Solved Working with mp3 as sound

How do you save a soundtrack in a project when it is an mp3. When i try to open the veg file it says following file could not be found and shows the path to the mp3 and the choice to search or ignore

Also should veg created with vegas pro 12 open with vegas pro 13.? Mine won't it crashes vegas

Vegas doesn't save your audio files within the project any more than it does your video files. So you either need to reinstate your mp3 files to where they were on your HD or tell Vegas where they now are.

As for opening v12 in v13 it could be a plug-in issue. Search here and on the Vegas community forum for other threads.

ericlnz wrote: Vegas doesn't save your audio files within the project any more than it does your video files. So you either need to reinstate your mp3 files to where they were on your HD or tell Vegas where they now are.

As for opening v12 in v13 it could be a plug-in issue. Search here and on the Vegas community forum for other threads.

does it not save the list of sound files as it does sounds recorded with camera?

where the files are now they are not edited to suit the movie. i was trying to edit them with the movie. Thanks

Yes it does "save the list of sound files as it does sounds recorded with camera".

But Vegas doesn't alter your source files. They are untouched. Your Vegas project veg file contains your edit instructions telling it where to start a music or video file, where to end it, fx to apply etc.

If you move any file on your computer or accidentally delete it after you have created a Vegas project, Vegas will not know where that file is.
When you open your Vegas project file, Vegas will tell you that the file is now missing and will ask if you want to find it or replace it.
I have an FAQ on this topic here:
www.moviestudiozen.com/doctor-zen-faq/172-changing-file-locations-for-your-media

But I did not move the source files from their original folder. The problem is the when i save a camera sound to veg and later open the veg the camera sound is there with the movie . When the sound is an mp3 and it is edited and saved to veg then later opened the sound is missisg. Vegas points to the original file not the edited one

If the original mp3 file was bought on iTunes many years ago, it may have copy protection encoded with it, which could be blocking something.

Convert the .mp3 file into a .wav file before you import it into your project.
You can use Vegas, Sound Forge or Audacity to do this type of quick conversion.
Once it is converted, any security settings that may be causing a problem will be gone.

DoctorZen wrote: If the original mp3 file was bought on iTunes many years ago, it may have copy protection encoded with it, which could be blocking something.

Convert the .mp3 file into a .wav file before you import it into your project.
You can use Vegas, Sound Forge or Audacity to do this type of quick conversion.
Once it is converted, any security settings that may be causing a problem will be gone.

No it was not a Itunes mp3 nor does it have any blocks and i am legally allowed to use it

CineMan wrote: Vegas points to the original file not the edited one

It will always point to the original one because as explained earlier your source files are unaltered. There is no edited version of your mp3 file unless you have exported it to a new file. On reopening your project your source file should be loaded and your edit instructions, contained in your veg file, will be applied to give on your timeline the "edited version".

ericlnz wrote:

CineMan wrote: Vegas points to the original file not the edited one

It will always point to the original one because as explained earlier your source files are unaltered. There is no edited version of your mp3 file unless you have exported it to a new file. On reopening your project your source file should be loaded and your edit instructions, contained in your veg file, will be applied to give on your timeline the "edited version".

that is what doesn't happen. i meant edit instructions by edited version