Saturday, 27 April 2013

Easy Solve Sony Vegas AVI No Video Problem When Import AVI to Vegas

With version 8.0, Sony Vegas does read AVI files, but it only accepts MJPEG AVI (usually from "video" setting on digital still cameras). We will still meet problems in importing and opening other AVI to Sony Vegas.

Headache problems when deal with Sony Vegas AVI
  • Sony Vegas works well with some of my AVI files, but can't import other AVI files especially from Fraps, YouTube.
  • Sony Vegas does import AVI video successfully, but cannot play it.
  • AVI in Sony Vegas only get the audio portion without picture.
  • Imported AVI in Sony Vegas will only do sounds but no video at all
  • Vegas version 8.0 or later can accept AVI files, but prior versions of the software failed to open AVI files.
Easy Solve Sony Vegas AVI No Video Problem
Easy Solution for Sony Vegas AVI problems
AVI is a multimedia container format which may carry audio/visual data inside in virtually any compression scheme, including Full Frame (Uncompressed), Intel Real Time (Indeo), Cinepak, Motion JPEG, Editable MPEG, VDOWave, ClearVideo / RealVideo, QPEG, and MPEG-4 Video. However, Sony Vegas can only work with AVI which is in Motion JPEG scheme or in DV codec.

In order to successfully import, open and edit all kinds of AVI in Sony Vegas, we had better convert it to Vegas more friendly video format like DV.

Bigasoft Total Video Converter is just the right software to convert AVI to DV for easy import various AVI files to all versions of Sony Vegas. This powerful AVI to DV converter also can convert other videos including WTV, DVR, MP4, MKV, FLV, MPG, WMV, MOV, BIK, MXF, MVI, ASF, VOB, RMVB, WebM and more to Vegas supported DV, WMV, MPEG format

Step by step guide on how to convert and import AVI to Sony Vegas with the help of Bigasoft Total Video Converter.

Preparation: Launch Bigasoft Total Video Converter
Free download Bigasoft Total Video Converter the powerful AVI to Sony Vegas Converter - Bigasoft Total Video Converter, install and launch it, the following interface will pop up.
Bigasoft Total Video Converter - The Powerful AVI to Sony Vegas Converter

Step 1 Add AVI files
Click "Add File" button to import the AVI files that can't work with Vegas to Bigasoft Total Video Converter. You can also directly drag and drop the AVI files to the main interface of this AVI to Vegas Converter.
How to Successfully Import AVI to Sony Vegas

 
Step 2 Set Sony Vegas supported video format
Click the "Profile" drop-down button to select Sony Vegas more friendly video format like "DV - Digital Video Format(*.dv)" as output format from "General Video" category, you may also select your desired video format like WMV, MPEG and more as output video format.

Step 3 Convert AVI to Sony Vegas format
Click "Convert" button to finish the AVI to Vegas format conversion.

Step 4 Import AVI to Sony Vegas
First run Sony Vegas, then click "Open Folder" button to simply drag and drop the converted AVI files to Sony Vegas for editing.

Conclusion
With the above step by step guide and the powerful AVI to Sony Vegas Converter, it is just easy to solve the Sony Vegas AVI no video problem. Then just import all kinds of AVI files to any version of Sony Vegas for editing. Besides converting AVI to Sony Vegas, this powerful software also can convert other video formats including FLV, WTV, MKV, MPG, WMV, MOV, ASF, MP4, VOB, WebM, 3GP, H.264, BIK, MVI, MXF etc to Sony Vegas supported video format.

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WLMP to MP4 Converter - Export and Convert Windows Live Movie Maker to MP4, MOV, MP3 and etc

 Tags: wlmp to mp4 converter, wlmp on mac, windows live movie maker to mp4, wlmp to mp3, wlmp to mov, play wlmp on mac, wlmp to quicktime, wlmp to imovie

Maybe many of us have been wondering how to play .wlmp files on Mac or import .wlmp to QuickTime, iMovie, FCP, iTunes, iPad, iPod, iPhone and etc. The following article will introduce an easy solution.

Why we can't play or edit .wlmp files on Mac?
Just as we know Windows Live Movie Maker .wlmp file is not a valid video file but a movie project file from which a video file can be generated in Windows Live Movie Maker and this .wlmp project files cannot be opened and played by any media players like VLC, QuickTime, iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone or uploaded to YouTube, Facebook for sharing, let alone to play WLMP on Mac.

