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Chad Higgins · May 26th, 2009, 05:12 AM

Ok i'm really new to this, i recently purchased a GL2 and Sony Vegas Pro 8. When i download my video to my computer it saves it in a AVI format, when moving it to Vegas to start editing i get no audio, is this something i doing wrong?

Ian Stark · May 26th, 2009, 05:23 AM

First question - are you using Vegas Capture to get the video from the camera to the computer?

Chad Higgins · May 26th, 2009, 05:37 AM

No I don't think so i just plugged in the fierwire and downloaded my footage and saved it on my C drive.

Ian Stark · May 26th, 2009, 06:17 AM

OK, try capturing the video using Vegas Capture and see if that resolves your problem. I'm not familiar with any other ways of capturing video so I can't really offer any advice, sorry.

Edward Troxel · May 26th, 2009, 06:39 AM

The GL2 is one of the easiest cameras to use for editing. When you connect the camera to the computer, make sure you don't accept whatever default app opens. When you capture, I recommend either opening Vegas and going to File - Capture or go to Scenalyzer Live (it's a 3rd party program).

Either way, it will capture into an AVI file. More importantly, it will capture into a DV formatted AVI file. At this point you've said it captured to an AVI file but you have NOT said what format was used inside that AVI file. I suspect whatever you used to capture did not keep it in DV format.

For a comparison, your AVI files should be approximately 12Gig/hour.

May 26th, 2009, 05:12 AM	#1
Chad Higgins Tourist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: coweta oklahoma Posts: 4	Vegas Help? Ok i'm really new to this, i recently purchased a GL2 and Sony Vegas Pro 8. When i download my video to my computer it saves it in a AVI format, when moving it to Vegas to start editing i get no audio, is this something i doing wrong?

May 26th, 2009, 05:23 AM	#2
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	First question - are you using Vegas Capture to get the video from the camera to the computer? __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

May 26th, 2009, 06:17 AM	#4
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	OK, try capturing the video using Vegas Capture and see if that resolves your problem. I'm not familiar with any other ways of capturing video so I can't really offer any advice, sorry. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

May 26th, 2009, 06:39 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The GL2 is one of the easiest cameras to use for editing. When you connect the camera to the computer, make sure you don't accept whatever default app opens. When you capture, I recommend either opening Vegas and going to File - Capture or go to Scenalyzer Live (it's a 3rd party program). Either way, it will capture into an AVI file. More importantly, it will capture into a DV formatted AVI file. At this point you've said it captured to an AVI file but you have NOT said what format was used inside that AVI file. I suspect whatever you used to capture did not keep it in DV format. For a comparison, your AVI files should be approximately 12Gig/hour. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 26th, 2009, 05:37 AM	#3
Chad Higgins Tourist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: coweta oklahoma Posts: 4	No I don't think so i just plugged in the fierwire and downloaded my footage and saved it on my C drive.