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Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 22, 2008 at 11:46:28 pm

I'm using Sony Vegas Movie Studio 6.0 My Cannon digital still camera shoots its video in avi. format. I'm trying to insert this avi file into my Vegas. The audio shows up on the timelime but no video appears. Can I NOT use avi. format? How would I accomplish using these avi files??
Bruce Wertovitch

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Re: Using avi. format
by Theo van Laar on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:15:58 am

Which codec is used to make this avi file? If you don't know, you can always check with GSpot:

http://www.videomontagefaq.nl/attachments/178/GSpot270a.zip

Theo

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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:41:17 pm

My old still digital Sony camera took video in MPG format and that dragged into my Sony Vegas 6 just fine. OK, not knowing too much about this, I followed your advise and used GSpot to check. The codec is MJPG. Now what?
Thnaks,
Bruce

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Re: Using avi. format
by Douglas Spotted Eagle on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:31:41 pm

Either:
Download the Sony trial for VMS 8
or
Download a free MJPEG codec reader from numerous websites. The Vegas FAQ lists a couple, but there are several.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
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Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:39:04 pm

OK,cool. I'll do that. That reader gets downloaded and installed on the main C drive of the computer or somewhere in Vegas??
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Bruce

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Re: Using avi. format
by Mike Kujbida on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:48:03 am

I guarantee that it's using an MJPEG codec (I've got a Canon digital still camera as well).
Do a search on this forum as this topic has come up before and links to free ones have been provided.

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Re: Using avi. format
by Douglas Spotted Eagle on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:38:49 pm

This is a good reason to upgrade to 8, Version 8 includes an MJPEG reader. Try the demo.

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Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:43:06 pm

True, but I don't use it all that much so in the mean time, how do I handle this situation? Any way??
Thanks,
Bruce

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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:49:47 pm

It is MJPG, as you said and I did a search about what do do about this problem. I'm not finding anything. How help what I can do or how do use this avi in Vegas 6.0 ?
Thanks,
Bruce

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Re: Using avi. format
by Mike Kujbida on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:30:56 pm

Google MJPEG codec and you'll get several hits for free versions of the required codec.
Download one of them, install it and you're done.

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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 2:37:32 pm

Re: Using avi. format
by Mike Kujbida on Apr 23, 2008 at 3:11:46 pm

It gets installed to Drive C.
Vegas will know it's there.

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Re: Using avi. format
by Bruce Wertovitch on Apr 23, 2008 at 3:53:45 pm

Perfect!! Thanks so much for taking the time to help out. It is greatly appreciated. I love this forum. Just the nicest people here.
Bruce

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