Capturing AVI w/MovieMaker - audio problem (Vegas can't see some audio tracks)

So I am capturing DV for a big project (to be edited with Vegas 6), and I've
been using MovieMaker on two different computers to capture - and I'm having
weird results regarding the audio: Vegas can only see the audio track of
those AVIs captured on *one* of the machines, but not the other!! I can't
figure this out, or find the difference. *All* clips' audio plays fine in
WMP, but Vegas can only see the audio track of those videos captured on one
computer (the same one on which it is installed) when I try to import. Both
machines are running Windows Media Center, though different versions; both
have the SAME version of MM (2.1). All settings within MM are the same as
far as I can tell (though I haven't found very many settings to change).

Actually, it's not two different machines - it's the SAME machine that can
boot to two different versions of Windows Media Center - so I'm sure it's
not a hardware issue.

Any ideas? Could this be a codec issue? And is there any way to salvage
the "bad" videos without recapturing (four hours worth!) ?

Capturing from: Canon GL2 via firewire.
Capturing to: DV-AVI

TIA,

- Tim

 

I hate to ask a dumb question but why aren't you using Vegas to do the
captures?

Mike

 

Because I want to simultaneously use the *other* (doesn't-have-Vegas-on-it)
OS for other tasks. In fact I'm re-doing the captures in Vegas as I type -
but at the same the time mystery eats at me & I gotta know why it works on
one OS and not the other!

 

Sony has continued Sonic Foundry's tradition of allowing you to install
Vegas on more than one machine - as long as you don't use them
simultaneously. For example, I use it and work and have it installed on my
home machine as well.
From Customer Support Answer ID 455:

Question

Can I run my Sony Media Software application on more than one PC?

Answer
Our licensing agreement permits you to install the software on as many
machines as you own, as long as you are not running the programs at the same
time. For instance, you can install the software on your home machine and on
your laptop. You are not allowed to install the software on multiple
machines if you are going to be using them simultaneously, such as in a home
studio setting. If you are going to run the software concurrently on more
than one machine, you would need to purchase a separate license for each
computer.

Note that when you install the software on a different computer you will
need to complete the registration process again. Register the software as
you did the first time to unlock the program on each machine. You can
register online directly within the software, via the phone, or on our
website through our online form.