Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio and Vegas Pro are wonderful video editing applications. They support a variety of video formats such as AVI, MPG, WMV etc. natively.
However, a common complaint among Sony Vegas users is audio synchronization issues with Quick Time Format (MOV). Some users report that the audio goes out of sync when playing the video. In this article, we provide some ideas on troubleshooting the problem in a few easy ways.
It is important to understand MOV is a container which can contain different codecs. So, if your MOV file uses a codec that doesn’t support Sony Vegas Pro or the Movie Studio, you may have trouble playing/editing these files.
Solution 1: Install QuickTime player
It is a requirement that QuickTimisbe installed on the same computer where you have Sony Vegas. This will help the software provide support for Quick Time files. This is applicable for Vegas Pro 13 and older, Movie Studio 13 and older.
So, if you don’t already have Quick Time installed, go ahead and install it on your computer and check if you are able to open MOV files normally.
If it works, then great! If it does not work, try converting the file into a Sony Vegas supported format such as MP4. The process is explained in detail in the next step.
Solution 2: Convert your MOV file to MP4
VLC player, being the most compatible player that it is, is capable of supporting a myriad of codecs and formats. Using this player, you can easily convert your MOV file to MP4 for use with Sony applications.
- To get started, download VLC player on your system if you don’t have it already.
- Click on Media in the menu and then choose Convert/Save
- Click on Add button to choose your Mov file to convert to MP4
- Click Convert/Save to proceed
- From the drop down menu, select MP4 and choose a location to save the file by clicking on Browse.
- Click Start to begin the conversion process
Once you have successfully converted your file, you should be able to use them in Sony Vegas or Sony Movie Studio for editing purposes.
Note: If you already have QuickTime installed and you are still facing issues with QuickTime files, try installing an older version of QuickTime. This should help fix compatibility issues.
Repair corrupt Mov files
You may at times encounter situations where you have converted a file multiple times to and from different formats for compatibility reasons. In the process, some damage may have been caused to the file. In such cases, you can make use of Remo Repair to repair Quick Time Mov and MP4 files.
The tool can also be used to repair corruption due to virus attacks or incomplete transfer of videos to or from a storage device.
The software is compatible with all recent versions of Windows including Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista and Windows XP.