Vegas doesnt support .Mov? at DVinfo.net

Jim Stern · August 9th, 2008, 07:32 AM

Im trying to add a file in and its just lets the sound show up?
I have the 2005 edition.

Harold Brown · August 9th, 2008, 09:16 AM

I think this is a re-install quicktime solution. I have had this happen to me a couple of times. I don't know of any reason not to have the latest and greatest.

Rob Wood · August 9th, 2008, 10:49 AM

It may be you don't have the video codec needed to read the file. You can find out what codec was used with GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/).

John Rofrano · August 10th, 2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Stern

Im trying to add a file in and its just lets the sound show up?

Whenever just the audio or just the video shows up on the timeline, it is almost always a codec problem. You need to make sure you have the appropriate codec installed on your system for that file. Open the MOV file with the Quicktime player. In the Quicktime Movie Player select Window | Show Movie Inspector (Ctrl+I). In the Movie Inspector window look at the Format: parameter. This will tell you what codec is being used.

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Originally Posted by Jim Stern

I have the 2005 edition.

I have no idea what that means. The 2005 edition of what?

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Originally Posted by Rob Wood

It may be you don't have the video codec needed to read the file. You can find out what codec was used with GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/).

Just for the record, GSpot only handles AVI files so it will not report the codec in a MOV file. As stated above, this can be done right in the free Quicktime player. (Otherwise, GSpot is indispensable for debugging AVI files and should be in everyone's kit) ;-)

~jr

Rob Wood · August 10th, 2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by John Rofrano

Just for the record, GSpot only handles AVI files so it will not report the codec in a MOV file.

actually, GSpot has had an update to v2.7 which now includes MOV and WMV support... i tried it using a PhotoJPEG and MPEG-4 QuickTime; read them no problem.

tho it also says QT support isn't "fully complete" yet, so it may not work with the file Jim's having problems with... and yeh, definitely doing the CTRL-I thing is the best 1st step with a QuickTime codec issue.

John Rofrano · August 10th, 2008, 11:15 AM

Ahhh... I had tried the new GSpot but I didn't like it. I felt it actually gave me less information than before so I switched back. I forgot I was using the old version.

~jr

Douglas Spotted Eagle · August 10th, 2008, 11:39 PM

Be sure you installed the Authoring components for quicktime (it's default, now, but didn't used to be that way).
Not that it affects QT files much, but be sure you're ignoring 3rd party codecs, too.

August 9th, 2008, 07:32 AM	#1
Jim Stern New Boot Join Date: May 2008 Location: Newburg, KY Posts: 7	Vegas doesnt support .Mov? Im trying to add a file in and its just lets the sound show up? I have the 2005 edition.

August 9th, 2008, 09:16 AM	#2
Harold Brown Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 84	I think this is a re-install quicktime solution. I have had this happen to me a couple of times. I don't know of any reason not to have the latest and greatest. __________________ Harold BhagaVideo.com

August 10th, 2008, 11:15 AM	#6
John Rofrano Sponsor: VASST Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 516	Ahhh... I had tried the new GSpot but I didn't like it. I felt it actually gave me less information than before so I switched back. I forgot I was using the old version. ~jr __________________ Developer: VASST Ultimate S, Scattershot 3D, Mayhem, FASST Apps, and other VASST Software plug-ins Web Site: www.johnrofrano.com

August 10th, 2008, 11:39 PM	#7
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Be sure you installed the Authoring components for quicktime (it's default, now, but didn't used to be that way). Not that it affects QT files much, but be sure you're ignoring 3rd party codecs, too. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

August 9th, 2008, 10:49 AM	#3
Rob Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 146	It may be you don't have the video codec needed to read the file. You can find out what codec was used with GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/).