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Steve Grisetti wrote on 9/20/2013, 7:38 AM
Actually Divx and Xvid are considered delivery formats. They generally make pretty lousy source video for editing projects. And H.264s are usually either MP4s or M2T AVCHD videos.

The ideal AVI codec, especially for older versions of the program like version 8, is the DV-AVI, the format created when you capture miniDV footage over a FireWire connection.
Chienworks wrote on 9/20/2013, 8:17 AM
Being delivery formats doesn't prevent them from being source formats too. It can be said that AVC and MPEG are also delivery formats, but there are many cameras that record those formats.

I'm not sure i'd say that DV is an ideal format. It's limited color space handling, which is also different from so many other formats, makes it pretty cheesy. DivX at high bitrates can far outshine DV for detail and color fidelity. Personally, i'd say uncompressed AVI is more ideal than all other formats in all aspects except file size.

That kind of brings up another point. The difference between source formats and delivery formats isn't really so much the codec used as the amount of compression. Most any codec with minimal compression makes a dandy source, and most any codec with greater compression is well suited for delivery.
thebrain900 wrote on 9/20/2013, 11:20 AM
I ask because I have a Video Clip that is not Supported in Movie Studio 8.

I got it from a WebSite that gives Free Video Clips and FX out.

It is .flv Format so I have to convert it to .AVi for Movie Studio to use.

So I have a Converter Program called Format Factory.

And for the AVi Formats it has
H264
DivX
XviD
MJPEG
MPEG2
musicvid10 wrote on 9/20/2013, 11:49 AM
And for the AVi Formats it has

Each of those requires installing a separate vfw codec for the AVI wrapper.
Search the forums for some links.
None of those are included natively in Vegas, because they are all open source.
Steve Grisetti wrote on 9/20/2013, 12:28 PM
Does your converter offer the option to output the DV format? (At may not be called an AVI, but the DV format is a DV-AVI file.)
MSmart wrote on 9/20/2013, 6:54 PM
Based on what I see HERE, use the MPG (mpeg2) format, not AVI.
musicvid10 wrote on 9/20/2013, 7:16 PM
Don't get confused.
You can use MPEG-2 in the .mpg wrapper in Vegas.

MPEG-2 in the AVI wrapper is something else entirely and is NOT natively supported in Vegas. That's what he said he wanted above.
MSmart wrote on 9/21/2013, 12:29 AM
You can use MPEG-2 in the .mpg wrapper in Vegas.

Exactly. I know you were directing your comment to thebrain and that's basically what I was trying to point out.

@thebrain900, use the mpg option in Format Factory, not avi.