Attached is a sample clip recorded using the desktop NDI Studio Monitor. The clip plays in VLC and Premiere Pro but will not open in Vegas Pro 18.

The details of the clip are as follows:

General
Complete name                            : D:\MediaAV\Video\NDI\Capture\Test Recording(NDI HX Camera).mov
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : QuickTime
Codec ID                                 : qt   0000.02 (qt  )
File size                                : 127 MiB
Duration                                 : 11 s 367 ms
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 93.6 Mb/s
Encoded date                             : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15
Tagged date                              : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15
Writing library                          : Apple QuickTime

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : SHQ2
Codec ID                                 : SHQ2
Duration                                 : 11 s 367 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 89.1 Mb/s
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 30.000 FPS
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 1.432
Stream size                              : 121 MiB (95%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15
Tagged date                              : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : PCM
Format settings                          : Little / Signed
Codec ID                                 : fl32
Codec ID/Hint                            :  
Duration                                 : 11 s 352 ms
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 3 072 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth                                : 32 bits
Stream size                              : 4.16 MiB (3%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15
Tagged date                              : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15

Other
ID                                       : 3
Type                                     : Time code
Format                                   : QuickTime TC
Duration                                 : 11 s 367 ms
Frame rate                               : 30.000 FPS
Time code of first frame                 : 16:56:04:09
Time code, striped                       : Yes
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15
Tagged date                              : UTC 2021-05-14 16:56:15

The sample clip won't load, maybe it is too big. not sure. But the codec info is shown in the previous post. It seems that Vegas will not handle the SHQ2 codec, even though it is installed on my system.

Upload sample clips to Drive or Dropbox, not the forum or youtube.

Looks like a proprietary codec; may want to try ffmpeg.

I edit my NDI recordings with VP14.

Here are some more options:

@jeffagwm So, according to @rvitucci's post you can use the Tricaster export tool to export to Prores. VP18 now handles Prores very well.

Thanks for the replies so far.

I am not using Tricaster, so I don't have access to the export tool. I am trying to start using NDI (Network Device Interface) compatible gear to enable video and audio over a network. (think Dante for video). It allows any camera on the network to be seen as an input on any capture device/switcher/laptop on the same network. Newtek developed the protocol, but now there is gear from multiple other brands that have an NDI port.

For more info on NDI - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Device_Interface

It is a shame that V14 can handle the video but V18 can't. I wonder if that is something than can be fixed? Yes, I have Adobe Premiere and can go that way but I have been with Vegas since V3 and would prefer to stick with it if possible. Maybe for now I will try running through Handbrake and see if the files are still ok quality wise.

It is a shame that V14 can handle the video but V18 can't. 

We don't know that. We only have anecdotes from two users, and until you provide that upload, I cannot test and confirm or deny either of your reports. I have both VP14 and VP18 running, and have lengthy production experience.

Here is a link to a short test file recorded using the NDI Studio Monitor Desktop application.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/znimymdwij38lpp/Test%20Recording%28NDI%20HX%20Camera%29.mov?dl=0

On my system (Win 10 Pro, Vegas 18) the clip will open and play in VLC, Adobe Premiere, and in Vegas 14, but not in Vegas 18. The codec info is as shown earlier in this thread.

Marco, Many thanks for that pointer. I do have Quicktime installed, but it the Quicktime component was not enabled in the Deprecated Features. I checked that box, restarted Vegas, and the file plays. The question now is why is that feature deprecated. My concern is that features that have been Deprecated will soon go away altogether.

Here is your answer, and thank you for following the upload instructions.

• Without the codec installed, the file opens in VP14 with audio only.
• Without the codec installed, the file opens in VP18 with audio only, with the legacy Quicktime 7 enabled.
• With the codec installed, the file opens in VP14, With video and audio.
• With the codec installed, the file opens in VP18, with video and audio, with the legacy Quicktime 7 enabled.

Here is the proof:

To enable the legacy Quicktime codec in VP18, go to Preferences->Deprecated Features. Going forward, thanks in advance for reserving judgment.

It is doubtful the legacy QT codec will go away soon, since many 32 bit QT file formats are still in use.

The question now is why is that feature deprecated.

Because Apple has discontinued QuickTime for Windows?