Incredible Major Bug (fixable) in Vegas 15 at DVinfo.net

Mark Rosenzweig · September 2nd, 2017, 08:36 PM

One of the few new features in Vegas Pro 15 is the ability to decode those GH5 422 avc clips. Well, it turns out that this feature results in the disabling of the ability to play audio in many if not all avc clips! H264 clips that play fine in Vegas Pro 14 play on the timeline with no audio at all in 15.

I spent many hours trying to figure out what was going on. I coincidentally switched to 15 from 14 just after I started using a new camera. So, naturally I though there was something odd about the camera clips. That is until I imported them in 14 and they worked fine.

What's the fix? Disabling the brand new avc decoder that was installed as the default, which plays the GH5 files. This may also disable hardware rendering. So, essentially one of the key new features in 15 does not work.

And note - no bug report from Magix, no new build fixing this, no web site warning - nothing. Someone in the Vegas Pro Community Forum posted the fix. But you had to look for it.

Juan Rios · September 3rd, 2017, 04:24 AM

Thanks for the warning. Of course it is unfortunate that this happens, but at least on my side does not seem to have problems (crossing fingers). In the picture, the mp4 comes from a Lumix FZ1000. No audio issues. GH5 422 avc only issues?

Mark Rosenzweig · September 3rd, 2017, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Juan Rios

Thanks for the warning. Of course it is unfortunate that this happens, but at least on my side does not seem to have problems (crossing fingers). In the picture, the mp4 comes from a Lumix FZ1000. No audio issues. GH5 422 avc only issues?

No, my files were standard avc 420 with aac audio. Many others have encountered the problem with avc 420 from, for example, Sony cameras.

Juan Rios · September 4th, 2017, 07:18 AM

Wow... How unpleasant is this. We will wait for a solution soon.

Mark Rosenzweig · September 15th, 2017, 09:49 AM

I was notified today by Magix that this bug "will be remedied in a future update to the Vegas Pro 15 software." No date given, and they recommend using Vegas Pro 14 in the meantime (because I have that)!

Mark Rosenzweig · October 7th, 2017, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Rosenzweig

I was notified today by Magix that this bug "will be remedied in a future update to the Vegas Pro 15 software." No date given, and they recommend using Vegas Pro 14 in the meantime (because I have that)!

And this bug was NOT fixed in the latest update. I am not pleased.

September 2nd, 2017, 08:36 PM	#1
Mark Rosenzweig Trustee Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 1,004	Incredible Major Bug (fixable) in Vegas 15 One of the few new features in Vegas Pro 15 is the ability to decode those GH5 422 avc clips. Well, it turns out that this feature results in the disabling of the ability to play audio in many if not all avc clips! H264 clips that play fine in Vegas Pro 14 play on the timeline with no audio at all in 15. I spent many hours trying to figure out what was going on. I coincidentally switched to 15 from 14 just after I started using a new camera. So, naturally I though there was something odd about the camera clips. That is until I imported them in 14 and they worked fine. What's the fix? Disabling the brand new avc decoder that was installed as the default, which plays the GH5 files. This may also disable hardware rendering. So, essentially one of the key new features in 15 does not work. And note - no bug report from Magix, no new build fixing this, no web site warning - nothing. Someone in the Vegas Pro Community Forum posted the fix. But you had to look for it.

September 3rd, 2017, 04:24 AM	#2
Juan Rios New Boot Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Malaga (Spain) Posts: 23	Re: Incredible Major Bug (fixable) in Vegas 15 Thanks for the warning. Of course it is unfortunate that this happens, but at least on my side does not seem to have problems (crossing fingers). In the picture, the mp4 comes from a Lumix FZ1000. No audio issues. GH5 422 avc only issues? Attached Thumbnails

September 4th, 2017, 07:18 AM	#4
Juan Rios New Boot Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Malaga (Spain) Posts: 23	Re: Incredible Major Bug (fixable) in Vegas 15 Wow... How unpleasant is this. We will wait for a solution soon.

September 15th, 2017, 09:49 AM	#5
Mark Rosenzweig Trustee Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 1,004	Re: Incredible Major Bug (fixable) in Vegas 15 I was notified today by Magix that this bug "will be remedied in a future update to the Vegas Pro 15 software." No date given, and they recommend using Vegas Pro 14 in the meantime (because I have that)!