Vegas Pro Edit 21 Importing 5.1 Surround Sound files and Stereo Sound?

manny-g wrote on 5/2/2024, 5:59 PM

Hello working with Vegas Pro Edit 21, Windows 11

Does anyone have some input as to why when importing my Stereo and 5.1 surround sound files they are displaying as Mono sound? Mpeg 2 files...Yes I have my Audio preferences set to 5.1 Surround Sound. But when importing files they only show up as mono sound.

Thanks

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Dexcon wrote on 5/2/2024, 6:12 PM

There have been recent posts on the forum that some stereo audio play as mono in Vegas Pro 21 build 300. The workaround recommended was to go to Options/Preferences/File i/O (tab) and check 'Enable Legacy AVC decoding'. You'll be able to advise if this workaround also works for 5.1 audio.

Hopefully, the mono problem will be fixed in an update.

manny-g wrote on 5/2/2024, 8:08 PM

@Dexcon

Thank you,

Okay so I followed your instructions and yes this worked for stereo sound but unfortunately 5.1 surround sound still shows up as mono. I am working with build 300 and I'm really hoping they come up with a fix for 5.1 and even 7.1 surround sound. Do you happen to know the release date for build 300?

Thanks

Dexcon wrote on 5/2/2024, 8:29 PM

Do you happen to know the release date for build 300?

According to the News section of this forum, build 300 was released on 8 April this year. When another update will be released is unknown - only the Vegas team will know that.

BTW, I don't believe that Vegas Pro has ever supported 7.1. The maximum number of channels for an audio track on the timeline is 5.1, and I can't recall there being a 7.1 render template.

john_dennis wrote on 5/3/2024, 6:25 PM

@manny-g

Please post Mediainfo report for your failing media. I'm not seeing an issue with Vegas Pro 21-300 on Windows 10 with the hardware in my signature. I am able to see multiple channels from these sources:

Ancient Sony HD Camcorder

NTSC OTA Transport Stream

NTSC OTA Program Stream

P/S

I don't care at all about surround sound. In fact, I just purchased a new amplifier with 8K HDMI controls, but only two audio output stages. Everything I do gets processed as stereo.

manny-g wrote on 5/8/2024, 3:09 PM

So I found the solution to this problem guys while using Vegas Pro Edit 21 this program doesn't support AC3 5.1 surround sound. You have to use the AAC codec in order to edit 5.1 surround sound...😎

Cheers!

manny-g wrote on 5/16/2024, 10:13 AM

@Dexcon

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-21-build-314-general-thread--145728/