Importing .avi into vegas no video, need list of options ;)

Elkai · Post by **Elkai** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:37 pm

I need to get my avi files into vegas but i dont get any video when i do this. I have been told this could be 2 things, one being the codec of the avi file, two i dont have enough ram for import the file. I dont think it is the ram o.O. Can anyone tell me a good program to perhaps convert my avi files to something more acceptable into vegas. Sorry if this thread is just mentioned elsewhere. Also i wont be able to reply for a week lol so leave your idea's

Byes~

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:46 pm

.. if its just an AVI then VirtualDub should convert it for you. Simply load the Video and press F7 -- it will drop the Video to a RAW file and Vegas can take it from there.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:46 pm

that is more than likely your problem (since 99.99999999% of the time when this issue comes up thats what it is)
clicky the red words as they are a link to more information...

Elkai · Post by **Elkai** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:02 pm

post-it wrote:.. if its just an AVI then VirtualDub should convert it for you. Simply load the Video and press F7 -- it will drop the Video to a RAW file and Vegas can take it from there.

Ahh ok thanks post-it for the help and i did know about the divx/xvid codec issue hence why i was asking to change the format ^^;;

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:54 pm

did you click the link?

Elkai · Post by **Elkai** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:25 pm

Have clicked it now

. Sorry for being so slow to reply im having one of THOSE days

Elkai · Post by **Elkai** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:27 pm

Oh and what codec would you suggest encoding a avi with and with what program ^^

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:29 pm

run it through vdub and save as Lagarith if youre going to edit in Vegas

but lagarith uses a lot of file space... not as much as huffyuv or uncompressed which is what the other compressions/formats i would suggest

Elkai · Post by **Elkai** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:34 pm

I'll need virtual dub mod aye?, sorry if im being a little to questiony (thats my word

) but i like to be precise.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:35 pm

yes you can get it here along with the codecs i mentioned