Sony Vegas 7.0

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:45 am

Hey, i have a really big problem.

I am doing an AMV for the new Devil May Cry anime, its going really well, but most of my files are in .avi format. Vegas just wont recognise it so when i import my vids, i only get the audio.

Anyone got any advice

Thanks ^^

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:49 am

what is the codec of your avi files? to get codec information right-click on the video file, and choose "properties" and click the tab that says "summery" it should be listed next to compression and if that doesnt work, get a program called GSpot and drop the file in it

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:50 am

Thanks so much...that was really quick lol.

I'll give it a try

Nice 1

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:52 am

thats not the solution to your problem, its only a question that will lead to the solution though im pretty sure what the solution will be O.o

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:59 am

Ok this is a bit strange. The files that work have a DivX compression and the ones that dont work do not have a compression. I am a bit confused.

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:09 am

I cant seem to find codec information so i'm going to get Gspot

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:09 am

they probably do have a compression... heres your solution:

JaddziaDax wrote:open the video file in virtualdub mod go to video->compression-> Lagarith

then go to file->save

use those to mark the beginning and the end of the "clips" you want so you can save room

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:13 am

Ok thanks alot...not as easy as i hoped it would be but not too bad. I have quite a few files that are not in DivX/Xvid format.

Thanks for the help, This is my first AMV (as you may have guessed). I'll post it up somewhere on this site if i can

Thanks

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:21 am

if you click the red words theres more information on the subject... stuff that can go wrong, issues that can happen when using that compression, quality loss ect.

the deal is some compressions are just not handled well by editing programs and some are handled really well

if youre going to edit with .avi files always use huffyuv or Lagarith (which i like more due to a lot smaller file size than huffyuv) compressed files because they have 2 advantages:

1. lossless both will keep the quality of your footage
2. they run smoother in editing programs than out of them

really the only disadvantage i can see is that they create rather large file sizes (so i wanna state that BEFORE you ask that) so you will either need to only select the short clips you want to use and/or have a sufficient hard drive.

you can also save file space by removing the clip's audio in virtualdub: "streams"->"streams list"->"disable stream"

you might want to Read <a href=http://www.a-m-v.org/guides/avtech31/>ErMaC & AbsoluteDestiny's Friendly AMV Guides</a> for more information on editing, even though the guides are for Vegas 4-5 they are still pretty accurate for 6-7

bslforever · Post by **bslforever** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:20 am

Yeah thanks, i did read that 1st time. Im not that much of a n00b lol.

Ive nearly finished my amv, so thats fine. The tutorials were a big help.

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