AVI Problems - Please Help

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 2:18 PM

Hey, I am using Vegas Video and for some reason my AVI files won't do right. They work in Windows Media Player, but when I add them to a project or try to sample it, it only plays audio, but no video. The video track is there, but it doen't show any of the video.

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pb wrote on 2/4/2003, 3:13 PM

probably a dumb idea but is the video track muted?

bgccdx wrote on 2/4/2003, 3:21 PM

I have the same problem but I haven't found a solution.

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 3:30 PM

The video track is not muted. The file is an Anime episode. Here are its properties:

Video: 320x240x24, 23.971 fps, 42691.852, Alpha=None, Field Order=None (progressive scan), DivX 5.0.2 Codec
Audio: 56kBit/s, 24000Hz, Stereo, 42691.851, MPEG Layer-3

As I said, the audio works great, but the video doesn't work. It's just a black screen in the Preview Window.

jetdv wrote on 2/4/2003, 3:46 PM

The answer to your problem is: DivX 5.0.2 Codec

JackHughs wrote on 2/4/2003, 3:51 PM

I assume that you can see the video frames in the timeline but you cannot see any video in preview. If so, check to see if your video channel has an opacity envelope set to 0%.

If the parent/child function on your video track is engaged, disengage it and mute all video channels located above the channel that contains your .avi.

JackHughs

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 4:10 PM

I have the DivX 5.0.2 Codec. And no, I cannot see the frames in the timeline. Those are black too. What is a parent/child function anyway? (I'm a newbie.)

jetdv wrote on 2/4/2003, 4:12 PM

Do a search for DivX on this forum. You will find out that DivX does not work well. DivX is your problem - whether or not you have the codec installed.

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 4:14 PM

There is a file called aviplug.dll in the File Format Folder (C:\Program Files\Sonic Foundry\Shared Plug-Ins\File Formats), but it says it is for Windows 2 File Format. Is there a Windows 1? Could Vegas only support Windows 2 AVI, not Windows 1, and the AVI I am using is a Windows 1?

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 4:16 PM

Does Sonic Foundry have a plug-in that can help me?

link99 wrote on 2/4/2003, 4:41 PM

Is there any way I could get a program to change the compression of my AVI file to something else? (I AM DESPERATE FOR AN ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM!!! ITS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!)

discdude wrote on 2/4/2003, 6:38 PM

Download DivX 5.03. That should solve all your problems, it did for me.

http://www.divx.com/divx/index.php