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General
Complete name                            : D:\OneDrive\Unmade Plays\Binte Muryum FINAL AVI OPTION 01.avi
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
Format profile                           : OpenDML
File size                                : 2.31 GiB
Duration                                 : 15 min 57 s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Constant
Overall bit rate                         : 20.7 Mb/s
Writing application                      : Matrox DSX AVI file . Format: 6. Build: 1.0.0.363  

Video
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Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : 4:2:2@Main
Format settings                          : CustomMatrix
Format settings, BVOP                    : No
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Format settings, GOP                     : N=1
Format settings, picture structure       : Frame
Codec ID                                 : MMES
Codec ID/Info                            : I-frame
Codec ID/Hint                            : Matrox
Duration                                 : 15 min 57 s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 17.3 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate                         : 20.0 Mb/s
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate                               : 25.000 FPS
Standard                                 : Component
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Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
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Compression mode                         : Lossy
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Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
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Audio
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Stream size                              : 175 MiB (7%)
Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
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  Name: Binte Muryum FINAL AVI OPTION 01.avi
  Folder: D:\OneDrive\Unmade Plays
  Type: BSplayer file
  Size: 2.42 GB (2,478,811,648 bytes)
  Created: Sunday, January 17, 2021, 1:43:42 AM
  Modified: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 5:25:50 AM
  Accessed: Sunday, January 17, 2021, 7:53:20 PM
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Thank you, sir. But they don't have Windows 10.

If that concerns you, just run the installer in Windows Compatibility mode.

To make it an anxiety-free exercise for you, make a Windows restore point first.

Or, since you seem unfamiliar, just run your files through Handbrake.

They are VFW. Best of luck.

@jawad-d Can you make available a sample file on say dropbox for other users to test in VP?

Sir I downloaded and installed the VFW but I could only get Codec Configuration menju. After selecting the mandatory selection I clicked on OK but nothing happened. Nothing else appeared.

I went to VP14 and tried to find the codec but still nothing.

For now I have uploaded the video to YouTube and downloaded it again to get an MP4 file. It's not going to be in high quality but I guess my options are limited at the moment.

Being a novice isn't a nice thing. That's why I am thankful to pros like you who generously share their knowledge.

Thank you and God Bless.

@jawad-d Can you make available a sample file on say dropbox for other users to test in VP?

Sure, sir. Here's the link for the file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lsmnop1cvrhlpwe/Binte%20Muryum%20FINAL%20AVI%20OPTION%2001.avi?dl=0

Anyone who wants to view my Short Film with English subtitles can do so at https://bit.ly/2WCZfQS

@jawad-d Ok, sure enough, the file doesn't load into VP18. I transcoded the file to an MP4, interlaced to Progressive, the Chroma Subsampling gets changed from 422 to 420 for HW encoding, 422 is retained for CPU encoding, and the audio gets changed to AAC. It then loaded fine into VP. I am using my VFR2CFR util, see download link in my signature. The util requires the ffmpeg utils to be downloaded and added to the Windows PATH, instructions in the help file.

You installed the vfw codec, and your file still doesn't open now in Vegas Pro 14?

And you remembered to restart?

Then best to follow @JN-'s advice. Good Luck.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/got-questions-consult-the-tutorials-first-please--120282/

If all else fails, you can losslessly rewrap the file (copy the videostream) to an mpg container and retain 4.2.2 chroma subsampling using the ImportAssist tool in HappyOtterScripts. Here's a screengrab of your file imported into V14 along with MediaInfo of the imported file. Note that the audio stream is added separately since it is PCM which is incompatible with the mpg container.

More info can be found at https://tools4vegas.com/.

In reference to my original suggestion, I downloaded and installed the Matrox VFW codec, restarted Vegas Pro 14, and the file you uploaded opens without incident, except the aspect looks like a bit misflagged. Here is the screenshot. Easy-Peasy.

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Also note that the interlacing is flagged incorrectly.

Dear sirs

I am overwhelmed with emotions for your kindness and your support in helping a perfect stranger. This is proof there is still good in the world. A simple "Thank you" won't quite cut it as I feel like owe you something more substantial than mere words.

All of you will be forever in my prayers and among other things I will pray God rescues you from problems as miraculously as you have rid me of mine. Amen..

@vkmast You proved you are a real guru by pointing me in the right direction. Without your kindness I would still be knocking my head against the walls.

@Musicvid Your solution worked when I restarted my computer:. I was able to import the file seamlessly in VP14. It's nothing short of a miracle for me.

@JN-I will forever be indebted to you for breathing a new life in this thread by asking me to use Dropbox and sharing my file. You actually went as far as re-encoding the file and sending it to me! You really think "Thank you" is the right phrase here? I don't! Bless you may be a good start.

@wwaag You have guided a novice with the kindness of an adult explaining a life lesson to a child. I will try your solution should I ever get stuck again with another avi.

These few days mark my first time using forums for help and it's the people like you all that reinforce my belief in the basic goodness of humans.

I thank you all for your patience and your support you have shown me. I also pray something great happens in your lives today to pay you back for your thoughtfulness. Amen.

With love and admiration

Jawad Daud

PS: I wanted to tag all of your advices as solution but unfortunately I had to pick one. Please don't think for a moment any solution here is less important than the other.

You're all Gift of God for me.

:-)

“and sending it to me!”

@jawad-d

A slight misunderstanding here, although I did think of offering to do that, as a last resort, I was waiting for the dust to settle first. I merely modded my util to handle .avi (or any .ext) to .mp4. I hadn’t thought of needing to do this previously, only for .mov. So your “problem” spurred me on to make a necessary update.

The “Matrox” solution was always going to be the most elegant way out, once you got it to work. Take it easy and good luck with your project.

Got it. Thank you.

@JN- I see you've continued to update and improve your conversion utility - many thanks for this! I was also having an AVI import issue, and using the new utility, I can now import my AVI but my audio is just static/white noise. I just used copy on audio, so maybe I need to adjust that to something else but here's the source media info if interested. I'm in the process of downloading the VFW codecs to see if that also solves my issue.

General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\scott.kendrick\OneDrive - CallMiner, Inc\2019 New PC Transfer\Strategy\Strategy 2020\All Hands\Jeff_Company_Overview.avi
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
File size                                : 195 MiB
Duration                                 : 1 h 43 min
Overall bit rate                         : 262 kb/s
Writing application                      : VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
Writing library                          : VirtualDub build 24469/release

Video
ID                                       : 0
Format                                   : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile                           : Advanced Simple@L2
Format settings                          : BVOP1 / Custom Matrix
Format settings, BVOP                    : 1
Format settings, QPel                    : No
Format settings, GMC                     : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix                  : Custom
Codec ID                                 : XVID
Codec ID/Hint                            : XviD
Duration                                 : 1 h 43 min
Bit rate                                 : 122 kb/s
Width                                    : 352 pixels
Height                                   : 288 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 1.222
Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.040
Stream size                              : 90.9 MiB (47%)
Writing library                          : XviD 1.2.0.dev47 (UTC 2006-11-01)

Audio
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : MPEG Audio
Format version                           : Version 1
Format profile                           : Layer 3
Format settings                          : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Codec ID                                 : 55
Codec ID/Hint                            : MP3
Duration                                 : 1 h 43 min
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 128 kb/s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                               : 41.667 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Delay relative to video                  : 96 ms
Stream size                              : 95.0 MiB (49%)
Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration                     : 33  ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration             : 504  ms
Writing library                          : LAME3.97 
Encoding settings                        : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 17 -b 128