Hi. I have been using Vegas Pro versions 7,8,9,10,12,14,16,17, and now 18 on and off for many years, and have never had any issues upgrading between versions. A recent version 18 project started crashing on me when attempting to perform a Render. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't and I needed to reboot the computer to get the Rendering process working again. I am not using the product in a professional capacity, however I find other cheaper solutions are just not up to anything but simple small projects, hence my continuous support and usage of Vegas Pro.
I originally chose Sony Vegas for my editing solution as I use Sony video cameras and expected the least amount of issues with video formats, etc. This projects video files were created on a Sony HDR-PJ790VE HD Video Recorder. There are also some video files recorded on a Samsung Galaxy 21 smart phone. Due to the Rendering crashes, and despite not doing much video editing the past few years, I decided perhaps I should update to version 22 as this should solve my crashing issue. However on opening the project that was started in version 18 on version 22 I am now receiving an error message stating:
Warning: An error occurred while trying to open a project file from a previous version.
The proper stream could not be found in the media file.
When I clicked the Details button all my video files were listed with a "xxxx.MTS has changed enough that the media stream properties from the project file could not be applied. Default media stream properties were used." against each file name. Now, all the videos in the Timeline are blanked out and cannot be viewed in the Preview window.Luckily I didn't uninstall Vegas 18 and was still able to satisfactorily open the project in that version.
I then tried opening other previous projects in the new version 22 and I also get the same errors on projects that use video files from the same source, so I suspect the problem is with this new version using certain video file formats, as some MP4 videos taken for another project using a DJI drone open OK in v22.
The computer is running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit with SSD drives, 16 GB memory, Intel Core i7-6700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (all due for upgrading later in the year).
I would prefer to push on with version 22 if I can just simply just get past this issue without having to re-do all my projects. Any expert knowledge into this problem will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
Here are the file Properties from the MediaInfo app for the two types of video files involved in this incident.
1) Samsung Galaxy 21 smart phone MP4 file
General Complete name : F:\Europe & UK 2024\Video\20240819_213340.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 Codec ID : mp42 (isom/mp42) File size : 711 MiB Duration : 3 min 32 s Overall bit rate : 28.0 Mb/s Frame rate : 30.000 FPS Performer : Samsung SM-G9910 Encoded date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC Tagged date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC xyz : -33.9642+151.1788/ com.android.version : 14Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.2 Format settings : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 1 frame Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=60 Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 3 min 32 s Bit rate : 27.8 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Variable Frame rate : 30.000 FPS Minimum frame rate : 23.911 FPS Maximum frame rate : 40.431 FPS Real frame rate : 60.000 FPS Standard : PAL Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.446 Stream size : 704 MiB (99%) Title : VideoHandle Language : English Encoded date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC Tagged date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Codec configuration box : avcCAudio ID : 2 Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : mp4a-40-2 Duration : 3 min 32 s Source duration : 3 min 32 s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 256 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Stream size : 6.50 MiB (1%) Source stream size : 6.50 MiB (1%) Title : SoundHandle Language : English Encoded date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC Tagged date : 2024-08-19 11:37:21 UTC mdhd_Duration : 212925
2) Sony HDR-PJ790VE HD Video Recorder file
General ID : 0 (0x0) Complete name : F:\Europe & UK 2024\Video\01071.MTS Format : BDAV Format/Info : Blu-ray Video File size : 11.7 MiB Duration : 6 s 221 ms Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 15.8 Mb/s Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mb/s Frame rate : 25.000 FPS Recorded date : 2024-08-24 11:47:10+02:00 Writing application : Sony HDR-PJ790VEVideo ID : 4113 (0x1011) Menu ID : 1 (0x1) Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4 Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 2 frames Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=13 Codec ID : 27 Duration : 6 s 160 ms Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 14.7 Mb/s Maximum bit rate : 16.0 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 25.000 FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Interlaced Scan type, store method : Separated fields Scan order : Top Field First Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.284 Stream size : 10.8 MiB (92%) IrisFNumber : 4.000000Audio ID : 4352 (0x1100) Menu ID : 1 (0x1) Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Commercial name : Dolby Digital Codec ID : 129 Duration : 6 s 240 ms Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 448 kb/s Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel layout : L R C LFE Ls Rs Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy Delay relative to video : -80 ms Stream size : 341 KiB (3%) Service kind : Complete Main Dialog Normalization : -31 dB compr : -0.28 dB cmixlev : -3.0 dB surmixlev : -3 dB dialnorm_Average : -31 dB dialnorm_Minimum : -31 dB dialnorm_Maximum : -31 dBText ID : 4608 (0x1200) Menu ID : 1 (0x1) Format : PGS Codec ID : 144 Duration : 5 s 655 ms Delay relative to video : -80 ms
Here are the corresponding Video properties shown from within Vegas Pro version 22 for the 2 video file types involved.
