File not opening in Sony Vegas.

[teunkoerts]

Hi,

So I'm a noob to video editing and such so I'll try to explain what's wrong.
So when I import this MP4 file into Sony vegas it looks like this (https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/vfWmczZ.jpg)
It also looks grey when I import it into AE. I installed Xvid, Quicktime, K lite MP4 codecs, ffdshow, and something with x264 both 32 and 64bit.

Here's a program I found with stats on the video (https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/MWpOTdB.jpg)

So what I used to record the video was a mod for a video game. I saw something with x264 I don't know if that's useful info though.

Mentioned in thread for recorder mod:

''It is highly recommended to also install a video encoder to heavily speed up recording and save disk space:
Windows: Download the latest x264.exe (32bit/64bit 8bit-depth) from x264.nl and move it inside "bin" in your Minecraft directory.''

I had a movie on my PC, which was a mp4 file, and it imported fine into vegas.

So this is all I know and I hope someone can help me fix this problem because I've been trying to fix it way too long.

[poisondeathray]

does file play in a media player? e.g. mpchc, vlc, potplayer ?

what does mediainfo (view=>text) say about the file ? copy & paste the text back here

[teunkoerts]

does file play in a media player? e.g. mpchc, vlc, potplayer ?

what does mediainfo (view=>text) say about the file ? copy & paste the text back here

It does play in VLC

Here is the Mediainfo thing https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/vsqdZgz.jpg

[poisondeathray]

It does play in VLC

Here is the Mediainfo thing https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/vsqdZgz.jpg

I asked for the text view , but that' s enough info . You're using the lossless variant of x264, and it's not supported in vegas or AE. You need to change the settings from qp 0 or crf 0 to something non zero when recording. Or you can re-encode it with non lossless settings and it should import into vegas

[teunkoerts]

It does play in VLC

Here is the Mediainfo thing https://forum.videohelp.com/images/imgfiles/vsqdZgz.jpg

I asked for the text view , but that' s enough info . You're using the lossless variant of x264, and it's not supported in vegas or AE. You need to change the settings from qp 0 or crf 0 to something non zero when recording. Or you can re-encode it with non lossless settings and it should import into vegas

And how can I do that?

Thanks!

[poisondeathray]

You can re-encode it with something like ripbot, megui, xvid4psp, handbrake etc... They are all GUI's for x264

[teunkoerts]

You can re-encode it with something like ripbot, megui, xvid4psp, handbrake etc... They are all GUI's for x264

And what can I do to make it non losless whilst it recording?
I'm really bad with this stuff.

Thanks!

[poisondeathray]

I don't play minecraft.

If there is something labelled CRF or QP in the recording options, set it something to something other than zero. If you post a screenshot of the recording options screen someone might be able to give you more instructions

[teunkoerts]

I don't play minecraft.

If there is something labelled CRF or QP in the recording options, set it something to something other than zero. If you post a screenshot of the recording options screen someone might be able to give you more instructions

The modder is inactive and you only drag a rar file into minecraft's program folder.
Only sign of the mod in game is the actual recording and a start and stop button. No settings or anything.
AND I had to download a file called x264.exe and drag that in too.

Is the x264.exe file somehow editable?

If that's all you know though, thanks for the help!

I'm sorry if I sound like a noob.

Thanks!

[poisondeathray]

x264.exe is the executable for the encoder

Upload the rar file, if it contains a configuration file, or something to input into x264 then you might be able to modify it

[teunkoerts]

x264.exe is the executable for the encoder

Upload the rar file, if it contains a configuration file, or something to input into x264 then you might be able to modify it

It wasn't a rar file actually it might be a zip or jar file. Both accesable via winrar I guess.

I'll post the link to the thread.

It's under download and then Minema v2.0-beta3

http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/1280148-minema...movie-recorder


Thanks!

[poisondeathray]

I'm not a programmer

But looking at x264.class in the folder : info\ata4\minecraft\minema\client\video\encoder with a hex editor, there is a qp setting and it's set to "0"

I don't know if you can edit .class files with a hex editor. But I tried anyways and I put it as "1" and saved it in the same directory structure, and zipped it up

So backup your own files, and use at your own risk - I have no idea if it will work, but that "qp 0" definitely relates to whether or not lossless mode is being used or not

[teunkoerts]

I'm not a programmer

But looking at x264.class in the folder : info\ata4\minecraft\minema\client\video\encoder with a hex editor, there is a qp setting and it's set to "0"

I don't know if you can edit .class files with a hex editor. But I tried anyways and I put it as "1" and saved it in the same directory structure, and zipped it up

So backup your own files, and use at your own risk - I have no idea if it will work, but that "qp 0" definitely relates to whether or not lossless mode is being used or not

The moment I press the recording button the game crashes.
Atleast I know what's going on and I'll ask a modder on the minecraft forums if they can edit it.

Thank you very much for your help!

[poisondeathray]

If they figure it out and get it working (how to edit .class files properly), post back because I'm curious

EDIT: apparently its JAVA
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/mods-discussio...ss-file-editor

[poisondeathray]

There is a post there saying to use notepad++, so I tried same thing using notepad++ instead of hex editor. No idea if it will work, it sounds like you have to decompile it, edit, then recompile it