[Roger Bansemer]

Here’s a screen shot of what the properties are in Vegas.
As you can see the interlace is set to none.
Thanks for helping. I don’t know what I’d do without the forum. It’s really wonderful to get help with problems.

[Roger Bansemer]

The only thing I can think of is to use the “lens flare” filter in your video effects tab. That might help a bit.

[Roger Bansemer]

Hello Mr. Mantaratz,
I do look up to you as a source of information and you have given me good advice in the past.

Well, if I have to make intermediate files, I guess I’ll do so. What do you suggest as a program to accomplish this and in what format should I convert them? Also do these intermediate programs convert each clip individually? I would hate to end up with one huge clip.

I’m using Windows7 64bit. Should I install some other Codec for Vegas to use. Could that be an issue?

I’m pulling my hair out with Vegas crashing every few minutes as I try and edit.

[Roger Bansemer]

The program that came with my small Sony XR-520 camera views H.256 files perfectly. I just don’t know why Vegas can’t implement whatever that program has to preview the same exact files when dropped on the Vegas timeline.
My camera previews them perfectly as well. What’s wrong with Vegas that I can’t do the same thing???

[Roger Bansemer]

I always use the Preview Auto mode.

If I have H.264 clips on several timelines, then the video becomes jerky. If I mute all but one video track the video will be smooth because it’s not having to deal with all the tracks.

Why can’t Vegas automatically see that the tracks below the ones on top do not need to be processed or whatever it’s called. This would solve a lot of memory processing problems.

[Roger Bansemer]

That is a wonderful idea which I had not thought of. I will try that. Thank goodness for this forum. I do appreciate everyone pitching in to help with problems.

[Roger Bansemer]

Thanks for the response John. What I don’t understand is that I’m using a Sony camera and Sony editing software. If anything should be compatible that should be.

[Roger Bansemer]

I’ve posted earlier about similar problems but have gotten no real solutions. The H.264 files reek havoc with Vegas. I get crashes every few minutes and am constantly hitting the save button. It has been suggested to convert the files to something else like avi but that’s just not practical. This doesn’t help but you aren’t alone.
Sony never ever answers emails either.

[Roger Bansemer]

Thanks for that information John. This forum is just great.

[Roger Bansemer]

I’m surprised that few others have posted about the need for a super computer to edit the H.264 file format (at least the ones that Sony cameras produce). I’ve spent $2,000 on a new computer and I’m still having jerky video previews which make it very difficult to see what I’m editing even when using the preview auto mode. This was not an issue when using M2t files. But thinking back, remember when those files had to be converted to even use them on the timeline? Well, it seems it almost the same thing with the new M2ts files.