Unable to open .TIF files...?

Luxo wrote on 4/21/2004, 12:59 AM
Alright, this is weird. I can no longer open .TIF files that I was previously using in a Vegas 4 project. I can't drop them on the timeline in either Vegas 4 or 5. I just get the message, "None of the files dropped on Vegas could be opened."

I haven't tried opening TIF files in Vegas since reinstalling Windows, so this could be unrelated to the Vegas 5 install, but either way I was curious if anyone else has similar issues? Any thoughts?

Here's a sample TIF file.

Comments

TorS wrote on 4/21/2004, 1:21 AM
You must have got rid of or messed up your Quicktime. Vegas uses it to read TIFF. That is why it is not a recommended format. PNG is lossless and handled natively - but you have your reasons, I'm sure.
Tor
taliesin wrote on 4/21/2004, 2:37 AM
It opens just fine on my Vegas 5 system.

Marco
Luxo wrote on 4/21/2004, 10:35 AM
Bingo. thanks. I didn't have the Quicktime picture viewer installed. I don't know if I would have thought of that.

I'm using TIF files because I needed an alpha channel, which to my knowledge PNG doesn't handle. I could use TGA files but those are quite large. Anyway, all better now. Thanks again.
JonnyMac wrote on 4/21/2004, 10:43 AM
I've been able to create a PNG with an alpha channel using PSP. I have a letterbox image that I put on track 1 to use as a guide for other tracks (track motion adjustments for best framing in the letterbox).
TorS wrote on 4/21/2004, 10:52 AM
When JohnnyMac says he's been able to create a PNG with Alpha channel it sounds almost like an undocumented feature. To be sure: PNG does have Alpha channel.
Tor
Luxo wrote on 4/21/2004, 10:59 AM
Good to know....thanks again.
Cheesehole wrote on 4/21/2004, 11:05 AM
Fireworks uses PNG as its native format. You can drop a Fireworks PNG right on the timeline and all transparency is preserved perfectly. You can always edit the source (ALT TAB) even while Vegas is open. It's great for making masks that you might want to tweak later. Or titles, wide screen letter boxes, etc etc..

That is even better than using PSP, which would only give you a flat PNG and you'd have to maintain two separate files. (source PSP and the output PNG).
logiquem wrote on 4/21/2004, 11:16 AM
The best thing is that you can use all the live effect, layers and all the great features of Fireworks without even flattening the file. Just edit, save it, and keep it open along with Vegas. You'l see the resulting img refresh when you return to Vegas. That's sooooo great!
JonnyMac wrote on 4/21/2004, 11:49 AM
Okay, I give ... what's Fireworks?
jetdv wrote on 4/21/2004, 12:13 PM
Okay, I give ... what's Fireworks?

It's those things we set off on the 4th of July here in the States.


(Sorry, couldn't resist)
Rain Mooder wrote on 4/21/2004, 12:41 PM
Hey, I use Vegas to edit firework, almost exclusively. (www.secac.com)

Let me tell you about how NICE Vegas is for editing fireworks some other time.