Up until the last version or so of DivX, this worked fine. It doesn't for any of us now. Cineform ConnectHD can batch convert into SD resolution Cineform codec avis pretty quickly and if you have Connect HD for HDV work already that is what I would recommend. You can also use VirtualDub or AVISynth and a good external DV codec. Yeah it's a pain, but DivX is more of a delivery system than an editing format.

You see, the thing is I do not want to convert to another file because it's going to end up getting rendered to a finished MPEG 2 for a DVD in the end. I'd hate to have to convert TWICE, I'd much rather edit straight from the AVI file as it is in Vegas. Also, the AVI file in question is 69 MB, converting it to something that is readable in Vegas would mean rendering it out to something much larger to preserve quality as to not have it compress too much extra prior to final rendering for the finished MPEG 2 for the finished DVD. I also like to store the raw files in a project folder specifically for this DVD project in case I want to make a revision on this DVD in the future. If I have to convert any files (such as this one and possibly other Divx AVI files) they would be much too large to keep archived for future reference.

For instance I could render this AVI file to an MPEG 2 at the highest quality from TMPGEnc which would be 9200 Kbps to preserve quality from the already compressed Divx AVI with no problem, but then the file size would be something like 300 MB. I'd like to avoid that.

All I want to do is be able insert Divx AVI files into Vegas for editing, but Vegas just won't let me unless I convert it to something it does recognize from another program like I just mentioned above and I really REALLY do not want to have to do that if it's possible to avoid that somehow. If anyone has any idea please PLEASE let me know. Deciding what to do here is holding me up with this DVD project and I really want to get moving on and finish it once and for all.

1. Send in a ticket to Sony. Since the upgrade (DivX ugprade) I have not been able to import to the timeline either.

2. You might want to see if you can find an older version of DivX and install and see if that will help (won't help if you encoded in the newest DivX codec).

3. Don't let this hold you up, go a head and render out to a larger file and get to work. No one has an answer to this yet as far as I know.

4. Notify DivX of this as well and maybe they can tell you a work around until Sony fixes it or until DivX patches it.

j razz

How long has it been since the Divx upgrade? I've been having this problem for as long as I've had Vegas and I've had Vegas since 3.0. I currently have 7.0.

The upgrade was recent... well after version 3.

j razz

Wow, for me it can't be just the upgrade then. As I have said in my original post I have installed all the main standard and most recommended codecs for these Divx and Xvid AVIs and they will open up in all my other video converters except for Vegas and it has always been this way since the beginning. It opens the audio fine, though, but not the video. This upgrade problem sounds like a whole new issue, however.

It sounds like you don't have the proper codec installed (and you haven't since version 3) or else you would have been able to see them in Vegas. Just b/c you can see them in other players, does not mean that you can see it in Vegas. You will need the proper codec for Vegas, but like I said, send in a ticket to Vegas and send in one to DivX- they are pretty quick about answering. I sent a ticket in to DivX on Friday and got my answer today.

j razz

Wow, good question! Pathetic there is no real response.
Ya know what...this is exactly another thread I'd like to see comment from a Sony rep. Where are they here? Nowhere.

I never tried to open a divx/xvid file but based on all these replies I wanted to try to open a divx file - I only get the audio only in Vegas.
Hmm, that's kind of ridiculous, Vegas should be able to open a Divx/avi file by now. And why should Vegas have to struggle with Divx for those that can open them.
I have Divx 6.2.5.

What version of Divx CAN open the file in Vegas? Maybe that info would help this guy more than nefarious "install the proper version" replies.


Sony? Hello?
There's no way you can tell me this is the first question ever raised about this.

I wonder if installing ffdshow would solve this?
I'm not too keen on suggesting installing this though. Anybody running this?.

I do have ffdshow installed. Don't know if it will solve this but I did do a little test this morning. I had a divx file that I made in vegas and I dragged it to the timeline and both the audio and video showed up. (1920x1080x24, DivX 6.4.0 Codec (2 Logical CPUs). Now, this file ends in an avi extension.

I have another HDV DivX file that ends in .DivX that was encoded using Dr.DivX that does not even show up in the explorer while looking under Vegas. So, I changed the .DivX extension to .Avi and it is shows up. I dragged it to the timeline and there it is in all its glory. You might want to try changing the extension to .avi.

j razz

shane, not sure if this will help you in your situation, but it worked for me when i was having divx problems:
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=467798

hth,
Andre'

I'd say it's way easier to install FFDSHOW.
I installed and associated it to the DIVX/XVID only (setup options) and it opens the file fine.

download FFDshow and try

I have the latest version of FFDSHOW and all the different Divx and Xvid and other wacky coded files open just fine in all my players and video converters...except Vegas. Why can I not get Vegas to see these codecs? This is driving me crazy. Please help.

Andremc, I looked at your link and I did a search for the codec that was mentioned. I searched the web with the name of that codec and every page that came up was only mentioning the codec and not bringing me to any page to actually download it. So, I can't make heads or tails of that one.

Shane, can you upload one of your files (a smaller one-preferably DivX) to where I can download it and see if I can open it?

If you don't want to make it widely available, just email me the link via the forum by clicking on my name above.

j razz

I took this from another post. If you download software and change the fourcc as listed below the files will work fine. I am trying to find out how to do this automatically in ffdshow.

Subject: RE: Importing Xvid / Divx .avi files
Reply by: VanLazarus
Date: 11/5/2006 2:04:22 PM

As I've said in my posts in the Vegas forum, Vegas does not understand the FourCC code that the latest versions of DivX place in the header of the AVI file. Use any FourCC changer to modify the 'DV50' code to 'DIVX' and Vegas will understand your DivX clips and show the video stream.

Well, I think I was working too hard. I can now import the video, but no longer have any sound. Bummer.

I will have to try and figure out which stting I made in FFdshow.

Well, I think I was working too hard. I can now import the video, but no longer have any sound. Bummer.

I will have to try and figure out which stting I made in FFdshow.