HELP! Black Screen In Sony Vegas Pro 11.

[Becky Keegan]

Hey guys,
So I recently got Sony Vegas Pro 11, and I have tried editing a video with it.
However, for some reason there is no video and only sound, and there is a black screen in the preview.
Is there any way to fix this??

 

[RedFox]

Codec issue; Seems Vegas doesn't have the codec required to play them back, do they play fine in Windows Media Player?

 

[Becky Keegan]

Codec issue; Seems Vegas doesn't have the codec required to play them back, do they play fine in Windows Media Player?

Yes as you can see from this screenshot, they are AVI files

 

[RedFox]

Yes as you can see from this screenshot, they are AVI files
View attachment 29373

What camera is it? I'm guessing Windows has the codec but Vegas isn't loading it, I might be able to suggest a codec that will work.

 

[Becky Keegan]

What camera is it? I'm guessing Windows has the codec but Vegas isn't loading it, I might be able to suggest a codec that will work.

Its a Vivitar DVR Video Recorder

 

[RedFox]

Its a Vivitar DVR Video Recorder

I could not find what codec it uses, I recommend you download GSpot 2.70, it allows you to see what codec a video file uses, then from there you can see if downloading the codec works.

http://www.videohelp.com/software/GSpot

 

[Becky Keegan]

I could not find what codec it uses, I recommend you download GSpot 2.70, it allows you to see what codec a video file uses, then from there you can see if downloading the codec works.

I used the programme and found it has an MPJEG codec, I looked online and found a download and installed it, but all that it has done is change the screen from black to green :/

 

[Furry Gurus]

Maybe if you load your file in windows live movie maker you can save it under a different format? But this would not be a solution to do every time again...[DOUBLEPOST=1434626545,1434626313][/DOUBLEPOST]And can I give you a tip? you don't have to do this But you might want to try some more lighting for your background, it comes off very dark in contrast to you

 

[Becky Keegan]

Maybe if you load your file in windows live movie maker you can save it under a different format? But this would not be a solution to do every time again...[DOUBLEPOST=1434626545,1434626313][/DOUBLEPOST]And can I give you a tip? you don't have to do this But you might want to try some more lighting for your background, it comes off very dark in contrast to you

I tried it :/ didn't work, I can't find any solutions to this problem :/ I've tried everything but nothing will work
And thankyou for the advice. I'm thinking of saving up for proper lights instead of using the window.

 

[Furry Gurus]

I tried it :/ didn't work, I can't find any solutions to this problem :/ I've tried everything but nothing will work
And thankyou for the advice. I'm thinking of saving up for proper lights instead of using the window.

I'm sorry, I don't know how to help you...