How to Get Sony Vegas Pro 13 Work with MOV files Beautifully

With this awesome guide, you can smoothly import and edit MOV files in Sony Veags Pro 13/12 by changing MOV to a more editing-friendly format.



We usually saw Vegas users encounter prolems when attempting to import MOV files to Sony Vegas Pro (including the Vegas 13). Let's see some frequently asked questions on this.

Q1: Vegas won't play video for .mov!
I know this has been a problem for years, but I am hoping someone has found a workaround. I have a 1,000 gigs of video in .mov format and I don't want to spend a week converting it all and losing quality. Any chance Sony has figured this out yet?

Q2: Vegas 13 only import MOV files with audio
I'm trying to import .mov files into sony vegas pro 11 64 bit but all I get is audio. I've tried changing the extension of the file to .mp4 but that didn't work. I've done some research and it seems like the only other solutions are codecs, which I read could be bad for editing software, or converting the files themselves outside of vegas.


Although Sony Vegas announced that it can deal with a wide variety of video files including MOV, people still encounter many problems when importing MOV to Sony Vegas Pro for further video editing. You may say: since MOV is said to be supported, why Sony Vegas doesn't accept my MOV files? Well, that's because MOV is a container instead of a codec. If the MOV contains a video codec that Sony Vegas can't recognize, for instance, DivX, Sony Vegas Pro (including Vegas 13) won't accept it.

As far as i know, to solve those problems, the most important piece of the equation is that converting MOV to a more editing-friendly format like WMV for Vegas. Actually, it's not as difficult as you imagine. Along with some help from a third-party program, you can get MOV files and Sony Vegas to play nicely. To help those who're facing problems ingesting MOV to Sony Vegas Pro for editing, below is a simple guide on how to transcode MOV to WMV for editing in Sony Vegas Pro 13/12 smoothly.

First of all, download the app - EaseFab Video Converter

Overall, the program is an easy-to-use yet powerful video converter and player. It supports creating high quality WMV files to seamlessly fit Sony Vegas Pro, no matter what's the format of your source video files. With the user-friendly software you can achieve your aim in only three steps. After the conversion, all you need to do is to drag the result videos for prompt editing. Just download it and follow the tutorial below to get the work done.

Guide: Converting MOV files to WMV for Sony Vegas Pro

Step 1: You can drag any MOV file in Finder and drop to the program or add them by Add Video button. It allows you to add several video files at a time and convert them at one go.



Step 2: In the Profile tray, switch to Common Video category and choose WMV or choose HD WMV from HD Video category as the output format. The output videos seamlessly fit Sony Vegas Pro 10/11/12/13.



Tip: If you like, adjust video and audio parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality.

Step 3: Click the "Convert" icon under the preview window, and the MOV to Vegas converter will start transcode MOV to WMV for using in Sony Vegas Pro 13/12.

After the conversion, find your converted video clips in the destination folder and add them to Sony Vegas Pro for home movie making.