Help with .avi files.

Borske wrote on 1/7/2005, 11:17 AM

I import avi files into vegas 5.0 and and it works fine but when I try to drag the file into a new track it either wont go at all or I will get the video and not the audio.
Sometimes I get a message saying the Audio or Video attributes could not be determined.
Am I missing a plugin or a codec or something?

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JohnnyRoy wrote on 1/7/2005, 4:12 PM

> Am I missing a plugin or a codec or something?

Probably a missing codec. Download a copy of GSpot and open the AVI file in that. It will tell you what codec the file needs and whether or not its installed on you PC.

~jr

Borske wrote on 1/7/2005, 8:26 PM

Thankyou JohnnyRoy but GSpot says the proper codecs are installed.
Any other solutions?

Grazie wrote on 1/7/2005, 8:41 PM

Just a thought.

I've got "Ignore Third Party DV Codecs" selected on my Preferences. Do you? I wouldn't know what this does to the AVI file you've got? But maybe the AVI is being "seen" by Vegas as needing a third party codec? I don't know what happens if I was to de-select "Ignore Third Party DV Codecs" - that is "allow" 3rd party codecs?

Grazie

Borske wrote on 1/8/2005, 3:48 PM

I tried both settings with the same avi file and it never made a difference. Still can not get my avi file to open in the vegas timeline.

DGrob wrote on 1/8/2005, 4:48 PM

Maybe the proper codecs are installed on your computer, but Vegas compatibility might still be a problem? Try opening the avi in VirtualDub and re-saving as Huffy or MainConcept DV? Just another thought. I've had that work before. Darryl

rebel44 wrote on 1/8/2005, 5:42 PM

I come accross avi file rendered on MAC and after downloading a codec it open. I can not remember the web site but the file was like allcodecinone. Try search in Yahoo.