CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9 at DVinfo.net

Buba Kastorski · April 26th, 2010, 09:43 PM

I'm not sure if this was posted here before,
all my problems with Vegas were related to 5D files converted with cineform,
not just playback, but red frames and crashes during rendering
with this fix so far i don't see any,
need to knock on the wood

CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9

Chris Barcellos · April 26th, 2010, 11:39 PM

Vegas 9d is buggy at this point. 9c is pretty clean. People had been complaining about inordinate load times.

Tonight, I tried pulling in a large group of Cineform converted files, and indeed, there is a near lock up. It is not really locking up, but just taking ages to load the files. I recall this happened a year or more back in 8 or 7 in one of the builds, and it was eventually ironed out. Once I did get the files to the time line, they played back fine.

But 9d also locked up when I took a file that was on the time line in Vegas, into the First Light, and adjusted it there, then toggled back to Vegas 9d. It started the famous "working" circle that never ended.... When I did same thin in 9c, it automatically reflected the changes I made in First Light.

For the moment, I will go back to 9c as everything worked there and await a Vegas fix. I don't think it is a Cineform issue.

Edward Troxel · April 27th, 2010, 07:03 AM

Ok, let's clear things up here:

Yes, 9d has some bugs as does 9c and 9b and 9a and 9.0 and all other software out there more complicated than a simple "hi there" display. But I would not say that 9d is worse than 9c and is vital if you need the new features it added.

Slow opening - some people have reported this - many others have not. I've seen some various solutions listed and am sure Sony is working on an update to resolve this.

But definitely thanks for reporting your specific case as the information is needed. It does not, however, mean that all users will have that exact same issue.

Buba Kastorski · April 27th, 2010, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Barcellos

Tonight, I tried pulling in a large group of Cineform converted files, and indeed, there is a near lock up. It is not really locking up, but just taking ages to load the files. .

Chris, have you tried to swap the DLL? because after i did, project loading time went back to notmal in 9d.

Chris Barcellos · April 27th, 2010, 10:13 PM

Buba:

All right! That worked! I am now using 9d without the problem reported above. First light is also updating to the time. For those having the Cineform slow loading issue, try this work out from the Vegas forum. Its just a matter of replacing a DLL file in the subdirectory for Vegas 9,

CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9

Nicholas de Kock · May 10th, 2010, 06:10 PM

Finally! My Vegas works like a dream again! Thanks, I was growing old waiting for Vegas to load.

April 26th, 2010, 09:43 PM	#1
Buba Kastorski Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,414	CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9 I'm not sure if this was posted here before, all my problems with Vegas were related to 5D files converted with cineform, not just playback, but red frames and crashes during rendering with this fix so far i don't see any, need to knock on the wood CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9 __________________ I love this place!

April 26th, 2010, 11:39 PM	#2
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Vegas 9d is buggy at this point. 9c is pretty clean. People had been complaining about inordinate load times. Tonight, I tried pulling in a large group of Cineform converted files, and indeed, there is a near lock up. It is not really locking up, but just taking ages to load the files. I recall this happened a year or more back in 8 or 7 in one of the builds, and it was eventually ironed out. Once I did get the files to the time line, they played back fine. But 9d also locked up when I took a file that was on the time line in Vegas, into the First Light, and adjusted it there, then toggled back to Vegas 9d. It started the famous "working" circle that never ended.... When I did same thin in 9c, it automatically reflected the changes I made in First Light. For the moment, I will go back to 9c as everything worked there and await a Vegas fix. I don't think it is a Cineform issue. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

April 27th, 2010, 07:03 AM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Ok, let's clear things up here: Yes, 9d has some bugs as does 9c and 9b and 9a and 9.0 and all other software out there more complicated than a simple "hi there" display. But I would not say that 9d is worse than 9c and is vital if you need the new features it added. Slow opening - some people have reported this - many others have not. I've seen some various solutions listed and am sure Sony is working on an update to resolve this. But definitely thanks for reporting your specific case as the information is needed. It does not, however, mean that all users will have that exact same issue. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

April 27th, 2010, 10:13 PM	#5
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Buba: All right! That worked! I am now using 9d without the problem reported above. First light is also updating to the time. For those having the Cineform slow loading issue, try this work out from the Vegas forum. Its just a matter of replacing a DLL file in the subdirectory for Vegas 9, CineForm codec playback issues in Vegas Pro 9 __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 10th, 2010, 06:10 PM	#6
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Finally! My Vegas works like a dream again! Thanks, I was growing old waiting for Vegas to load.