Yes, thanks for the suggestion. I did try this and set it back to factory settings. I am able to open up a new VMS project but when I try open up the previous project with my footage it gives me the error message and closes down. I have also tried to start a new project and import the footage again, but the same error message happens when I have half the footage imported.

Any other thoughts?

Your tests indicate it is either corrupt media or project. If you import the same media into a new project do you get the same error? If so, your media is the problem.

Saying it is .mpg really doesn't tell us much. What is the source of the media? Was it captured or converted? Download MediaInfo and post the full file details. Also upload a clip of the material that is causing the problem somewhere (MediaFire). Sometimes they can be fixed.

Here is a basic tutorial I posted sometime back. You may find parts of it helpful.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=12&MessageID=660127

Thanks for your good suggestions musicvid!

I have tried to import the same footage into a new project and get the same error messages. Although it errors on different footage, so there seems to be no specific corrupt file, but maybe the whole files are challenging for VMS. But this is the first time it has done this - I have worked with the same camera and the import seems fine before. I am wondering if VMS has an import limit. Since this project has over 32 gigs worth and hundreds of import clips (but it seems that VMS should handle this).

The file format is: MPEG-PS
Video Codec: MPEG-2 Video
Audio Codec: AC3

The other detail info is:
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 29.4 MiB
Duration : 24s 512ms
Overall bit rate : 10.1 Mbps

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Duration : 24s 457ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 9 600 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.927
Stream size : 28.0 MiB (95%)

Audio
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 24s 512ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Video delay : -66ms
Stream size : 766 KiB (3%)

Any thoughts?

I have deleted the latest Quick Time and downloaded QT 7.6. I will see if this helps too.

Thanks so much,
KennyPenny

Hi,

I'd say that Vegas Movie Studio doesn't like the AC3-Audio. Vegas Pro won't import MPGs which contain AC3 and so Movie Studio will most certainly fail as well.

Regarding Vegas Pro there's a workaround which might work for Movie Studio as well, provided Movie Studio allows importing DVDs and Archtitect Studio is working similar to DVD Architect Pro. If so you should at first demux the MPG into its video and audio part (lots of freeware apps can do that for you). Then feed the resulting AC3 into DVD Architect and let it produce a DVD structure on hardisk with AC3- Audio (well, you might need to add a picture as well, can't remember presently). There's however no need to add any menu. The "production" of the DVD should be done in a few seconds as without video there's no need for longtime rendering.

In Vegas Pro you can thereafter import the "DVD" from the harddisk and it will import the AC3 audio as well.

Again, that's a possible workaround vor Vegas Pro but I can't say whether that'll work in Movie/Architect Studio as well.

Thanks for posting your file details.

There are two things you need to do, one of which you have already discovered.
1) Roll back to Quicktime 7.6 and iTunes 8.
2) Rename your file extension from .mpg to .vob

Your files should now work correctly in Vegas