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Art Varga · May 2nd, 2008, 05:36 PM

Any suggestions on the best way to view m2t files outside of Vegas? I am experiencing the same stability issues that others have reported if I import too many clips into a project. Even though I take good notes on the content of my clips during capture, its still a timekiller to import a clip, preview, then decide its not the one you want, delete, etc. I tried using Google Picasa, it seems to play the file just fine but there is no way to fast forward or move to another part of the clip. Vegas Media Manager has been very buggy for me as well. Is there another program anyone is using?

Mark Birkedal · May 2nd, 2008, 11:07 PM

Art, I just use Windows Media Player. Just right click, open with, choose program and then choose Windows Media Player. You can make it your default player if you want. If you want to view it in Vegas you can go to the explorer window, click on the file and hit the play button on the toolbar above. You don't have to import or delete. A couple of options in case you haven't tried those.

Mark

Art Varga · May 3rd, 2008, 08:31 PM

Mark - thanks for the tip! I've been using Vegas for 3 years and never knew you could play from the explorer tab. I guess I should read the manual once in awhile.
Thanks again!

Art

Marc Salvatore · May 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM

Adobe bridge is nice if you have it.

Paul Fierlinger · May 5th, 2008, 05:07 AM

I've been using Directory Opus for the bast 12 (or is it 15?) years. Inexpensive and brilliant in many, many ways.

Matthew Chaboud · May 5th, 2008, 07:42 AM

Take a look at the media properties for your M2T files to see if they're being read by the transport-stream decoder (did you capture them in Vegas?). I say this because I've had well over a thousand M2T files on the timeline without issue before.

Scott Brickert · May 7th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Matthew,
what would you expect to find when looking at the Event properties?

I have 24p m2t files shot with a V1U, captured in Vegas, that it read as 60i. If I change the Event Properties to 24p, I get stuttering playback.

May 2nd, 2008, 05:36 PM	#1
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Alternative for Media Manager Any suggestions on the best way to view m2t files outside of Vegas? I am experiencing the same stability issues that others have reported if I import too many clips into a project. Even though I take good notes on the content of my clips during capture, its still a timekiller to import a clip, preview, then decide its not the one you want, delete, etc. I tried using Google Picasa, it seems to play the file just fine but there is no way to fast forward or move to another part of the clip. Vegas Media Manager has been very buggy for me as well. Is there another program anyone is using?

May 5th, 2008, 05:07 AM	#5
Paul Fierlinger Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Posts: 355	I've been using Directory Opus for the bast 12 (or is it 15?) years. Inexpensive and brilliant in many, many ways. __________________ Paul

May 7th, 2008, 09:07 PM	#7
Scott Brickert Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Crested Butte, CO Posts: 576	Matthew, what would you expect to find when looking at the Event properties? I have 24p m2t files shot with a V1U, captured in Vegas, that it read as 60i. If I change the Event Properties to 24p, I get stuttering playback. __________________ Scott Shot-By-Scott

May 2nd, 2008, 11:07 PM	#2
Mark Birkedal New Boot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mason City, IA Posts: 8	Art, I just use Windows Media Player. Just right click, open with, choose program and then choose Windows Media Player. You can make it your default player if you want. If you want to view it in Vegas you can go to the explorer window, click on the file and hit the play button on the toolbar above. You don't have to import or delete. A couple of options in case you haven't tried those. Mark

May 3rd, 2008, 08:31 PM	#3
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Mark - thanks for the tip! I've been using Vegas for 3 years and never knew you could play from the explorer tab. I guess I should read the manual once in awhile. Thanks again! Art

May 4th, 2008, 11:21 PM	#4
Marc Salvatore Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 351	Adobe bridge is nice if you have it.

May 5th, 2008, 07:42 AM	#6
Matthew Chaboud Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Posts: 93	Take a look at the media properties for your M2T files to see if they're being read by the transport-stream decoder (did you capture them in Vegas?). I say this because I've had well over a thousand M2T files on the timeline without issue before.