1) Samsung Galaxy 21 smart phone MP4 file
General Name: 20240819_213340.mp4 Folder: F:\Europe & UK 2024\Video Type: ISO Base Size: 727.94 MB (745,413,788 bytes) Created: Monday, 25 November 2024, 5:54:56 PM Modified: Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:37:21 PM Accessed: Monday, 6 January 2025, 1:58:57 PM Attributes: ArchiveMedia information Stream format: MPEG-4 Video stream #1 Video format: AVC Resolution: 1920 x 1080 px Aspect ratio: 16:9 Color depth: 8 bit Frame rate: 30.000 fps Scan type: Progressive Bit rate: 27753707 bps Audio stream #1 Audio format: AAC Sampling rate: 48000 Hz Channels: 2 channels Bit rate mode: Constant Bit rate: 256000 bpsStreams Video: 00:03:33.080, 29.970 fps progressive, 1920x1080x32, AVC Audio: 00:03:32.928, 48000 Hz, 16 Bits, Stereo, AACACID information ACID chunk: no Stretch chunk: no Stretch list: no Stretch info2: no Beat markers: no Detected beats: noOther metadata Regions/markers: no Command markers: noMedia manager Media tags: noPlug-In Name: mxcompoundplug.dll Folder: C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 22.0\FileIO Plug-Ins\mxcompoundplug Format: MAGIX AVC Version: Version 22.0 (Build 194) Company: MAGIX Computer Products Intl. Co.
2) Sony HDR-PJ790VE HD Video Recorder file
General Name: 20240819_213340.mp4 Folder: F:\Europe & UK 2024\Video Type: ISO Base Size: 727.94 MB (745,413,788 bytes) Created: Monday, 25 November 2024, 5:54:56 PM Modified: Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:37:21 PM Accessed: Monday, 6 January 2025, 1:58:57 PM Attributes: ArchiveMedia information Stream format: MPEG-4 Video stream #1 Video format: AVC Resolution: 1920 x 1080 px Aspect ratio: 16:9 Color depth: 8 bit Frame rate: 30.000 fps Scan type: Progressive Bit rate: 27753707 bps Audio stream #1 Audio format: AAC Sampling rate: 48000 Hz Channels: 2 channels Bit rate mode: Constant Bit rate: 256000 bpsStreams Video: 00:03:33.080, 29.970 fps progressive, 1920x1080x32, AVC Audio: 00:03:32.928, 48000 Hz, 16 Bits, Stereo, AACACID information ACID chunk: no Stretch chunk: no Stretch list: no Stretch info2: no Beat markers: no Detected beats: noOther metadata Regions/markers: no Command markers: noMedia manager Media tags: noPlug-In Name: mxcompoundplug.dll Folder: C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 22.0\FileIO Plug-Ins\mxcompoundplug Format: MAGIX AVC Version: Version 22.0 (Build 194) Company: MAGIX Computer Products Intl. Co.