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Video

50 answers, most recent on 10/4/2017

vegas pro 15 an error occurred while creating the media file...

Kept getting this error, everytime I clicked render ( never even got to the option to choose what type of render ) "vegas pro 15 an error occurred while creating the media file an invalid argument" This was after I had rendered several

Video

7 answers, most recent on 8/12/2017

RE: Ideas For Working With A 90 Minute Project?

Thanks for the response. Yeah, I'm not sure what happened today, but I just kept getting this error saying "An error occurred while creating the media file. The reason for the error could not be determined." And unfortunately, that type of message

Audio

One answer, on 7/17/2017

render fixed error problem

'an error occurred while creating the media file. exception thrown by method called' show at render a project file why ? please tell me any solution

Audio

207 answers, most recent on 8/26/2021

RE: AC3 pro render missing in VP14

Sooo... The saga continues ... We now have updates to both VP14 and DVDA7 and, guess what, "same old same old"!!! To those that were using the so-called "fix" or "workaround" (copying ac3plug.dll from VP13 to VP14 and renaming to ac3studioplug.dll)

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

23 answers, most recent on 10/1/2017

RE: Cannot Render Project - Invalid Argument was Specified

Have taken all steps suggested by Cornico i.e. uninstalled prog. and all files. Amended registry etc. etc. Reinstalled No difference. Cannot "Render as.." and cannot access "Advanced Settings". Although changed project settings recommended by

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

23 answers, most recent on 10/1/2017

RE: Cannot Render Project - Invalid Argument was Specified

Hello again. When I get to your step 3 -choose MP4, than "advanced options" I always get the error message: "An error occurred while creating the media file. An invalid argument was specified" Doesn't matter what source file I am working on,

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

23 answers, most recent on 10/1/2017

RE: Cannot Render Project - Invalid Argument was Specified

OK. Hope this clears confusion: I select Project - Render As ... I get error message "An error occurred while creating the media file. Aninvalid argument was specified" I can't render I select Project - Make Movie I get screen Make Movie - Select

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

23 answers, most recent on 10/1/2017

Cannot Render Project - Invalid Argument was Specified

When I try "Project - Render as ..." I get: "An error occurred while creating the media file. An invalid argument was specified" Same with: "Make Movie - Advanced Options" However, if I use "Make Movie" and do not try Advanced Options it works

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

No answers, created on 5/29/2017

Render error

HI, I am now facing a problem with Platinum 14 version. It is running on Parallels Desktop 12. I try to press "render as" to render my project but I always get the error message " An error occurred while creating the media file. An invalid argument

Video

10 answers, most recent on 2/26/2017

Vegas Pro 14 - Render to Intel HEVC - crashes at start

I got Vegas Pro 14 a few weeks ago and I've never gotten the Intel HEVC encoder to work for me, I tried all the different templates but whenever I render I always get a crash within the first second of rendering. (in the Render As window, I select

Video

2 answers, most recent on 1/28/2017

RE: Another review of Vegas 14

I have been playing with the 'Smart Zoom' and I find that it works real well. A smart zoom of 1.5 works great. A smart zoom of 2.0 works from just fair to fairly good, depending on the quality of the source. It does not matter if the source is 4k or

Video

5 answers, most recent on 1/21/2017

I cant open one of my .veg files.

Hello, I am a young YouTuber trying to render a video in sony vegas. I edited it last night and I tried to render it. The video wouldn't render past a certain frame, but I think that is because I heavily edited that part. Now it is the next day and

Video

10 answers, most recent on 6/24/2017

Rendering Error Message in VEGAS Pro 14

When rendering a video as an mp4 file in VEGAS Pro 14, I receive the following error message: “An error occurred while creating the media file. The file could not be opened. Make sure the file exists and that you have access to the

Video

21 answers, most recent on 1/1/2020

(FAQ) Troubleshooting Crashing and Stability

If VEGAS Pro is crashing or behaving strangely, there are many things you can try to troubleshoot it. If the software hangs during rendering then see this post. 1. INSTALL THE LATEST UPDATE Make sure you are running the latest update of the version

Video

No answers, created on 11/16/2016

Error messages when trying to render 16:9 1440p and 2160p in 60fps

I was just messing around until I came across those messages. My Vegas Pro is version 10 with 16gb ram, and I can render those two resolutions in 30fps. For 1440p in 60fps, the message is "An error occured while creating the media file. The system

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

One answer, on 10/31/2016

Vegas movie Studio stopped working while previewing and rendering

Hey guys, New user here! I just built a computer and am having issues with Vegas Movie Studio (VMS). I am new to the video editing scene so I apologize in advance if I have missed something obvious. My goal here is to provide yall with as much info

Video

2 answers, most recent on 9/26/2016

RE: Error occurred while loading the project file.....

RIP the both of us, I have the same problem except I have not yet tried opening my file on another computer yet. I'm not sure how this happened, but I started getting the error message after declining the option to autosave my file. (woops) I asked

Video

10 answers, most recent on 8/28/2016

RE: Can't open saved .VEG files in Sony Vegas Pro 13

Hi Nick, thanks for replying. Yes, I have checked the scroll bars. Now a new problem. Vegas was crashing every time I rendered a video saying memory issues. I worked with Microsoft Support for 7 hours last two days. They increased virtual

Video

6 answers, most recent on 7/26/2016

Can't Open Up Project File. Corrupt. HELP PLEASE

Hi there, I have a little problem opening up this project file (attached below) in Sony Vegas Pro 12. I created this project file a few months back, and I've saved it to my external Seagate Dashboard hard drive. But yesterday, I realized that at

Video

10 answers, most recent on 6/15/2016

Can you render a square video?

I'm trying to render a video that has a square aspect ratio (1:1). However, when I set the render options and try to render it, Vegas either crashes or gives me a warning saying "An error has occurred while creating the media file [file name]. An

Video

11 answers, most recent on 6/10/2016

cant render a video in sony vegas pro 13

I'm having a problem with sony vegas pro 13. whenver i try to render a 20 minute project i have (that has a lot of footage) it crashes after it reaches 5 percent and gives me this error message: "an error occurred while creating the media file. The

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

9 answers, most recent on 2/24/2016

an error occurred while creating the media file .

After spending 6 hours editing a video on Vegas Platinum HD 11.0 I go to export/render the file. Immediately after clicking MAKE MOVIE I am greeted with an error message: "an error occurred while creating the media file . exception thrown by method

Vegas Movie Studio (up to ver. 17)

8 answers, most recent on 10/28/2015

RE: No 1080 25p option

Just now, I customised one of the templates to 1920 x 1080, 25p with a bitrate of 25mbps but Sony Movie Studio won't let me render the video. A message comes up that says: "An error occurred while creating this media file. The reason for the error