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04-21-2007, 07:23 PM | #1 |
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Video file= Audio file?
Hey there,
This might not be the good forum, but well just my favorite forum Instead of recording with fraps I decided to record something outside, with my camera. The camera isn't really good, it's just for photo's but also has a film function on it. So I used it and put the files on my PC. All files were .AVI so I could just open them with Windows Media Player. But when I imported them to Vegas, they appeared as Audio files... ( Not in the import media pop-up window, but after the import in the Project Media thing ). Also when I drag them into the timeline there is no video. Just some audio. What am I doing wrong? I also tried right click and open with Vegas, same result. Thanks for your help |
04-22-2007, 07:15 AM | #2 |
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Thats because vegas doesnt know which codec your camera used for the video.
Try the Sony forum: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/....asp?ForumID=4 |
04-22-2007, 11:01 AM | #3 |
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Thanks, but I am not really expirienced.
I don't even really know what a codec is.. isn't it some script to encode movies so you can watch them used by WMP or Divx Player for example? I heard that the codec used by my camera is MJPEG. I googled it and found a codec, but this wasn't free. Also when I downloaded it to just look what it was it was more like a program. So now I have the following questions: To find a codec, do I have to search the Nikon site or the Vegas site? Are codecs totally custom or are there types of codecs ( just as for movies, wmv for example )? Is a codec a file or some kind of program? If I find a codec, how can I let Vegas use it? Thanks |
04-22-2007, 01:02 PM | #4 | ||||
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Codecs are drivers, of sorts. Codec is short for COmpression DECompression - the typical codec does both, while some only offer decompression. Xvid creates a video stream that can be decompressed again with xvid. Quote:
Usually codecs come with an installer, and after installation they should work rather silently. Quote:
You could try this: http://www.warcraftmovies.com/articleview.php?id=45 Should work for MJPEG as well as xvid. It's a damned stupid solution, but it's the only way I know to get Vegas to cooperate. Sorry |
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