Preview Screen remains Black in explorer at DVinfo.net

David Ruhland · January 21st, 2011, 10:43 AM

I am learning many new things in Vegas since i recently received my Sony Production DVD and my Class on Demand Learning Vegas DVD, but i am having an issue when trying to preview the clip through the explorer.

In the EXPLORER tab i highlight the clip, then i push the play button. I can hear the audio, but can not see any video. The preview screen remains black. Is there a setting I missed somwhere.

BTW for any newbie... besides this forum...The CLASS ON DEMAND video is worth every penny.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · January 21st, 2011, 11:39 AM

I had this problem trying to playback a .mov clip after I upgraded Quicktime. It was a bug in quicktime. I reinstalled an older version of Quicktime and everything went fine. Is it your case?

Edward Troxel · January 21st, 2011, 11:58 AM

Vegas 8.0c also added a new "feature". Instead of previewing in the preview screen, it now previews in the TRIMMER which, in 8.0c, is hidden by default.

You can turn that functionality off. Go to the trimmer and look at the various buttons there. A search here should also reveal many posts talking about this.

David Ruhland · January 21st, 2011, 12:22 PM

Thank you Edward that was the problem.

Thanks Jean Phillip Archibald... Love your Vimeo Videos. They are so celar and sharp. Are those done in Vegas too.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · January 21st, 2011, 01:08 PM

Thanks for the comments David. Yes, I am a vegas user since version 4.

January 21st, 2011, 10:43 AM	#1
David Ruhland Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison WI Posts: 340	Preview Screen remains Black in explorer I am learning many new things in Vegas since i recently received my Sony Production DVD and my Class on Demand Learning Vegas DVD, but i am having an issue when trying to preview the clip through the explorer. In the EXPLORER tab i highlight the clip, then i push the play button. I can hear the audio, but can not see any video. The preview screen remains black. Is there a setting I missed somwhere. BTW for any newbie... besides this forum...The CLASS ON DEMAND video is worth every penny. __________________ Vegas 8.0c (Build 260)-(Upgraded to Sony Vegas 10 pro)Canon GL2, Canon HV30, HF200, HF20-Sony UWP Wirelesss Mic Kit, Intel Core 2 CPU-6600@2.40GHz-3.00GB Ram

January 21st, 2011, 11:39 AM	#2
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	I had this problem trying to playback a .mov clip after I upgraded Quicktime. It was a bug in quicktime. I reinstalled an older version of Quicktime and everything went fine. Is it your case? __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

January 21st, 2011, 11:58 AM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Vegas 8.0c also added a new "feature". Instead of previewing in the preview screen, it now previews in the TRIMMER which, in 8.0c, is hidden by default. You can turn that functionality off. Go to the trimmer and look at the various buttons there. A search here should also reveal many posts talking about this. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

January 21st, 2011, 12:22 PM	#4
David Ruhland Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison WI Posts: 340	Thank you Edward that was the problem. Thanks Jean Phillip Archibald... Love your Vimeo Videos. They are so celar and sharp. Are those done in Vegas too. __________________ Vegas 8.0c (Build 260)-(Upgraded to Sony Vegas 10 pro)Canon GL2, Canon HV30, HF200, HF20-Sony UWP Wirelesss Mic Kit, Intel Core 2 CPU-6600@2.40GHz-3.00GB Ram

January 21st, 2011, 01:08 PM	#5
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Thanks for the comments David. Yes, I am a vegas user since version 4. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib