Have you registered both Vegas AND the MPEG plugin?

Thanks for both of u for taking your time to answer....
The error messages are like this one:
Sony Vegas 4.0
Version 4.0e (Build 239)
Exception 0xC000001D (illegal instruction) IP:0x6D3ED96
In Module 'MCMPGDEC.DLL' at Address 0x6D30000 + 0xED96
Thread: GUI ID=0xFF06AC7F Stack=0xEB1000-0xEC0000
Registers:
EAX=000000ff CS=0197 EIP=06d3ed96 EFLGS=00010287
EBX=000000ff SS=019f ESP=00eb186c EBP=00cf1978
ECX=06db3af0 DS=019f ESI=00cf0ef0 FS=571f
EDX=00000000 ES=019f EDI=00cf0fa4 GS=588e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
06D3ED96: 0F 4C C2 88 04 0A 42 81 .L....B.
06D3ED9E: FA 7F 02 00 00 7E DB E8 .....~..
Stack Dump:
00EB186C: 00000000
00EB1870: 06DC2672 06DC0000 + 2672 (MPEGIN.DLL)
00EB1874: 00EB1898 00DB0000 + 101898
00EB1878: 00000000
00EB187C: 00CB21E8 00C90000 + 221E8
00EB1880: BFF00000 BFE75000 + 8B000
00EB1884: 00CB21E8 00C90000 + 221E8
00EB1888: 06DD0A75 06DC0000 + 10A75 (MPEGIN.DLL)
00EB188C: 06DD1D80 06DC0000 + 11D80 (MPEGIN.DLL)
00EB1890: 00000000
00EB1894: 00000000
00EB1898: FFFFFFFF
00EB189C: 06DD3184 06DC0000 + 13184 (MPEGIN.DLL)
00EB18A0: 00CB21E8 00C90000 + 221E8
00EB18A4: 00000000
00EB18A8: 00000000
> 00EB18B0: 06E65FFC 06DC0000 + A5FFC (MPEGIN.DLL)
> 00EB18B4: BFF831E5 BFF60000 + 231E5 (KERNEL32.DLL)
00EB18B8: 00CB21E8 00C90000 + 221E8
> 00EB18BC: 78028C00 78000000 + 28C00 (MSVCRT.DLL)
00EB18C0: 6D5C3A63 69C30000 + 3993A63
> 00EB190C: BFF6C61C BFF60000 + C61C (KERNEL32.DLL)
> 00EB191C: 0719A6E8 07100000 + 9A6E8 (MCPLUG.DLL)
- - -
00EBFFF0: 5D7F588E 5CF80000 + 87588E
00EBFFF4: 8708AFEC 8706B000 + 1FFEC
00EBFFF8: BFF7A24F BFF60000 + 1A24F (KERNEL32.DLL)
00EBFFFC: 00000000

Answering your question: both Vegas and Main Concept are registered. I can render as avi and MPGE, but definitely cannot open any MPGE file.

THANKS AGAIN......

First off, getting rid of ME will be the best thing you could do for your computer in a million years. 98SE is better and so is any XP or 2000.

Secondly, it looks like you have a corrupt install. Try installing vegas again so that your mpeg codecs will be reinstalled. When is see things in your error message like 'MCMPGDEC.DLL' it points to the mainconcept drivers.

Getting raid of ME it is the best think. I would update the directx to 8 or 9.

Thanks again for taking your time to respond. I reinstalled Vegas and got the same problem once more (error messages when I try to open any MPGE file due to the Main Concept plug-in). Maybe there's a bug with my Windows Me which is not the SE (if there is a SE). There's one more thing: when I try to insert titles on my project for testing purposes, the application stops working. Anyway, I cannot get rid of my Win Me, not right now due to the amount of data I have around here. Besides, everybody knows that not all applications work fine with Win XP. I don't know what to do.....C'mon folks........maybe an angel help me out with this thing...loll
PS: What if I install Adobe's??????
Thks again and Happy New Year.

