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Spot|DSE wrote on 6/1/2004, 11:05 AM
Not DivX 5, no. Anything older doesn't have issues. DivX changed codec access on their end, so only earlier versions of DivX can be edited in Vegas.
Jackie_Chan_Fan wrote on 6/1/2004, 11:34 AM
I've edited DIVX5 files in Vegas... I own DIVX pro though.

The Trick to DIVX is making sure it has enough keyframes. By default Divx has like a keyframe every 300 frames. Which makes it tricky to edit.

Editing DIVX really isnt ideal though. The format is pretty heavy on the processor in comparison to DV.

EuroBeat wrote on 6/1/2004, 1:31 PM
So Jackie, how you were able to edit DivX file in Vegas after all? I am making some music videos and I am working with several DivX file to make a video mix. Without capability of editing them i have no use of the program when dealing with DivX format. What bugs me though, I could do it earlier and not now. Have no clue what I have done :-)

Tx
TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/1/2004, 1:55 PM
Take the video into Virtual dub & save it as a DV file. That will make things MUCH easier.

Questions though: did you buy Vegas already? Just wondering cuz if I were you I would of downloaded the demo & tried to open my files BEFORE I bought it. :)
EuroBeat wrote on 6/1/2004, 5:42 PM
Well... I failed to open DivX file in Virtual Dub. So this also not going to help.

As of Vegas, I have been user since lunch of this particular program many years ago. I don't use it for sophisticated purpose as most of you do, but rather editing music video clips and saving them in real video mode.

Thank you
TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/1/2004, 6:56 PM
Do you have the latest version of DivxPro (the ad-ware one)? I think that may be necessary.

NormalyI can get Divx files to open in Vegas or Virtual dub. Is is one specific file you're having trouble with?
Spot|DSE wrote on 6/1/2004, 8:55 PM
I thought we're talking about DivX Mpeg, not avi files here? Plus the trial version of Vegas won't do anything with MPEG, if I've read posts correctly. I've never run the trial...so can't comment with certainty.
Jackie_Chan_Fan wrote on 6/1/2004, 9:02 PM
it was simple. Just drag teh avi into vegas. It looks like any other avi would in vegas.

The smart thing to do though would be to convert them to dv once you've gotten them into Vegas. That is, if you're going to tv.

DVIX is really a delivery format, rather than a format to edit in. It has the same problems as trying to edit mpeg2s... in that it wont be that fluid and fast to work with framerate wise, and it will make it hard to trim etc.