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Musicvid wrote on 10/18/2016, 4:51 PM

Never install a third party codec pack on a Vegas machine.

If you'll tell us specifically what type of AVI file you are trying to open, someone will guide you to the right decoder. There are hundreds.

JJKizak wrote on 10/18/2016, 6:51 PM

Wow. Hundreds?  How about this one?

JJK

NickHope wrote on 10/19/2016, 12:03 AM

That doesn't help. Please post the MediaInfo text report for a typical file (see #6 in this post: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/why-does-my-rendered-video-look-bad-quality-troubleshooting-basics--103361/ ).

JJKizak wrote on 10/19/2016, 6:17 AM

It's an Intel Indeo on some, avi 1 on others. I remember years ago downloading these codecs when they switched to avi 2 and Windows stopped the automatic inclusion of the Intel codecs. I did download the Media application but cannot forward the text to this site. The codec pac I downloaded (I forgot) worked well with Vegas, Media player, and Nero and I think that Media player forwarded the message about where to download the codecs.

JJK

Quitter wrote on 10/19/2016, 6:37 AM

If you want to copy the text of MediaInfo select "View >> Text"

Camcorder: Sony CX 520 VE
Hardware:   Acer NG-A717-72G-71YD, Win 11 , i7-8750 H, 16GB, GTX 1060 6GB, 250GB SSD, 1TB HDD
NLE:  Sony Vegas Pro 13.0 Build 453
            Vegas Pro 14.0 Build 270
            Vegas Pro 21.0 Build 300

 

NickHope wrote on 10/19/2016, 6:43 AM

If you can't find the individual codec then I suggest first trying ffdshow and for Vegas I would download the 64-bit version from here. I have had this installed a lot over the years but don't have it now as Windows/Vegas/VLC currently provide what I need. If that doesn't help then you can try the K-Lite Codec Pack Basic version. I used to have this installed years ago, and it didn't cause me personally any problems as far as I know, but if you do get trouble with playback, encoding etc. then suspect this first. If they don't solve your specific problem then uninstall them.

Musicvid wrote on 10/19/2016, 7:10 AM

Best option is a Win 98SE machine. Quartz.dll (MCI) was deprecated starting with XP. 

Getting rid of K-lite and ffdshow can be tougher than a case of bedbugs; just my experience.

NickHope wrote on 10/19/2016, 7:38 AM

Windows restore point and/or C: drive system image first then!

JJKizak wrote on 10/19/2016, 10:52 AM

Just looking at the roughly 10,000 possible combinations of the basic K-Lite Pac makes me wonder why it was just a one click install long ago and now I need to hire an engineer.

JJK

JJKizak wrote on 10/19/2016, 4:21 PM

Well I installed the K-Lite pac (Simple) into a Windows 7 32 bit computer with Vegas 11 and checked the Indeo codecs and everything worked fine including Media Player and Vegas 11.

I installed the K-Lite pac (Simple) into a Windows 10 32 bit computer with Vegas 11 and checked the Indeo codecs and everything worked fine including Media Player and Vegas 11.

I Installed the K-Lite pac (Simple) into a Windows 10 64 bit computer with Vegas 11, 12, and 14 and checked the Indeo codecs and it didn't work but did not mess anything up, (hopefully) Windows 10 rattled off a whole bunch of codec changes/switches in the lower right corner menu to "Movies" because some "App" made some changes.

I checked the codec tweaker and the Indeo codecs are installed OK in the 32 bit section but they are not installed in the 64 bit section.

Nero works fine but Vegas and Media Player do not regarding the 64 bit install.

JJK

 

Quitter wrote on 10/19/2016, 5:57 PM

I have only the cineform codec with GoPro installed, everything works fine in Vegas Pro
No probs with AVI or MOV (If they do not use a special codec)
I use the MPC-HC Player
For me there is no need of a codec pack (Win 10 Home 64 bit)

Camcorder: Sony CX 520 VE
Hardware:   Acer NG-A717-72G-71YD, Win 11 , i7-8750 H, 16GB, GTX 1060 6GB, 250GB SSD, 1TB HDD
NLE:  Sony Vegas Pro 13.0 Build 453
            Vegas Pro 14.0 Build 270
            Vegas Pro 21.0 Build 300

 

PeterDuke wrote on 10/19/2016, 6:32 PM

The reason why there may be many different types of AVI files is that AVI is only a container, and it may have many different types of codecs inside. For instance, DivX has three variants. Cineform and Lagarith are AVI as is the old DV AVI of yesteryear. As has been said, you need to identify the codec(s) your videos use. Some video players install codec packs that can be used by other video apps. Even AVI has more than one type.

JJKizak wrote on 10/21/2016, 11:00 AM

I want to thank all those who have helped me out. The K-Lite Pac works great in the 32 bit systems but not in the 64 bit. My work around is to render all the Intel indeo avi coded stuff to Windows avi's in the 32 bit systems with Vegas 11  then transfer it to the 64 bit system with Vegas 14.

JJK