“Today when I imported one of my AVI files into Sony Vegas 12, I can view it there. When I added it to my timeline and tried to open it. It popped up with an error message stating as 'AVI file could not be opened'. So I imported another video file and it is working fine, but not with my recorded video clip. I am so frustrated, is there any solution to fix this issue? Reply to me as soon as possible!!!”
Why Sony Vegas 12 AVI could not be opened?
AVI is a multimedia file format that stores video files that may be encoded in varieties of codecs. Generally, Sony Vegas 12 has no problem with AVI files as long as there have the underlying codec installed. However, if your computer is not installed with the corresponding video and audio codec, you will fail to play or import AVI files to Sony Vega 12.
How Do I Fix a Corrupt AVI File in Sony Vegas 12?
Method 1: Missing codecs installation:
Installing those missing codecs is nothing but installing AVI Codec Pack, DivX H.264 Decoder and FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder. First, download and install AVI Codec Pack Pro. Then open Sony Vegas 12 to import AVI files. Make sure you close and reopen Sony Vegas if it is already opened when you install codecs. If installing AVI Codec Pack Pro can't solve your issue, you have to download DivX H.264 Decoder and FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder. In case Sony Vegas 12 still cannot open AVI files then you refer to the second method.
Method 2: Converting AVI to Sony Vegas 12 compatible format:
By converting unsupported AVI files to Sony Vegas 12 supported video file formats such as WMV, MP4, MPEG-2 or DV, users can efficiently open AVI files. If this method fails to open AVI files on Sony Vegas 12, then it is better to use the right AVI Repair tool such as the Yodot Video Repair tool to fix such an error.
Method 3: How to fix Sony Vegas 12 AVI files using Yodot:
Yodot AVI Repair software easily helps users to fix AVI files that could not open on Sony Vegas 12 on Windows operating system. This tool scans the AVI file and fixes it without affecting the original content, i.e. it creates a perfect copy of the repaired AVI file so that you can check its quality before saving it. Along with Sony Vegas 12, it can fix AVI files not opening on Sony Vegas Pro, Sony Vegas Pro 13, Sony Vegas Pro 10, etc. This software supports all major Windows operating systems and other operating systems like Mac Leopard, Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite OS based computers. Moreover, the time taken by this app to repair the AVI file is very less and you need not follow more steps to fix it up.
Steps to repair Sony Vegas 12 AVI files that could not be opened:
- Download the Yodot Video Repair tool on Windows desktop and install it
- Launch the tool and follow instructions given in the window
- Select corrupt AVI file which has to be repaired using 'Browse' option
- After selecting the AVI file, click on the 'Repair' button to start with the repair process
- Users can monitor the scanning process by a progress bar
- Upon completion of the repair process, it will display Sony Vegas 12 AVI file description
- Users can view repaired AVI files using the Preview option
- Finally, you can save fixed AVI file to the desired destination location
Golden Rules:
- Make sure that you have closed all programs before turning off your computer
- Save multiple copies of your favourite AVI files on a safe external storage device
