Native Webm Support in Vegas Pro 19

stevefoobar2 wrote on 2/11/2022, 3:42 PM

Does anyone know if there is a way to edit Webm video inside Vegas Pro 19 natively (without conversion to mp4)? I find it hard to believe that Webm has been around for more than 10 years and there doesn't seem to be a codec for it for Windows 10 nor any way to edit natively within Vegas.

I hope I'm wrong.

Thanks.

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stevefoobar2 wrote on 2/15/2022, 12:26 AM

Webm sample files can be downloaded here.

VideoReDo TV Suite will open the .webm sample file. Since it is a non-destructive cutter, it may be an option if you just want to cut 5 minutes of content out of 5 hours of meetings.

Thanks, however, I'm not going to spend more money on yet another video editor when I've already spent hundreds on Vegas Pro versions.

stevefoobar2 wrote on 2/15/2022, 12:28 AM

Why not just use OBS Studio and pick any codec and wrapper you want?

Thank you but I'm not going to spend more money and learning curve on yet another tool.

stevefoobar2 wrote on 2/15/2022, 12:31 AM

Analysis of webm low bit rate (438 kb/s):

Very little scene change from frame to frame

which allows

11 second group of pictures

Long GOP sucks for editing.

Although my test video was admittedly of a mostly static Pandora screen, in reality real business meetings often have long periods of static screen displays or minimally changing displays.

Dexcon wrote on 2/15/2022, 12:38 AM

Re OBS Studio ...

Thank you but I'm not going to spend more money ...

No money is needed. OBS Studio is free.

stevefoobar2 wrote on 2/15/2022, 8:11 PM

Re OBS Studio ...

Thank you but I'm not going to spend more money ...

No money is needed. OBS Studio is free.

Great. Then it may be useful in the future on my home computer, but I can't install apps on my work laptop.