Can anyone explain to me the procedure for fixing this very common problem (in my case anyway) of installing, updating or re-configuring codecs so that Vegas can open my video files?
Unfortunately, I purchased Vegas to work with videos originating from many diverse sources, and now I find that a very large percentage of those videos cannot be opened in Vegas. The error message is always "Stream attributes could not be determined."
I've been told to use GSpot Codec Information Appliance and have done so. GSpot reports no problems at all with any of these videos. It says the codecs are installed, and is able to render and play them.
Windows Movie Maker has no problem, Windows Media Player has no problem, Adobe Premier Elements has no problem, DivX Player has no problem. Even Finale and Sibelius music publishing programs have no problems. The list goes on and on. It's only Vegas that "can't determine the stream attributes."
Somewhere, there has got has got to be a procedure, or a clear, logical explanation of how to configure my system - or do whatever it takes - to get Vegas to recognize my videos.
Let's look at one specific example. It's an AVI file with these attributes:
VIDEO: XviD ISO MPEG-4 - installed (according to GSpot)
AUDIO: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3, 48000Hz 96 kb/s , Monophonic - installed (according to GSPOT).
All of the programs mentioned above open and play this video without any problem at all. Vegas reports "Stream attributes could not be determined" for both video and audio. Why? How do I fix this specific problem and how do I fix this type of problem in general for all of the other videos that Vegas refuses to open?
Unfortunately, I purchased Vegas to work with videos originating from many diverse sources, and now I find that a very large percentage of those videos cannot be opened in Vegas. The error message is always "Stream attributes could not be determined."
I've been told to use GSpot Codec Information Appliance and have done so. GSpot reports no problems at all with any of these videos. It says the codecs are installed, and is able to render and play them.
Windows Movie Maker has no problem, Windows Media Player has no problem, Adobe Premier Elements has no problem, DivX Player has no problem. Even Finale and Sibelius music publishing programs have no problems. The list goes on and on. It's only Vegas that "can't determine the stream attributes."
Somewhere, there has got has got to be a procedure, or a clear, logical explanation of how to configure my system - or do whatever it takes - to get Vegas to recognize my videos.
Let's look at one specific example. It's an AVI file with these attributes:
VIDEO: XviD ISO MPEG-4 - installed (according to GSpot)
AUDIO: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3, 48000Hz 96 kb/s , Monophonic - installed (according to GSPOT).
All of the programs mentioned above open and play this video without any problem at all. Vegas reports "Stream attributes could not be determined" for both video and audio. Why? How do I fix this specific problem and how do I fix this type of problem in general for all of the other videos that Vegas refuses to open?