No MP3 support with my Vegas Video 4.0e

[ShaneJensen]

I have Vegas Video 4.0e and never had problems with MP3 support before. I was always able to save audio from Vegas Video 4.0e in MP3 format with no problems and I was also able to drag and drop MP3 files into a video project with no problems. Until I reformatted my computer and reinstalled my Vegas Video 4.0e, now I no longer have any MP3 support at all and there are no options for saving MP3 in the "Save As Type" drop down menu for saving files.

I spent about an hour looking around Sony's website and came up with nothing. I'm looking for the MP3 plug-in which I remember there being on the updates page in the past, but I cannot find it. What the heck is going on? Why am I no longer able to have MP3 support in my Vegas Video 4.0e when I used to in the past and why can I not find any MP3 plug-ins on Sony's website? This is really frustrating and I just really want to scream.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, please.

[crazy14muzic]

I too use their products. I find it very frustrating that anytime you reload the os the process of getting all your software registered. I once lost my mpg encoding on version 2.0 of vegas back when sonic foundry still owned it. I currently use 3.0 now. I just haven't had the need to upgrade. But now anytime I do a reload of the os, its from a ghost image just so I don't have to go through all that registration. If you register your product to many times in a short period it will cut you off and force you to call in to register.

[ShaneJensen]

How do I get the MP3 support back? I need this MP3 support.

[GangstaMo]

I think it is already there,just enter the right Serial

[ShaneJensen]

No it's not, it's not even in the list. That's what I was saying in my original post.

[canadateck]

Whats happens when you try it import a MP3 file? doent ask you for the plugin?

[BJ_M]

it is easy -- just start to encode a mp3 and it will register online for you if you follow the pop up box that will show up ..

then you have full mp3 support (it is free)

[ShaneJensen]

No, you don't understand. When I try to put an MP3 file in Vegas I get an error message that says "None of the file droped in Vegas could be opened." See image below.

[ShaneJensen]

Here's an image of the "Render As" file save screen. In the "Save as type:" drop down menu option there isn't even a selection for rendering as MP3 and there always was before I redid my computer. I can't find anything on the Sony Vegas website for installing an MP3 support option in my Vegas 4.0. This sucks. Why did it work when I first had it installed and why am I now cheated out of this great option that I always used to use? Why is this a problem?

[BJ_M]

you have to delete a line in your registry then -- info on the sony forums and in the KB at sony --

if you call support - they will walk you through it

[ShaneJensen]

That sucks. What would cause this? Does anyone here know how to do it before I contact anyone at Sony?

[BJ_M]

the info is on the sony media forums and in thier KB