Try contacting Sony. Perhaps they will have an answer. Can you open MPEGs in other applications. If you have DVDA try to open MPEG in it. Can you open AVI files. I don't generally edit MPEGs as they are compressed files. How were the MPEG files created? Perhaps it's a problem with the files. Best work flow, capture to AVI. Edit AVI in Vegas. Render to MPEG and prep and burn in DVDA or other DVD application. You might also try a complete uninstall and reinstall. Best of luck! Wobblyboy

DUDE! LOSE ME! It's killing you! Some people experience a total of 60 crashes a day. It can reek havoc on video and graphics program files.

Do yoourself a favoe and get 98 or XP..Do not upgrade...DO A CLEAN INSTALL!!

Back up the data you dont want to loose, then F-Disk and install XP. You should be backing up your data anyway so I'm not sure why your worried about it. Unless you have a bunch of bootleg programs installed and don't have em on CD. As for "everybody knows that not all applications work fine with Win XP", apparently they don't. I've been using XP since it first came out and have had no issues. I'm not sure what apps your talking about but there are a whole lot more that don't work on ME and I have yet to have install a program and have it not work because I'm using XP.

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

Send your error message to sony.

Get rid of ME

Dont know what applications you have that run on me and are worried they wont run on xp.I bet even Bill Gates hates ME
Having said that once upon a time i ran vegas on me,, dont remember what version, but it ran fine.

You won't loose all your data if you add a new HD and intstall XP on it, and use your old drive for a back-up (or a dual boot system).

ME is a huge issue, no doubt. But, it's more likely this is related to corrupt MPEG issues. Where did the MPEG's originate? Reinstall Vegas, do updates to 4.0e, upgrade your DVD player software before installing Vegas.
Do a full uninstall of Vegas, then reinstall.
XP runs just fine, the only instance I've found any issues with is a SeaSound pre-amp/processor, and that's because they went out of biz before XP ran, and their Win2K beta drivers won't recognize in XP. (they had issues in Win2K, too)
Try running all ME updates before installing Vegas too. It could be that Main Concept wouldn't work with ME either. You might email their techsupport as well as Sony's.
If you've only now installed Vegas, what previous projects can't you open?

Happy Holidays To All!

Might I venture a guess, Cunhambebe.

You upgraded to Win Media Player 9.

That's what I got when I upgraded to Media Player 9 on my Office's Win ME. (i've been requesting for an upgrade to Win 2000 to no avail.) My MPEGS appeared stretched. Some won't play. I don;t think it's an issue only on Win ME. When I upgraded to WM Player 9 my Win XP at home I had the same problem. I had to reinstall Win XP in my home PC just to revert back to Win Media Player 8, the one reliable Media Player bundled with Win XP. I don't plan on ever changing that again. I'm sure others had good experience with WM Player 9 but not with me. The trouble I went through for WM Player 9 was just too much. I hated it! Err... I should have activated the restore point before the upgrade *grin*

Anyway, Happy New Year to ALL!

Thanks again to everybody who took time to respond. It seems that most of ya fellows might be working for microsoft so as to promote windows XP lollll.
Now, let's get to the point. Vegas works fine with avi files. I can even render an avi file to MPEG one, but I cannot definitely open this MPEG file later. When I try to do so, I've got an error message and after closing the error message screen, the application crashes. Since I am a newbie, I am just testing the application with some avi and MPEG files. One thing is certain: MPEG files cannot be opened. I HAVE NOT UPGRADED TO WINMPLAYER 9.0, MY VERSION IS THE 8.0. By the way, I hope you don't laugh at me....but my processor is a K-6 II 450. I'm sure it's got nothing to do with the processor or the application itself. There must be a problem about the Mainconcept plug-in. Can we discuss about it a bit more? Thks again folks!

