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Kimberly wrote on 10/11/2012, 2:27 PM
Hello:

Your camera is creating *.mts AVCHD files, yes? You can get the footage into Vegas in a variety of ways:

You can use the "Sony Play Memories" software to import 'em off the camera and onto your computer. This is a neat little software that is almost worth using, except it doesn't recognize my older Sony HDV footage, which is why I use Picassa and Diffractor. These freebies also import and give you a nice way to view and organize your media. But I digress.

You can drag the files from your camera to a specific folder on your hard drives.

In either of the above cases, Vegas should be able to recognize the media in the folders where the media is stored. This is how I bring my media in Vegas.

If you are using the "import" feature in Vegas and trying to get the media directly off your camera, you might need to enable the USB drive mode on your camera to tell it to behave like a USB thumb drive. Otherwise your computer may not be able to see it. At least that is how it works on my CX760v. Here too,however, your media should ultimately reside somewhere on your hard drive, otherwise your camera will need to be plugged in with the approprite media intact whenever your want to edit it in Vegas.

See if these suggestions help and post back.

Regards,

Kimberly




pcelmer wrote on 10/11/2012, 3:34 PM
Eureka!

Thanks Kimberly!

I used the "Play Memories" software, and changed the settings to "mass storage". Then I was able to see the files. I think used the software to convert to MPEG-2, where I could then import into Sony Vegas.

Now why can't Vegas import the files directly off the camera, I am not sure, but using play memories to do the conversion is fine.

Thanks!

Paul

Kimberly wrote on 10/11/2012, 8:12 PM
If you put your camera in the "mass storage" mode, I suspect Vegas will read the files just as if it was a jump drive. As such, the files will remain on your camera and when the camera is unplugged, Vegas will tell you that the media is offline. Then when you plug your camera in again Vegas will say, hey, the media is back.

The "import" function in Vegas means import into project media. Vegas creates markers that point to your media, but it doesn't actually import in the sense of moving the files from one place to another. That may seem odd until you think about how non-destructive NLEs (like Vegas) function. They point to files but they don't actually transform the source media. This avoids creating redundant copies of media and means you can edit without fear of changing your source media.

I liked Play Memories except it ticked me off that it wouldn't read my HDV footage from my older Sony HC3. So I'm using Picassa and Diffractor.