Joe Mantaratz
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OK if that is not working then try this but be sure to follow exactly what is stated.
First of all, be advised that this isn’t a place to play around in, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing.
A mistake may mean an uninstall-reinstall of Vegas.Hold down the SHIFT key and choose Options – Preferences
Go to the now visible “Internal” tab;
In the Reset all settings at startup”;
change that setting from “False” to “True”; ( Just doubel click in the box and type it in)
Click OK and exit Preferences.If this works then on restart go back in a change it back to TRUE so that any changes you have made will remain. I’ll check back to see if it worked.
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Really not even the ctrl shift reset on start up? That is unusual. Are you using dual monitors? I have dual here and that can happen but you should still see it. If you have done everything as I have suggested then you will need to reinstall the software. I can’t fathom why your window would not return if you’ve done the steps. is there a way you can send a copy of what you are seeing? I’m sure the window is just hiding underneath another or under the windows task bar.
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AVI’S are merely a wrapper and they can be encoded with any variation if codecs. Think of it as a box nicely wrapped but you have no idea of what is inside. Same idea.. Best to do what Mike suggests and find another download program. I happen to use Real Media and have had no problems with it but it is not free.
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My fault for not asking what version of Vegas you were using. As I recall in other forums there was a known issue as you described. With so many variations you just never know what the cause or solution may be. This forum has saved me numerous times and is probably the best source of real answers. Even the Sony tech people use it as a knowledge base. In my free time I sit and read through the posts and try to pick up on all the great advice. I’m glad your solution was a simple one. Send along the link when you get your project done, always looking for good house painting tips.
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Memory can certainly fail at any time as can any other hardware. I downloaded a free memory check program that runs on start up. Was this something that just happened? Try inserting a couple of the offending files in a new project and see if that helps. If it does then you know you have a hardware issue. I worked on a project where it would crash the program every time I attempted to import mpeg2 files. What I found was that I could import them in smaller amounts and it was ok. The red frame is either memory or original media corrupt. Can you reimport some of those files to a new project and test it there? You need to test the basics first to be sure. I’ve said this a lot in my posts recently but it is worth repeating again. It is paramount that you have a clean boot with no services running, no internet, spyware or virus software running on load up. They stay resident and eat up memory and can cause all kinds of problems. At the very least deactivate them after boot if you do not know how to create a clean boot.
Hope something helps
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I’ve had this happen to me before but it usually is the preview window. It’s still there it is most likely hiding under your task bar. Click and hold your mouse over the task bar edge and drag it to a minimize position. It should be there, if not then look for it possibly docked (joined) with another window, indicated by … and a tab selection. Other ways I have found it is to watch the screen in different areas and repeatedly select and deselect the desired window in the hopes of catching a glimpse. When all else fails holding down cntrl shift while launching Vegas will restore all the original settings and you will get your window back. Hope this helps
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Version 8 is more memory intensive and has crashed more for me than the earlier versions on lesser machines. The 8.0c seems to do a bit better than 8.0a-b
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Here is what I found in another forum regarding your issue. I suspected it either the memory or the media. Usually it is a hardware issue.
The only time I saw a red frame while using Vegas 8 is when I borrowed a less than optimum computer to edit while my regular system was temporarily down because of a bad ram stick.
The red frames did not crash Vegas though and were only brief.
My regular editing system is back up and running and I did an edit of two cams with m2t files and no red frames and no problems.
I noticed that since Vegas 7, Vegas has become ram intensive when it comes to m2t files. A system that uses slower ram seems to have problems such as the red and even the black frames. That borrowed system also had the black frame problem as well though not anywhere near as bad as the old and slow Pentium 4 system had.
The borrowed system does not have the best ram and ram timings.
So red frames are caused by either a corrupt file and/or hardware that is not up to par. This is not a Vegas 8 bug.
M2t editing requires a better system than SD did. If using a lesser system then it is best to use an intermediate file instead of an m2t file.
Vegas 6 didn’t have this problem because it didn’t use ram to optimize playback of m2t files like vegas 7 and up does. But then playback of m2t files on Vegas 6 was terrible on a slow system.
Hope this sheds some light….
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You can hold down ctrl shift while launching Vegas to reset it to the default settings.
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OK lets back up a bit.
Can you tell me if this just occurred? What type of audio files are they? Are they part of a video of solo?
Can you give a little background as to what you were doing prior to getting this message.
Sounds like a setting had been changed but at this point I can’t recall what might cause that. If the media is offline it means it has lost the file on loading because it has been moved or the focus has changed to cause the media to go offline. The latter is unlikely as that affects the whole project when utilizing another software.
I can recall this happening to me in the past but can’t remember what the circumstances were. you can always reset Vegas to the default settings for everything and see if that helps. Sorry I am trying to give you the easiest possible solutions before getting to in depth.