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kameronj wrote on 6/22/2003, 4:01 PM
IMHO I wouldn't use RM unless I was paid to do so.

DIVX on the other hand....I like the compression - but it doesn't play well in VV. I've read before that it's a codec thing....but I haven't found any codec that allows me to edit divx in VV. So, I convert first (to MPEG or AVI) then edit....then rerender. Works fine.

Maybe someone else has had better codec experience with DIVX and VV.
discdude wrote on 6/22/2003, 5:25 PM
Newer versions of DivX work just fine in Vegas.

Also, DivX is largely a video codec. There is a DivX audio codec but all it is is a hacked WMA codec. It is no longer in wide use (not that it ever really was).

So the fact that your video works and your audio doesn't indicates to me that this isn't a DivX problem at all. Most likely the problem is that you don't have the proper audio codec installed. Many "divx" files use MP3 for audio. Other popular codecs include OGG or AC3 (for DVD rips).

Incidently, all the codecs I mentioned with the possible exception of MP3 (if used right) really shouldn't be used with AVI's but people like to create "hack" AVI's that playback in Windows Media Player and pretty much nothing else. So I recommend you play your video in WMP and figure out what codecs are in use by checking out the video properties. Good Luck!
philfort wrote on 6/22/2003, 5:42 PM
Vegas can't import realmedia files - I assume it's some licensing issue or something.
mikkie wrote on 6/23/2003, 10:38 AM
About the only thing that will let you work with real video files is their producer, and if I understand correctly, even then any editing is very limited. 'Bout the only hints I could give would be to use avisynth to get the video into Vegas.

RE: DiVX... A while back (do a search), there was an explanation from sofo tech that a version of DiVX or three worked in YUV only, and Vegas needs rgb - later versions of DiVX have cured this, as would I imagine any chaining/frameserving etc.

RE: the audio, really need to find out what format the audio was/is in, but should be possible, usually, to import it. Prob as I see it is there are a lot of possible alternatives, including ac3, which will not import - have to take it appart and then import the mono wave files, at least that's the one way I know of.

If it's mp3, one potential prob, really for anyone using mp3, is that there are a few files available for encoding/decoding: l3codeca.acm, l3codecp.acm, l3codecax.acm, & lame version. The difference is largely the bit rate possible, & unfortunately it's common for whatever software to set the lowest bitrate file as the one windows should use. For info see the faq at http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/
TeknoDren wrote on 7/5/2003, 8:38 AM
alexderennes:

use VIRTUALDUB to save the DIVX or XVID file into seperate pieces - audio to an uncompressed .wav and video(no audio) via direct stream copy. You can then bring both files into VEGAS as long as you have a DIVX codec installed for the video. XVID may require using the FOURCC changer to modify the header of the video to say it is a DIVX not XVID. Saving the audio as a .wav eliminates sync problems from the source file. VIRTUALDUB will tell you if there is a problem with the audio when you open the the original file.

As far as REALMEDIA goes, don't bother. Converters like TINRA are too limited in file size and is dogy to run at times. Others I have tried work well on RealAudio to PCM .wav just fine but the video conversion is unsatisfactory and very slow even using uncompressed .avi output.