Vegas Pro and DivX- How to use DivX codec in Sony Vegas Pro

Summary: Have problems getting Sony Vegas Pro to play, edit DivX encoded videos? This tutorial will show you the simple solution how to import DivX files to Vegas Pro 11/12/13 with smooth workflow.

As you know, Sony Vegas is a professional and popular video editing software for Windows 8, XP, Vista and 7. Many people are using it to make home movies. It's amazing, huh? But what if you have some unaccepted DivX videos? Don't let it be your playback hurdle. The article would show you how to convert DivX to Sony Vegas Pro step by step.

Since Sony Vegas doesn't support DivX codec, you will need to convert DivX files to Vegas Pro compatible format for smooth editing. Brorsoft Video Converter is a very complete software that allows you to do any kind of video conversion and even incorporates several useful options for editing. With it, you can effortlessly transcode DivX files to MPEG-2 or MOV, which will create a Sony Vegas friendly file format keeping the original quality. Besides Sony Vegas, this software can also export optimal preset for Avid MC, Adobe Premiere Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker and more NLE systems for native editing. Download it now and follow the quick start user guide below to convert DivX movies for using in Vegas Pro on Windows(Windows 8).

DivX Video to Sony Vegas Pro Best Workflow

Step 1: Add DivX files

After downloading, install and launch the DivX file Converter; click “Add Video” and load your video files into it.

Tip: This program supports batch conversion to automatically convert multiple .mpg files one by one. And it also supports joining several DivX videos into a single one.



Step 2: Select the output format

Click “Format” pull down list to select Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as the best video format for Sony Vegas. MOV, WMV are also the proper choice.



Tip- Specify the Settings: To get the best video quality and sound effect, you are allowed to easily adjust video/audio parameters such as bitrate, sample rate, frame rate, codec, channels, etc after clicking on "Settings".

Step 3: Start DivX to Sony Vegas conversion

Click the "Convert" button to start conversion. When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the exported files for transferring to Sony Vegas Pro with easy playback or editing.

Additional Tips:

This DivX to Sony Vegas Converter can also help you to encode DivX video to Adobe, Avid, Windows Movie Maker, etc. You just need to choose a proper video format like "Avid Media Composer > Avid DNxHD(*.mov)" in the second step. For Adobe Premiere Pro, choose Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas> MPEG-2(*.mpg) as output; For Windows Movie Maker, you can choose WMV as output format.

See more:

How to Convert MPG/MPEG for editing in Sony Vegas Pro
How to Convert and Import DivX to iMovie