x3 refuses to load AVI

[phil2440]

Hi All, My first post on this forum. I've a large number of DV AVI (Type 2) files I've edited several times using VS. But in the last couple of days X3 has stopped loading them into the project timeline. I suspect I have inadvertantly deleted, or unlinked, the Type 2 codec. Strangely, the files play OK with Media Player, it's just X3 that's refusing to work! I've reinstalled X3 but that's not made any difference.
How do I identify the codecs available? How do I resinstall them?
Cheers
Phil

[Ron P.]

Welcome to the forums Phil,

VS should not have any problems with DV. A simple way to check is to look at the Project Properties. Go to Settings menu>Project Properties. The default is MPEG, so press the drop-down menu and change it to AVI. Next press the Edit button, go to the AVI tab, and press the drop-down menu for Compression. DV Type-1, DV Type-1, and others should be showing. If it does show DV Type-2, there may be problem with your video file. Where did it come from?

Even though it can be played in various media players, the file may have some corruption. Video editing programs find small corruptions, and will have problems with them. While VS should not have a problem with Type-2 DV, if possible you could try converting it to Type-1, and see if you have better luck. I've always used Type-1, others have always used Type-2, so there is no hard-fast rule.

[phil2440]

Thanks Ron

The AVI files are my archived home video clips. Originally captured via Scenalyzer & converted to Type 2 with Canopus. They've all been edited with earlier versions of VS in the past. I upgraded to x3 late last year but have been working with my newer MTS files since then. I started a project a couple of weeks ago and was able to access and include the AVI files at that time. That's why I suspect it's a change to my setup that's altered something in my codec registrations that's causing the problem. I expect one of my sons has loaded/unloaded/reloaded a video player at some point One day I'll make good my threat to remove their administrator privileges

I've checked the files with GSPOT and it's reporting a Direct Show error code 0x00040242, saying that it can't render the video content. Anyone come across this before? I've googled this but keep coming up with audio related problems, not video.