Vegas "permanently hates" files?

Jessariah67 wrote on 8/20/2024, 6:59 AM

So, this is something that I have noticed before, but it happens more often now: Whenever I drag a video file onto the timeline, if Vegas Pro "Stops Responding" and freezes and I have to relaunch, I can NEVER bring that file into ANY instance of ANY version of VP. I literally have to convert the file to something else to get it into Vegas. Even SELECTING the file in Vegas' explorer freezes the program.

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RogerS wrote on 8/20/2024, 7:19 AM

Well, it would make sense that if a file format doesn't work with VEGAS well once it won't work better if you try it a second or a third time. That it worked for any period of time was a fluke.

For more specific advice please share MediaInfo and consider offering a sample of a problematic file.

As far as all versions of VEGAS working the same, they don't. I've tested about every build from 16 to present and there have been a lot of bug fixes and stability improvements along the way (much better with variable framerate phone footage, no longer a GPU blacklist of all DJI and GoPro footage, etc.)

Jessariah67 wrote on 8/20/2024, 7:52 AM

Sorry I wasn't more clear. It isn't a "new kind of file." It's an MP4. MP4#28 to be specific. Mp4#27 worked fine, as does #29. It's an OBS generated MP4 file. I've tried to open incompatible files in Vegas before. I know the difference.

(I also understand how different Version of Vegas work differently. I have been using Vegas since Sonic Foundry's 2.0 version of it.)

I think this might be some kind of glitch that leaves something behind associated with the file. I might try to change the file name to see if that is it. I just know that now #28 crashes VP21 and VP22 - even if selected in the explorer.

Still just curious if anybody else ahs encountered something like this?

Steve_Rhoden wrote on 8/20/2024, 12:05 PM

That only tells you that's its a problematic format for Vegas to handle in the first place. As you know there are many flavors of MP4's, and ones generated from OBS don't always sits well with Vegas.

No, i have not encountered this.

RogerS wrote on 8/20/2024, 7:48 PM

Please share MediaInfo as just saying it's a MP4 from OBS doesn't remotely narrow it down. Just because it opens in VEGAS doesn't mean it will work well.

Yes, I can produce files with properties that will crash VEGAS if I wanted to. No it has nothing to do with the file name and there is no blacklist for files.