How to encode video for Sony Vegas (version 7)?

Question

I have a video in XviD format that won't load in Vegas. (I tried using FourCC changer but that didn't work.) Then I tried using ffmpeg to encode in (forgot codec name, something like H-242 or something). Didn't work.

How can I encode a video so that Sony Vegas 7 will load it?

Answer 1

I encoded to WMV using ffmpeg via WinFF. It worked.

Answer 2

I have been using Super Converter for over a decade.

http://www.erightsoft.com/hawel.php

Install then convert to whatever you wish. I usually go with .mp4 or .avi formats.

Answer 3

After a quick scan around the net, I have found that Vegas 7 does not support Xvid or DivX out if the box. There should be two soulutions

1. Install a codec into Vegas so it can read it.
2. use tmpgenc, to convert the AVI file to mpeg1 compression.

Normally I would just recommend FFmpeg but someone else on a video forum has specifically recommended tmpgenc for the job.