[Bryan Howard]

I’d misunderstood because anywhere else I look, people say “Download this codec pack to fix everything!!”

I downloaded a Trial of Vegas 10.c, and it seems to be handling everything much better, including importing files and exporting properly, and no crashes. Not only that, much faster.

I’ll be using the trial up and then probably upgrading.

I may still have problems, but so far I suppose Crisis Averted.

I thank everyone for your help.

[Bryan Howard]

Well, I definitely don’t know a whole lot about what I’m doing. (Terrible film classes at our college, so everything I learn is on my own)

I did actually reinstall Vegas and that didn’t make any difference. Is there some codec pack I should try instead?

[Bryan Howard]

None that I know of.

I tried installing K-Lite to fix the problem, but it didn’t seem to make any difference, so I uninstalled it.

If there’s some epic codec pack I should have, by all means tell me what it is and how to properly use or install it.

[Bryan Howard]

Hi,

First of all, thanks for the response. I know the post seems a mess, but I really ust had so much working against me I didn’t know what to say.

WMV files are not the best for editing.
— I don’t -want- to be using them. They’re all I can use besides mpgs. Like I said, I can’t import .avis or .mp4s for whatever reason. (I was able to once before.) When I try to import either, it’s just a black screen with sound. Also, half the time I export an avi or mp4, vlc can’t even read it.

What version of Vegas are you using?
Sony Vegas Pro 8.a

Is it a 64 bit version? 32?
I hadn’t even considered this.. I once used it on a 32bit computer, but now it’s on a 64bit machine. I suppose that could cause some problems?

How much RAM do you have installed?
8Gb

Watch your page file usage in the task manager …
I feel it can’t be running out of ram, as it is an immediate crash. I isolated the crash points and set the Render Loop Region around it so it would work only with that section. Plus, I have a far more resource-intensive section where about a hundred things are going on at once, at it renders fine, if not slowly.

Like I said, it’s something to do with the wmvs themselves, or their combination with other things. What works and what doesn’t is so random, and it seems to change later.

I really don’t know what to do or how to explain everything. I’ve put everthing back to wmvs for now, but I would love to get the avis and mp4s working. That could potentially solve the problems…

Oh well. Thanks for deciding to help– I look forward to a response!

– Bryan