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Convert AVI to Sony Vegas Supported Video Format on Mac or Windows




Can Sony Vegas Import AVI?

Short answer is "Yes" but also "No". Sony Vegas lists AVI as one of the supported formats but it does not mean Sony Vegas can import all AVI files successfully. Many people will get the missing codec error or only audio is imported when trying to import AVI to Sony Vegas. To get this issue explained we will take the newest Sony Vegas 14 as the example. As per the specification Sony Vegas 14 can only import AVI with MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, but if your AVI is compressed with H.265, DivX, VP8, VP9, Xvid, MJPEG or other codecs you will not succeed in importing AVI to Sony Vegas 14.

How to Succeed in Importing AVI in all versions of Sony Vegas?

The reason why Sony Vegas can not import the unsupported AVI is that your computer lacks the codec compressed AVI. For example if your AVI is compressed with DivX and after you have installed DivX codec on your computer Sony Vegas can successfully import your AVI file. But first you need to know what codec is compressed your AVI file and then when downloading the missing codec you need to go to the codec official website. Because the codec downloaded from some other websites other than the official website will bring the unknown virus, plug-ins, spywares, or some other risks which may destroy your computer or cause you financial loss.

Do not want to download and install various codecs? Do not want to have the risk to download some virus, plug-ins accompanying the codec downloading? Just want a safer solution? OK, go to the following iDealshare VideoGo - the ideal AVI to Sony Vegas Converter for Mac or Windows version.

AVI to Sony Vegas Converter - iDealshare VideoGo

  • iDealshare VideoGo is the best professional AVI to Sony Vegas converter which can convert all unsupported AVI to Sony Vegas supported AVI or other supported video formats without downloading and installing any codec.
  • Besides convert the unsupported AVI, Sony Vegas can also convert the unsupported FLV, MOV, ASF, WTV, WTV, AVCHD, MXF, MTS, M2TS, SWF, VOB, TS, H.265, XAVC, RMVB, MKV, Apple ProRes etc to Sony Vegas supported video format.
  • Work on Mac and Windows well.
  • Actually iDealshare VideoGo is so powerful that can convert between almost any two video formats or convert one video format to another audio format.
  • This AVI to Sony Vegas Converter is also a Video editor to direclty edit video files like AVI wihout video format conversion.It has the basic video editing function like trim, crop, merge, split, watermark, compress, rotate, subtitle, effect etc.

Convert AVI to Sony Vegas Supported Video Format Guide

The following step by step guide will take converting the unsupported AVI to Sony Vegas supported MPEG-4 AVI as the example.

Note: Different versions of Sony Vegas will get different video formats supported, so to make sure which output format you will convert to first you had better check the specification of your Sony Vegas version. Vegas 14, 13 can import MPEG-4 AVI without any problem.

Make Preparation: Free download AVI to Sony Vegas Converter

Free download the professional AVI to Sony Vegas Converter for Mac or Windows version - iDealshare VideoGo (for Windows, for Mac), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

 AVI to Sony Vegas Converter

Step 1 Import AVI video files

Click "Add file" button to import AVI files to this AVI to Sony Vegas Converter.

Convert AVI to Sony Vegas supported video format

Step 2Set Sony Vegas supported video format

Click "Profile" button to choose Sony Vegas more supported video format like AVI, MPEG-2 as output profile.

Step 3 Convert AVI to Sony Vegas

Click "Convert" button to start and finish the converting AVI to Sony Vegas process.

Sony Vegas 14 Supported Media Formats for Importing

4K XAVC S, 4K XAVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM Optical, DV, HDV, AVCHD, NXCAM, MOV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, WAV, FLAC, AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, Surround Sound/5.1, BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR-, DPX- and WDP image sequences

Sony Vegas 13 Supported Media Formats for Importing

AAC, AA3, AIFF, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPEG, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, PNG, SND, SFA, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV