Vegas captures one scene as several hundred m2t files...

[damrass]

...is that normal? Each file is around 1MB in size. I'm using an HV40, video was recorded in 24F mode. When I try to play any of the files with VLC, it brings up a black screen of HD resolution but quickly disappears. I know the video is being sent to the computer, because Vegas shows it in the preview window.

I apologize if this has been covered, but I've been spending the last 20 minutes or so researching the problem and I haven't found anything. (Yes, I did read the "Trouble Connecting Camera..." sticky threads.)

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[CycleWriter]

Yes, it has been covered MANY times. Do a search for "scene detection" and you'll discover how to deal with this. And read the FAQ. Welcome to the forum.

[damrass]

Hi CycleWriter, thanks for the quick reply and the welcome!

I disabled Scene Detection, but that didn't work. I guess it's a problem with Vegas cause HDVSplit works just fine. And that's good enough for me.

[CycleWriter]

There are some in here who have had issues with Vegas' built-in capture module and use only HDVSplit instead. I'm the other way around. Vegas works perfect for me, but HDVSplit is iffy.

[Eugenia Loli-Queru]

Make sure your date is set in the camera.

[damrass]

Hi Eugenia. Yes, that was the first thing I did when I got it.

Anyway, I ended up installing the trial version of v9, and it works flawlessly. So I blame v8. (It also gave me trouble when I wanted to add files to the timeline.)