vegas randomly says my files are broken at DVinfo.net

Olas Polare · September 26th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Hi
im trying to edit a bunch of 720p h.264 clips from a sanyo HD1000, and sometimes when i import a bunch of files into project media it will randomly tell me that "an error occured opening the media file". i then get to either select a replacement media file or flag it as offline. if i select an alternate file and pick the same file again, then its all good.

Axel Scheffler · September 27th, 2008, 12:12 PM

Sounds interesting. I had this in different way sometimes during editing HDV footage. Sometimes a clip produces black frames or red frames which resulted in black outs even during render. Restarting Vegas or just reopen the saved project removed them. I have no clue if this kind of failure is realy a failure or just sluggish programming. As long as you have a work around you are fine but check if this is giving you issues during render or later in the rendered video.

Axel, San Jose

Olas Polare · September 28th, 2008, 03:57 AM

ive also noticed that every time i alt-tab to another program and back, vegas holds for a bit (to start looking if any of the material has changed?) and then sometimes it suddenly says my files arent working, tho they worked just a minute ago.

this is a complete showstopper for me

Mike Kujbida · September 28th, 2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olas Polare

...every time i alt-tab to another program and back, vegas holds for a bit...

Options > Prefs > Close media files when not the active application.
If it's de-selected, select it.
If it's selected, de-select it.
Mine is selected and I don't have this problem.

Olas Polare · October 3rd, 2008, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kujbida

Options > Prefs > Close media files when not the active application.
If it's de-selected, select it.
If it's selected, de-select it.
Mine is selected and I don't have this problem.

hey i tried this, and i havent had any problems since!
that doesnt necessarily mean the problem is gone though as i havent done a lot since either, but lets hope!

another strange thing: i browse files in the explorer window, pick the one i want and go "open in trimmer", pick out the part i want and drag it on the timeline.
But after a while "open in trimmer" went gray and i couldnt open any clip i hadnt opened before. Restart vegas, and poof all files can now be opened in the trimmer.
Whats that all about?

September 26th, 2008, 05:01 PM	#1
Olas Polare New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 22	vegas randomly says my files are broken Hi im trying to edit a bunch of 720p h.264 clips from a sanyo HD1000, and sometimes when i import a bunch of files into project media it will randomly tell me that "an error occured opening the media file". i then get to either select a replacement media file or flag it as offline. if i select an alternate file and pick the same file again, then its all good.

September 27th, 2008, 12:12 PM	#2
Axel Scheffler Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Jose, CA, USA Posts: 44	Sounds interesting. I had this in different way sometimes during editing HDV footage. Sometimes a clip produces black frames or red frames which resulted in black outs even during render. Restarting Vegas or just reopen the saved project removed them. I have no clue if this kind of failure is realy a failure or just sluggish programming. As long as you have a work around you are fine but check if this is giving you issues during render or later in the rendered video. Axel, San Jose

September 28th, 2008, 03:57 AM	#3
Olas Polare New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 22	ive also noticed that every time i alt-tab to another program and back, vegas holds for a bit (to start looking if any of the material has changed?) and then sometimes it suddenly says my files arent working, tho they worked just a minute ago. this is a complete showstopper for me