Though we can reopen this WLMP files in Windows Live Movie Maker on a Windows PC and then save and export the .wlmp project files to WMV video format, we are still unable to play the exported WMV on Mac. For WMV is also not compatible with Mac devices. (Exception: Windows Live Movie Maker 2012 can export WLMP to MP4, in this case, we can played the exported WLMP MP4 files on Mac)

How to Successfully Play WLMP on Mac?
In order to play .wlmp files on Mac QuickTime, iTunes, iPad, iPod, or edit WLMP files in iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, we have no other choices but to convert WLMP to MP4, MOV, or MP3.
The following will describe a step by step guide on how to convert WLMP to MP4, MP3 or MOV.

Step 1 Save WLMP project file as a video file
Open Windows Live Movie Maker and click File > Open Project to open the WLMP file, and then click File > Save movie (instead of Save project or Save project as) to save your WLMP project file as a WMV video. (In Windows Live Movie Maker 2012, you can also save WLMP to MP4.)
Save WLMP project file as a video file

Export WLMP to MP4 or WMV

Tips:
  • It is finished, if your Movie Maker is Windows Live Movie Maker 2012 and you only want to convert WLMP to MP4.
  • You may continue the following steps, if your Windows Live Movie Maker cannot support export .wlmp files to MP4 or if you want to convert WLMP to MOV, DV, ASF, SWF, AVI, DivX, Xvid, 3GP, FLV, WebM, MKV, VOB, RMVB, MPEG, MPG, and MPEG-2 or convert WLMP to MP3, WMA, WAV, AC3, M4A, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, MP2 and etc.
Step 2 Run Bigasoft Total Video Converter
Free download the professional WLMP to MP4, MOV Video Converter - Bigasoft Total Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and run it.

Step 3 Import the exported WLMP file
Click "Add File" button to add the exported WLMP WMV file in step 1.
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Step 4 Set output profile
Click the small triangle to the right of "Profile" to select MP4, MOV, or MP3 and etc as desired output video or audio format.

Step 5 Finish WLMP to MOV, MP4 or MP3 Conversion
Click "Convert" button to start and finish converting WLMP to MP4, MOV, MP3, DV, MKV, VOB, AVI, MPG, 3GP and etc.

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Sunday, 21 April 2013

DVR Converter - Convert DVR to AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV on Windows or Mac

Step by step guide on how to convert DVR to AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV, MOV, 3GP, VOB on Windows or Mac
 
Since DVR is wrapped with multiple data streams (audio and video), it is not widely recognized by most of the media players or video editing software. If a recorded broadcast is marked as copy protected, the resultant DVR file can only be played back on the recording device. If the recorded DVR file is unprotected, it can only be played back on device running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or later Windows operating systems, hotfix 810243 for Windows XP RTM (which adds DVR-MS support to DirectShow), and on Windows Mobile 6. And even the unprotected DVR can not be edited by Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP.

To make DVR or the extended WTV file widely accepted by most media player or video editing software, we had better convert the original or extended DVR to more popular video formats including AVI, MPEG, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, VOB, ASF and more.

The following article just aims to provide a step by step guide on how to convert DVR to popular video formats; it is also available for converting the extended DVR that is WTV to various video formats

Convert DVR to AVI or WMV for playback DVR in Window Media Player, Xbox and more or edit DVR in Windows Movie Maker.
Convert DVR to MPEG (ncluding MPEG-2 and MPEG-1) or convert DVR to VOB for burn DVR to DVD or VCD
Convert DVR to MP4 for play DVR on iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, iTunes, BlackBerry, Android Phones, PS3, PSP and more.
Convert DVR to MOV for play DVR in QuickTime, Wii and more
Convert DVR to FLV for upload HD DVR to YouTube and more.
Convert DVR to DV for editing DVR in Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express.
Convert DVR to other video formats including ASF, MKV, RM, RMVB, WebM, MPG and more

Step 1 Launch the powerful DVR Converter

Free download the powerful DVR Converter - Bigasoft WTV Converter (Windows Version, Mac Version), install and launch it.

Step 2 ADD DVR file

Click "Add File" button to import your DVR file to this DVR Converter.


Step 3 Select the preferable video format

Click the drop-down button right beside "Profile" to select desired video format like MP4, AVI, and MPEG as output video format.

Step 4 Convert DVR to AVI/MPEG/MP4/WMV

Click "Convert" button to button to start the DVR to AVI, or DVR to MPEG, or DVR to MP4, DVR to WMV conversion. It will be finished with smaller file size and high output quality.
Tips

What is DVR video file?
DVR or DVR-MS (Microsoft Digital Video Recording), a proprietary video and audio file container format, used for video that has been captured from television through a digital video recorder. It allows the creation of key PVR functionality including time-shifting, live pause, and simultaneous record and playback. The DVR format was introduced in the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center edition and is being replaced with the WTV format.

