"How can I play MP4 video in Sony vegas pro 11? I just downloaded some MP4 clips to make a little movie but they lag in Sony Vegas pro 11 preview, even after rendering. What should i do to make these clips play normally?" ---- Yahoo Answers
More often than not, I noticed people who have problem importing MP4 video to Sony Vegas for editing. The reason is either your MP4 files are not in the proper codec compatible with Sony Vegas, or you lost some codecs required for Sony Vegas editing.
Some people suggested downloading QuickTime or installing codec pack named K-Light Codec pack, I am not sure whether it work or not. But I know another solution which can solve your problem in an easy and reliable way, that's convert MP4 video to Sony Vegas compatible videos.
With MP4 to Sony Vegas Converter, you can easily convert MP4 files to Sony Vegas compatible AVI, WMV or MPG files.so that you can free edit MP4 in Sony Vegas, Besides, it is also able to convert MP4 to other videos such as MOV, MP4, FLV, 3GP, MKV, VOB, DV etc.
Step by step to convert MP4 to Sony Vegas
Step 1: Import MP4 files
Click “Add Video” to load your as many MP4 files as you can into MP4 to Sony Vegas Converter
Step 2: Select output format
Select “Format” pull down list to select AVI, WMV or MPG as output format. And then, click the small triangle to choose a path to save your converted files.
Step 3: Convert MP4 videos
Click “Convert” to decode MP4 files to AVI, WMV,MPG for editing in Sony Vegas.
Aftere converting MKV to AVI, WMV or MPG, you can free import MP4 to Sony Vegas for free editing.