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@Reyfox I suggest you watch some tutorials on how to use the software. If you used the standalone, did you set the timeline settings to match your video? As for the created MOV file, Vegas imports them just fine. A screenshot of the error message

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

4 answers, most recent on 10/21/2022

RE: output vertical video

I do have Platinum. I want to save it as an mp4 I think to post as an Instagram reel. I don't even know which format to select. I tried Sony AVC/MVC and customized Internet 1920x1080-30p. I chose to "customize template" and changed the frame size

Scripting

9 answers, most recent on 6/5/2023

RE: Can we create VEGAS Scripts using ChatGPT?

@jetdv I have this script which works in a weird way it extract the text from media generated, put in regions and then save as *.srt, then deletes the regions created. using System; using System.IO; using System.Text; using

Video

26 answers, most recent on 5/5/2023

NEW Vegas Pro build (402/403) !

Features - Transfer Text properties- Multiple Smart Masks- Window docking improvement- Improvements to the Welcome screen- Select a device for RAW processing- Smart Mask generated shape improvements- New Sharp Model for Upscale plugin- Import Mocha

Video

337 answers, most recent on 11/27/2025

RE: VEGAS Pro 23 build 278 General Discussion

@RogerS @VEGASFlorian @Reyfox Honestly, if someone wants help, supplying a sample file that doesn't work should not be a big thing. It will help determine if it is a "global" (everyone) issue or not. Thanks to this message and my genuine desire to

Video

4 answers, most recent on 8/15/2022

Can't render in HDR10

Has anyone else had this problem. I'm using vegas pro 19 I haven't been able to render any 4k videos in hdr10 . Everytime I hit render it says an error occured while creating the media file. The reason for the error could not be determined. It says

Video

8 answers, most recent on 3/2/2024

DRIVER UPDATE - CANNOT RENDER WITH GPU

Vegas 19 Build 636 - it did the same with the latest Vegas build. I reverted back the OS to an image thinking it was a Windows update problem. Windows 10 Home 5950X - 6800XT - 64GB RAM I originally updated Windows and AMD drivers AND Vegas 19 to the

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

4 answers, most recent on 8/14/2021

[Solved] MP4 render fail

I have Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 17(223) running on a Windows 10 PC, i7, 16G ram, 516GB free hard drive space. I am trying to render a video with Magix AVC/AAC MP4 720p 25fps (file match). Saving to local HD. Estimated file size: 8GB As soon as I

Video

17 answers, most recent on 5/16/2022

[Solved] (WIN 7) - Rendering issue with the Magix vegas 482 version

Hello everyone, I tried to update my magix vegas version with the 482 and since i can't render anything anymore.When i click on file/Render As... I've got this message : An error occurred while creating the media file .Error 0x80131501 (message

Video

19 answers, most recent on 6/21/2021

[Solved] Error code "0x80131501"

Every time I try to render my video on Vegas Pro 18.0 I get the following message: "An error occurred while creating the media file .Error 0x80131501 (message missing)" Is there a solution to fix this error code please?

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

3 answers, most recent on 5/17/2020

[Solved] Movie Studio Platinum 17 will not render video [Problem solved]

I installed Movie Studio 17 Platinum Suite, and it worked fine for a few days. Now it will not render video of any format. I keep getting an error message that says an error occurred while creating the media file [name.mp4] A stream could not be

Video

39 answers, most recent on 2/13/2020

[Solved] Magix Vegas 17 Pro Build 387 AVCHD rendering error

Just installed the newest version and now I can't render using AVCHD templates. Never had a problem with previous versions. When i select any of the AVCHD Templetes, I get this popup AVCHD 1920x1080-60i "The selected encode format requires the

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

3 answers, most recent on 2/12/2020

[Solved] Plug-in specified not installed on this system while opening project

Hi, I have a project created with Movie Studio Platinum 13. I NEVER have a problem with that version. I bought Movie Studio Platinum 16 and installed it yesterday. I open that project with Planinum 16, I receive the following message: " Warning: An

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

12 answers, most recent on 2/16/2019

[Solved] "An error occurred while creating the media file"

Been using Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 15.0 for about a year and all of a sudden I now get the following message when trying to Render a project. "An error occurred while creating the media file Error 0x800700ce (message missing)" Any idea as to

Video

8 answers, most recent on 9/6/2018

[Solved] 2 HD (3840x1080) on SVP15 or SVP16

I'm searching for someone who can test the next very little project (it will take 5 minutes): I want to render a movie in 2 HD format (3840x1080). SVP13 and SVP14 give the next error: 'An error occurred while creating the media file 2HD

Video

6 answers, most recent on 2/9/2018

[Solved] Error when rendering project and general batch render question

Hello. I got Vegas Pro 14 from a humble bundle and it worked fine until I attempted to render the video. When I go to 'File -> Render As' I get an error right away saying "An error occurred while creating the media file . Exception thrown by

Video

7 answers, most recent on 9/29/2017

RE: [Solved] Cannot render with Vegas Pro 15

This issue has been mentioned a few times. Try a forum search for the error message. One possibility is related to networks (even if you are not trying to render to a network

Video

7 answers, most recent on 9/29/2017

[Solved] Cannot render with Vegas Pro 15

I have recently upgrade my Vegas Pro 14 to 15. I have installed it on two computers running Windows 10 and neither one will render. I get an error stating 'An error occurred while creating the media file . An invalid argument was specified.' on both

Video

4 answers, most recent on 9/26/2017

RE: [Solved] Vegas Pro 15 won't render

I had done a forum search but I didn't get the wording just right. I did as you suggested and came upon the solution: "In my case, I fixed the problem by changing the system setting "Render Path", which is about 3/4 the way down on internal

Video

4 answers, most recent on 9/26/2017

[Solved] Vegas Pro 15 won't render

I rendered out an MPG2 file, using render loop section, through my network yesterday using Vegas Pro Build 177. It rendered successfully. I then went to render a second file and I got an error: "An error occurred while creating the media file. An

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

9 answers, most recent on 7/15/2017

[Solved] Movie Studio 12 Platinum problems, please help

Hello allI bought Sony Movie Studio 12 Platinum Suite a while ago when I obtained my present Windows 7 Pro 64-bit setup. It worked fine, but for various reasons I uninstalled it a few months ago. I have now discovered that I need to reinstall. DVD

Video

18 answers, most recent on 7/6/2022

Custom frame size

Hello, I'm using Song Vegas Pro 19. I'm using Sony Vegas to do a video for nasdaq billboard on NYTS and the setting that they required is : CONTENT & FILE FORMAT:- Final Content Size: 2336px H x 1832px W- Live Area: 2336px H x 1832px W-

Video

13 answers, most recent on 5/30/2023

Vegas 18.0.0.527 "Render As" dialog not loading (0x80131501)

The "Render As" dialog is not showing in Vegas 18.0.0.527 from a fresh install. Instead, I'm getting this error: An error occurred while creating the media file .Error 0x80131501 (message missing) There are some other folks who've gotten this issue,

Video

One answer, on 8/17/2022

A couple small bugs / quirks in v19...

New timeline nodes not redrawn: Recreate: Create a new track. Drop some media into it. Now go into TRACK MOTION and create a cluster of position keyframe nodes, maybe 5. Content is not necessary. Select all 5 and hit CTRL-C to copy them. Exit track