The first time the Main Concept MPEG encoder is used, it needs to be registered - I assume you have done that, but have you been able to view MPEG1 or 2 since then?

Hi there. Thanks for taking time to respond. I registered the MainConcept plug-in. After registering, I can render any avi file as MPGE, but after that, I cannot open it anymore. I can open it with any other application, such as Windows Media Player, but not with Vegas. I guess I've got some problem with the registration. Well, it could be. Since the Sonic MainComncept plug-in is shared by other Sonic (now SONY) applications, I was just wondering if I could burn a dvd media in the dvd architect with an avi project since MPEG files cannot be opened. I tested rendering an mp3 file in Sound Forge as an MPEG file and got the same problem with the MainConcept plug-in, same message (error and "an exception"). If the answer is negative, I shall abandon Vegas and dvd architect. Or I could try to convert files with other software. The worst, I can't talk to SONY about it since I don't know how to speak japanese...lolll
Happy New Year everybody. I'm aiting for some help plsssss.

I'm more than a bit confused by what you are trying to do.
Firstly if you've encoded an AVI (I assume one containing DV) to mpeg why would you want to open it in Vegas? Certainly you should be able to drop it on the timeline BUT mpeg is an output format and trying to work with it isn't a good thing to be doing.
Secondly I don't work for uStuff, I'd still say get rid of ME. Make life better for everything that you run on the computer. You've spent a not inconsiderable amount of money buying Vegas, DVDA and Sound Forge. Win2K or XP is a minor extra cost, heck the latest SF will not even run on 98 or ME. More and more applications will not either.
Even if you get everything working on ME you'll quickly face another issue, the limitations of FAT32!
Sorry I cannot help with your specific issue, we only run Win2K or XP and just don't have any wierd problems with ANY applications.

dvd architect will take the avi and render to mpeg .

Thanks again folks. Thank you very much for the positive and compelling answer, Mr. farss. As u may know, I am just a newbie, trying to get some help. Thanks again Mr. farss for all the counselling. Just in case you are not sure what I was talking about or even trying to do was the following: working with avi files ou MPEG files in vegas. Now u say it's a bit stupid working with MPEG files in Vegas. OK. I was thinking that Vegas could work the same way as Sound Forge for mp3 or wav files. Anyway I'd better read a tutorial. By the way, sorry if my questiosn were too ofensive. That was definitely not my intention. Thank u too, risce1. I'd just wanna make sure that dvd architect would open avi files to burn a dvd. Anyway, let's get some more discussions or thesis about this issue, right?
A great New Year to everybody.

........Now u say it's a bit stupid working with MPEG files in Vegas. OK. I was thinking that Vegas could work the same way as Sound Forge for mp3 or wav files. .........

Vegas will handle mpeg,, just not a format you want to edit,,, it falls apart.

Thanks for answering, risce1. How come, falls apart? I tried to open an avi file, inserting some soundtrack and rendering as an MPEG file. Later, I couldn't open it up with Windows Media Player 8.0. Wow, I didn't think that was so difficult to work with video files!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm still waiting for some help. C'mon friends....

Just a thought - I see you're using 4.0e. This has built in references to Sony folders rather than Sonic Foundry - I wonder if the Main Concept registration still looks in SoFo?

Hi there!
Dear Peter, the registration looks for SONY now, if that was your question and if I really understood what you wanted to ask. The thing is: I can render projects as avi files and MPEG 1. The problem is that when I render projectas as MPEG 2 (intended for dvd burning), I get windows error messages everytime I try to open this kind of file in windows media player and Roxio dvd builder, for instance. Also, it's impossible to open MPEG 1 and 2 files within Vegas (not even for checking out the file). THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T KONW WHAT TO DO (maybe render as avi and opening the file within Main Concept (not the one form SONY) - what a tedious job! Anyway, thank you Peter, thank you all. Happy New Year everybody. PS: Let's get some more talking about this issue.................
Happy New Year