Blank .mov file wont delete

I have a blank .mov file on my desktop that wont delete or open. nothing happens when i delete it and when i try to open it says applicatiopn cannot be found. I've also tried Terminal. Nothing works. Please help. I want this gone off my desktop.

So the icon won't move to the Trash? Have you tried a control-clicking on it an selecting Move to Trash? How about a restart?

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Hi,i have quicktime player version 10.2 on my os x mountain lion (10.8.2).i am using macbook pro.the problem is i cant play some .mov files on quicktime and itunes 11.i can play this files with other media players such as vlc and quicktime player 7.My real intention was to create a playlist which includes some .mov formatted files on my itunes's sidebar.i have imported some files with the same format to the itunes without any problem but i cant these files.i even cant see these files in finder's preview.and also,i have tried to open this files in my wife's macbook pro,with os x 10.7.5,it opened and played well.
when i try to open these files in quicktime 10.2,the quicktime windows pop ups at the same time.it's trying to open and play files but cant.

Hi,when i use contextual menu's " get info " on .mov file,these things are written:
Dimensions:880x660
Codecs:Sorenson Video 3,MPEG Layer 3,PNG.
While I personally would like to know if the PNG track is being used for the display of a PNG image in the background or foreground or for Motion-PNG video, it probably makes no playback difference here... (I.e., if you have QT 7 Pro installed, it would be nice to get a look at the "Properties" window.) However, if you regularly export to "legacy" codecs like Sorenson or Motion-PNG, then you will need to re-enable your legacy audio and/or video codecs which are, by default, disabled for export use under Mountain Lion.
Basically, this looks like a legacy file (i.e., Sorenson/H.263 video with MP3 audio is a common FLV file codec combination). Since legacy codec support is, in general, being dropped from QT, I would normally recommend keeping both the Perian codec component package and the QT 7 player installed to handle older content which may or may not play in the QT X player any longer.
If these feedback is not enough,can u pls suggest how i can get more information about compression type and codec component of those files ?
If a file will not open in any media player, then the Finder's "Get Info" may provide the most basic information. If a file opens in a media player, then the best thing is to use that app's media information window (window may be called Inspector, Media Info, Clip Info, etc.) to provide additional information. One handy, independent, dedicated utility gor general use would be the free MediaInfo app which can be downloaded from the internet. Since most of my video content targets QT, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and TV use, I normally prefer opening files in QT 7 Pro and examining the content as depicted in both the "Inspector" and "Properties" windows as depicted below:
And also,is there any way to see which codec components i have in my quicktime player ?
Apple "Pro" Editing and third-party add-on codec compnents are normally stored for global use in the "~/Library/Quicktime" folder. Here is the configuration for my system:
System, add-on AppleProResDecoder, and older QT 7 MPEG-2 Playback Component are all stored for blobal use in the "~/System/Library/QuickTime" folder as seen here:
Codec components can also be installed in similar folders for "local user" use in each user account but this practice seems to have generally ceased with the release of Snow Leopard.
Suggest you check to see if your wife's third-party configuration includes the Perian codec component and your system does not since this is the codec which my sytsem defaults to for the playback of Sorenson/MP3 MOV content as seen here:
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Create folder (rename), move files and delete source

This seems a simple and obvious need but I cant find anything to help.
I want to be able to create a folder with a unique name (I would prefer to input the folder name when the workflow is run), move some files into it, and ensure the source files in the original location are deleted.
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I am new to iMovie however like most Apple apps it is seems pretty straight forward and easy to use.
However I am unable to import video created by my camera. It is in .MOV format. I am able to view it in iTunes, Quicktime, and iPhone.
When I try and import in using iMovie I can see it by browsing to my iPhoto or directly to a copy I created on the desktop. I click import and nothing happens.
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I also was able to import the video into iMovie 06'
As previously explained, the file is playback and conversion compatible with most QT applications. It is only that since iMovie '08 can edit several compression formats natively that it is not allowed to perform conversions. After all, if you want to edit in a H.264 to save source file space, you probably don't want iMovie '08 turning the file into a 13 GB/hour DV compressed file behind your back. In addition, if you can avoid converting the video track and thus maintain its original quality, wouldn't you want to do so. (I.e., using the "pass through" option described above does this.) The basic rule here is, if iMovie '08 can't edit the file as is, it won't import it. At least this approach keeps you from wasting your time importing files only to find that you can't do anything with them once they are imported. You just have to learn the difference between what can be only watched, what can be watched and converted, and what can be watched, converted, and edited. Different compression formats have different characteristics yet for some reason people seem to think all forms of video are created equal.

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.mov file won't open

I have a video that is a 2.12gb .mov file
my editor sent it on a dvd with some .mp4 files
the .mp4 files open perfectly
the big 2.12 gb .move file wont open on anything incluiding adobe media encoder
this is the second round of him sending me 2 different .mov file that wont open.(both are a little over 2gb
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>wondering if this is a codec problem
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
For PC http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en or http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Why does iTunes create disk errors when deleting movie files?

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I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well. All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder?? itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option??

I am trying to delete songs from itune 11 library and i want it to delete the song from my hard drive as well. All my songs are in the music folder but not in the itunes folder. itunes did not prompt me to move file to trash nor is there an option to remove file to trash bin. How can i delete songs from both the itunes and hard drive at the same time?

aespinoza2210 wrote:
could it be in the itunes folder or does it have to be in the itunes media folder, which is within the itunes folder??
A Espinoza,
The iTunes Media folder is set in Preferences > Advanced, and is the key to most iTunes folder organizational activities. So I doubt that the automatic deletion will work for files that are somewhere else within the folder structure.
However, I have not experimented with that issue in quite a while, so you are welcome to give it a try in iTunes 11.

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Try deleting the file without iTunes running.
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Delete partially copied movie file from iPhone. Shows grayed out in Videos on the iPhone but it doesn't show up in iTunes.

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If you download a rented movie on your computer: You can transfer it to a device such as your Apple TV (1st generation), iPhone, iPad, or iPod if it’s a standard-definition film (movies in HD can only be watched on your computer, iPad, iPhone 4 or later, iPod touch (4th generation or later), or Apple TV). Once you move the movie from your computer to a device, the movie will disappear from your computer's iTunes library. You can move the movie between devices as many times as you wish during the rental period, but the movie can only exist on one device at a time.
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