Answers.Body: <p>This is a <a href="https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/help-limited-number-of-imported-clips--84777/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">known problem</a>. Quicktime for Windows is 32-bit only, and that presents a memory ceiling for the QT handler/decoder. What's worked for me, including in a current project, where I'm working with hundreds of of 5D MkIII files, is to import in batches. Once done, I have no issues loading or working with the project even if many of those are used on the timeline. I should say that often I'm able to import many clips without needing to divide the import step into batches.</p>
  
  <p>As suggested in the linked forum thread, try rolling back to <a href="http://filehippo.com/download_quicktime_player/5704/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">QT 7.6.2</a> or <a href="http://filehippo.com/download_quicktime_alternative/6077/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Quicktime Alternative</a>, and see if that provides a more permanent solution.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have a problem with Sony Vegas. When ever I import too many .MOV files, Sony Vegas Pro 13, doesn't accept them, so they are black in the preview screen. </p>
  
  <p>However, if I import only 4 or 5 .MOV files to Vegs, it accepts them and I can see the clips in the preview screen. But when I go over that limit of 4 or 5, Sony Vegas doesn't accept the .MOV files, and now all of the clips are black in preview.</p>
  
  <p>How do I make it so that I can import as many .MOV files as I want to SonyVegas.</p>
  
  <p>I have Quicktime installed and also unchecked the option in preferences>video that says something like close media when other apps are open.</p>
  
Tags: <video-editor><editing><vegas-pro>
Title: How to import many .MOV files to Sony Vegas?
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ThreadText: # How to import many .MOV files to Sony Vegas?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-20)
  
  I have a problem with Sony Vegas. When ever I import too many .MOV files, Sony Vegas Pro 13, doesn't accept them, so they are black in the preview screen.
  
  However, if I import only 4 or 5 .MOV files to Vegs, it accepts them and I can see the clips in the preview screen. But when I go over that limit of 4 or 5, Sony Vegas doesn't accept the .MOV files, and now all of the clips are black in preview.
  
  How do I make it so that I can import as many .MOV files as I want to SonyVegas.
  
  I have Quicktime installed and also unchecked the option in preferences>video that says something like close media when other apps are open.
  
  **Tags:** video-editor, editing, vegas-pro
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-20. Score: 1
  
  This is a [known problem](https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/help-limited-number-of-imported-clips--84777/). Quicktime for Windows is 32-bit only, and that presents a memory ceiling for the QT handler/decoder. What's worked for me, including in a current project, where I'm working with hundreds of of 5D MkIII files, is to import in batches. Once done, I have no issues loading or working with the project even if many of those are used on the timeline. I should say that often I'm able to import many clips without needing to divide the import step into batches.
  
  As suggested in the linked forum thread, try rolling back to [QT 7.6.2](http://filehippo.com/download_quicktime_player/5704/) or [Quicktime Alternative](http://filehippo.com/download_quicktime_alternative/6077/), and see if that provides a more permanent solution.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: What do you mean by batches? Does it mean to combining several .MOV clips together and then importing? If it does mean that, how *do* you combines several clips together?  
  > **username_1**: Importing a few clips. Saving project. Exiting Vegas.Opening project. Importing a few more..etc  
  
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