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Saturday, 6 April 2013

Convert DAT to MP4, MP3, WMV, 3GP, MOV on Mac or PC

 Tags: dat converter mac, dat to mp4, dat to mp3

Overview
There are mainly two kinds of DAT file extensions in the media field: one refers to the video standard data file which is automatically created when we attempted to burn as video file on the CD, VCD or SVCD. Another refers to the media file which is recorded by Digital Audio Tape (DAT or R-DAT).

Whatever the DAT files is from CD, VCD, SVCD or from Digital Audio Tape, those kind of media files is not playable on most of media player like Windows Media Player, iTunes, iPod and etc. In order to successfully play DAT files anywhere, a recommended solution is to convert DAT to more popular video or audio format.

This article will introduce a powerful DAT Converter as well as a step by step guide on how to convert .dat video or audio to almost all popular formats like convert DAT to MP3, DAT to MP4, DAT to WMV, DAT to MOV, DAT to 3GP, DAT to WMA and etc.

The professional DAT File Converter and detailed guide can easily help:

Convert DAT to MP4 to play DAT files in iTunes, QuickTime, iPod, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Samsung Galaxy and etc
Convert DAT to WMV to play DAT video in Windows Media Player, Microsoft Surface, Xbox 360 and etc
Convert DAT to other video formats like convert DAT to MOV, MPG, MKV, AVI, 3GP, FLV, RM, RMVB, VOB, DV, WebM, ASF and etc
Convert DAT to MP3 to play DAT on MP3 player or convert DAT to other audio formats including convert DAT to WMA, AAC, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, MP2, AC3, AU, AIFF and etc.

Make Preparation: Free download DAT File Converter

Free download the powerful DAT Converter - Bigasoft Total Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and fire up, the following interface will pop up.


Step 1 Import DAT media files

Click "Add File" button to import the DAT media files to this DAT Video Converter


Step 2 Set output profile

Click the "Profile" drop-down menu to select the desired video or audio format like MP4, MP3 which you want to convert DAT to.

Step 3 Finish the DAT format conversion

Click "Convert" button to finish converting DAT to MP3, MP4, WMV, AVI, 3GP, MKV, VOB, DV, MOV, FLV, ASF, WAV, AIFF, M4A, AC3, WMV, RA, MP3, and etc.

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How to Convert R3D to ProRes, MOV, AVI, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MKV?

 Tags: r3d to prores, r3d to mov, r3d converter

R3D, short for REDCODE RAW, is a proprietary multimedia audio/video file format owned by Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. It is usually used as native recording format of Red digital cameras, which features lossy compression for video contents and lossless for audio contents.

The REDCODE R3D is only compatible with the higher version of the following applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere/After Effects, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Media Composer, Avid DS, Eyeon Fusion, Piranha, and Nuke. If we try to open R3D with the lower version of the above apps, it will end in fail. If we try to edit or play R3D with other editing apps or media player, it will still end in fail.

In order to play or edit RED R3D files in any kinds of media players or video editing software, a recommended solution is to convert Red R3D to other popular video formats. Bigasoft ProRes Converter is just the right R3D Converter which can fast convert R3D to any other video formats like convert R3D to ProRes, MOV, AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, MPEG, VOB, DV, RM, 3GP, FLV, WebM, ASF and etc.

Step by Step Guide on How to Convert R3D video files?

The guide applies to:
Convert R3D to ProRes 4444, 422, 422 (HQ), 422 (LT), and 422 (Proxy) to fast import any version of Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Pro X.
Convert R3D to MOV, MP4 to import R3D to iMovie for easy editing or to play R3D in QuickTime, iTunes, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV.
Convert R3D to AVI, WMV, MPG to edit R3D in Avid, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Windows Movie Maker or play R3D in Windows Media player, Xbox 360, Microsoft Surface.
Convert R3D to FLV, WebM, H.264, MP4 for upload R3D video files to YouTube
Convert R3D to DV, VOB, ASF, SWF, RM, 3GP, OGV, FLAC, OGG, MP3, WAV, WMA, AC3, AIFF, WMA and etc.

Make Preparation: Run Run R3D Converter

Free download the powerful Red R3D Converter - Bigasoft ProRes Converter (Windows Version, Mac Version), install and fire up.

Step 1 Add R3D movie files

Add the .r3d files to Bigasoft ProRes Converter by simple drag and drop or by click the "Add File" button.


Step 2 Set desired output format

Usually the default output profile is just ProRes, if you want to convert R3D to ProRes, simply ignore this step.

If you want to convert R3D to other video or audio formats, click the "Profile" drop-down menu at the bottom of this R3D conversion software to select desired video or audio format as output profile.

Step 3 Finish converting Red R3D movies files

Click "Convert" button to start converting R3D to other format, and it will be finished with fast conversion speed and great output video and audio quality.

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It will become so easy to open, edit and play R3D movies on any media players, portable devices and video editing app with the above Red R3D Converter and step by step guide.

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