Can't bring mpeg files to timeline in V6
by Richard Klimesh
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Aug 17, 2009 at 1:39:09 am
Vegas 6.0d Build210. I imported a video from a DVD disk and all of the files were saved as .mpg (mpeg). When I try to bring a file to the Vegas timeline I get this error message: "The file format plugin for the specified format was not properly initialized."
Re: Can't bring mpeg files to timeline in V6 by John Rofrano on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:29:11 pm
Did you import them with File | Import | DVD Camcorder Disc...? Can you play the MPG files outside of Vegas? It sounds like maybe something got corrupt in your Vegas install. It might be worth re-installing Vegas 6 just to make sure all of the software is installed correctly.
Re: Can't bring mpeg files to timeline in V6 by Richard Klimesh on Aug 17, 2009 at 3:29:16 pm
This is a DVD I mastered in DVD Architect and had made from a glass master. (I lost the original files so need to get the program files off the DVD).
Yes, I did import the program with File | Import | DVD Camcorder Disc, which took about 3 hours. It didn't import directly into Vegas but asked to save to a directory, which I did.
No, the files won't play with any program because each file, like "VTS_06_1 (01)", is only 1KB, so something is amiss. I'm importing again right now and will see what I get this time.
Re: Can't bring mpeg files to timeline in V6 by Richard Klimesh on Aug 17, 2009 at 6:05:08 pm
Brilliant, Mike. A quick, simple, elegant solution. Shrink did, however, save the DVD as 47 VOB files, not one big one. But that's great in this case because I need to work on the files one at a time anyway. Thanks so much.
