same problem as here: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/24/965687

[Anna Merry]

I have this:

Plug-In
Name: qt7plug.dll
Folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 12.0\FileIO Plug-Ins\qt7plug
Format: QuickTime 7
Version: Version 12.0 (Build 770)
Company: Sony Creative Software Inc.

What does it mean?

[Anna Merry]

P.S. Or maybe it’s possible to import RAW file or DNG created from Magic Lantern with Canon 5d mark III immidiately to the Sony Vegas? without using the DAvinci resolve?

P.S. 2
When I tried to do something now I saw this message:

Extra Information
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0dx_video_grovel_x64.log
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0svfx_video_grovel_x64.log
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0ocio_x64.log
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0dx_grovel_x64.log
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0vst_grovel.log
File: C:UsersKamilaAppDataLocalSonyVegas Pro12.0gpu_video_x64.log
File: C:UsersKamilaDesktopUntitled.veg

Problem Description
Application Name: Vegas Pro
Application Version: Version 12.0 (Build 770) 64-bit

Fault Process Details
Process Path: C:Program FilesSonyVegas Pro 12.0vegas120.exe
Process Version: Version 12.0 (Build 770) 64-bit
Process Description: Vegas Pro
Process Image Date: 2013-11-20 (Wed Nov 20) 15:45:00

[Norman Black]

[Anna Merry] “Plug-In
Name: qt7plug.dll
Format: QuickTime 7

What does it mean?”

It means that Vegas has nothing to do with reading your media files. It goes through Quicktime to read the media files.

You never mentioned what codec was used to encode the file. This was one of Grazie’s questions.

Even if Quicktime has installed support on your PC for your codec sometimes Vegas does not like the delivery from Qt and you can have compatibility problems.

Can I infer from your original post that one or a few of these files works fine, but only when you have many files you have a problem?

If this is true then you will want to get the heck away from Quicktime and encode to something else, or if you must encode to Quicktime then encoding to AVC/H.264 and PCM audio in the Quicktime encode will allow Vegas to bypass Quicktime and read your files directly.

[Anna Merry]

Does anyone know the answer?