Does this happen to anyone else with Vegas (hangs)?

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wisted

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Vegas is one hell of a program, but here's a strange bug that I've experienced for years that hasn't been addressed.

When working with mp4 files (and possibly other formats) Vegas must take 3-5 seconds to 'think' every time I click out of Vegas and come back in. But as long as I stay inside Vegas there are no hangs.

Conversely, if I edit a native AVCHD format like MTS files, there is no delay whatsoever when clicking outside of Vegas (say to Sound Forge or a browser) and coming back in and working.

I haven't had time to test this on every codec out there, but I know it happens with mp4s and a few others. The 3-5 second delay every time I come back in is frustrating enough that I'm editing native AVCHD files from my GH2. Thanks to the new GPU acceleration I can do this, but the preview resolution is a bit lower than if I'm running an mp4. Trade-offs I suppose.
 
go to options>preferences and uncheck the "Close media files when not the active application" box
 
That worked! So thanks. But I can't help but wonder WHY?!

Why was this solution not needed with .MTS files? Are there any performance drawbacks to unchecking this option? I can't help but wonder why it's even in the script.

What is your opinion, Eiker?
 
i think the only drawback is that you can't open the files that are currently in your timeline to edit them in another program (Photoshop, AE, etc.) and have them update automatically in Vegas.

I don't know why it performed differently with certain files, but i've kept this option unchecked for quite a while know, those few seconds it took to reload everything every time used to drive me crazy.
 
Excellent insights on the issue, Eiker. I unchecked mine and plan on leaving it that way as well.

You mention that the only disadvantage to unchecking the "close media files" box is that files in Vegas don't automatically update on the timeline or in the media bin. Sometimes it is necessary for these updates though so is there a way to manually force the update anytime I work outside of Vegas on one of the assets? Is there a simple F5 command to 'refresh' the files within Sony Vegas?
 
Generally I let Vegas leave files offline, but I really only find the delay when I have huge projects open.
 
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