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Hobbes · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 6:27 am Post subject: Vegas 5 Help

I've been working with it right now, and I've gotta say, I'm impressed. Vegas 5 is the absolute best vidding software I've tried as of yet. Now, if I can just get it working properly, then I'll be officially switching from Windows Movie Maker tomorrow.
Here is my list of grievances which I need one of you experienced "Veggers" to address.
-Any AVI file I import is completely without anything. If I try to preview it, or WHATEVER, it only shows up as an audio track with no sound or anything to it. (all of my episode files are this format, so it's a nuisance obviously...) What it does do, is it shows up as that one layer, then says it's creating peaks, but those peaks never come. If I cancel it, it says "error reading codec" or something like that. I'm assuming I don't have the right codec... which codec?

gah >.<
-Why is it when I say "copy snapshot to clipboard" from that video preview, it doesn't let me paste that picture afterwards!? >.< That would be soooooo useful right now... instead I have to do this the wmm way, and save every picture individually (1 down, 124 to go

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lostzilla · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:

Warden, yeah it is the codec but you can fix it. I'll send you the instruction later (i'm in the office now). I think I can help you on both

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Hobbes · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:20 am Post subject:

just changed the seond request - thought nobody was reading this. I just figured it out. But anyway, thanks! And get me those answers with the codec issue >.< gah! I can't play like... half of my files right now!

lol. Apparently Vegas is as picky as Adobe with those codecs

lostzilla · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

nah.. you can play the DIVX and Xvid in Vegas too.
lemme find something for ya!
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lostzilla · Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 7:22 am Post subject:

I can't send the file, so get your ass on MSN Warden
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easilyjaded · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 291

Hi, I use Adobe Premiere but I've seen that awesome vidders use Vegas 5. Which would you reccomend?

Hobbes · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 11:17 pm Post subject:

Adobe, if you can UNDERSTAND it, is pretty good, but that process is a long and hard one. Vegas is pretty easy as far as next-generation editors go, with just as good, if not better, results, so I highly recommend Vegas.

lostzilla · Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 1:29 am Post subject:

I highyly recommend Vegas over Premiere

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JakeNRoland · Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 2:21 am Post subject:

I'm slightly familiar with both, but I gotta say I'm a little more prejudiced toward Premiere. Only cause I figured it out probably. I'm sure both are pretty equally cool. And I absolutely love everything Sony does so I can't hate too much.
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