Converting from .mts files using sony vegas

[mol3000]

I have version 8 of sony vegas and tried rendering a small video that i got from my video cam (in .mts format). When i tried rendering to .avi or even .wmv it will not play in my media player even though its got the latest codec. Now i do choose the setting for 720p. Can anyone help me with this

[Baldrick]

What codec are you using when exporting to avi?
Tried play with vlc media player? Same problem?

[mol3000]

is there a certain codec that i need on my computer to see it because i am encoding in hd???

[mol3000]

hello... still need help with this one

[JohnnyMalaria]

What happens if you choose 1080 or an SD setting? I have converted m2t files from my HDV camcorder to WMV (HD) and AVI (SD) with Vegas 8.0 without problems.

[mol3000]

it looks like it convert with sd but when i try avi or wmv hd it wont play on anything.... do i need a hd codec and if so which one. I thought sony vegas 8 would have put that on there when i installed it

[JohnnyMalaria]

Have you trying reinstalling/repairing Vegas and do you have the latest update?

[mol3000]

well i do have 8b and not c..... but it should be working in the version i have

[JohnnyMalaria]

Indeed it should. What camcorder is it and how do you capture for it?

[minidv2dvd]

the update to 8.0c is available for download at sony's website. there were a bunch of avchd updates in it. it's free and might be a good idea.

as for playing the output - did you do as baldrick suggested and try vlc? it will play most things without needing external codecs.

[mol3000]

i already had vlc on my computer so i upgraded it to latest one i also upgraded my vegas to 8c which is the latest one and still when i render the .mts files it wont play avi or wmv but it does it on all the hd formats. When i tried playing it in vlc it says " cant play cfhd format " It will render and play all sd formats and even the hd one that have "yuv" behind it but it studders when i play it in the new divx 7 player, wm or vlc. What else can i do???

[minidv2dvd]

post a screenshot of mediainfo or gspot of one of the files you can't play.

[mol3000]

i had to put the pic in a doc file but its attach to this... this is the default codec for hd that sony use when you pick any of the hd templates for rendering[/img][/code]

gspot%20picture.doc

[mol3000]

can i choose the hdv hd codec to render with on sony vegas and if so which is the best one out here for me to download

[mol3000]

bump.... can anyone answer that question above

[minidv2dvd]

not aware that there is any default HD codec. i use vegas all the time and have never run across one. you can chose to render to anything you want.

i'm not going to d/l a .doc - post a .jpg

[JohnnyMalaria]

Your video is using the Cineform HD intermediate codec. It isn't designed for general playback. Compress to m2t (VLC will play without any problems) or WMV (WMP plays just fine).

[mol3000]

i cant use that format because i am doing this to put on the web so the flash based converter i am using only do avi or wmv... can i pick another hd codec to use with sony vegas and if so which one is the best to use ??????

[minidv2dvd]

vegas has HD wmv templates if that is what you want. you might want to try vegas's h264 mainconcept encoder to make mp4's though. it would save a step and works well in place of flv.