Editing AVI from Canon G9 at DVinfo.net

Pieter Saayman · February 11th, 2009, 02:41 AM

I have a Canon G9 and Vegas 6.

The movie clip of the G9 is in avi format (30fps)

How can I go about editing the video clip? I cannot pull the AVI onto the Vegas timeline.

Aslo: What is the best way to render it of web use, like you tube?

Battle Vaughan · February 11th, 2009, 12:58 PM

AVI is specific to the codec that made it, so if you don't have that codec in your editor it won't know how to open the file. Two solutions: (1) I don't know what file type is native to your NLE but try converting to either DV Stream or uncompressed AVI (there are a number of freeware/shareware video conversion programs available) and see if it will work or (2) acquire the proper codec. (I believe it may be motion-jpeg, that's what the Canon S5is cameras use). Install and see if your system will then recognize the clips...

Your other question:
If you look at YouTube's site you will find a good guide to producing videos that work best on their site, I don't have a copy a hand but it is readily accessible there. Every player is a little different, you may want to output to the specs of the particular site to which you want to upload. /Battle Vaughan /miamiherald.com video team

Graham Hickling · February 11th, 2009, 08:46 PM

I'm suprised you have had a problem - the avi on my Canon point-and-shoot is plain vanilla mjpeg that Premiere loads happily.

Download a (free) copy of Virtualdub and see if that opens it. If it does, look up file/information and tell us what codec is being used. You can also specific a new codec to resave to from within Virtualdub and that might let you access it in Vegas.

Pieter Saayman · February 12th, 2009, 05:02 AM

Thanks for the help!

February 11th, 2009, 02:41 AM	#1
Pieter Saayman New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 10	Editing AVI from Canon G9 I have a Canon G9 and Vegas 6. The movie clip of the G9 is in avi format (30fps) How can I go about editing the video clip? I cannot pull the AVI onto the Vegas timeline. Aslo: What is the best way to render it of web use, like you tube?

February 11th, 2009, 12:58 PM	#2
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	AVI is specific to the codec that made it, so if you don't have that codec in your editor it won't know how to open the file. Two solutions: (1) I don't know what file type is native to your NLE but try converting to either DV Stream or uncompressed AVI (there are a number of freeware/shareware video conversion programs available) and see if it will work or (2) acquire the proper codec. (I believe it may be motion-jpeg, that's what the Canon S5is cameras use). Install and see if your system will then recognize the clips... Your other question: If you look at YouTube's site you will find a good guide to producing videos that work best on their site, I don't have a copy a hand but it is readily accessible there. Every player is a little different, you may want to output to the specs of the particular site to which you want to upload. /Battle Vaughan /miamiherald.com video team

February 11th, 2009, 08:46 PM	#3
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	I'm suprised you have had a problem - the avi on my Canon point-and-shoot is plain vanilla mjpeg that Premiere loads happily. Download a (free) copy of Virtualdub and see if that opens it. If it does, look up file/information and tell us what codec is being used. You can also specific a new codec to resave to from within Virtualdub and that might let you access it in Vegas.

February 12th, 2009, 05:02 AM	#4
Pieter Saayman New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 10	Thanks for the help!