Front Row Photos won't play digital camera videos

Hi,
Firstly, I'm pretty new to Macs but have been finding my feet with most of my new toy's functionality. I've encountered one problem that I can't seem to find an answer to and was hoping someone here would be able to help.
I've used iPhoto to import all of my old photos/videos from my digital camera and have arranged these into a mixture of events and smart-folders. When viewing these via the Photos menu in Front Row, the automatic slideshows play back all my photos just fine, but any videos that were taken at the same time are just shown as a black screen. When I say videos, I mean little video clips that were taken using the digital-camera (640x480 and 30fps).
A few other bits of info that may help with this;
- The videos play fine in iPhoto.
- The black screen appears for the same duration that photos are shown, rather than the length of the video.
- I created a Movies smart-folder, if I hover the selection over this item within Front Row, I'm shown a slideshow of the initial frame of the videos contained within.
- The camera is a Canon Powershot A700 which stores videos as AVIs using the MJPEG format.
Am I trying to do something silly? Should the Photos section of Front Row not be used for video playback? Its a shame if that is the case, as they're memories of that event.
However, the fact that Front Row shows the black screen where the video should be gives me the impression that it is attempting to play it. Otherwise I would expect it to ignore all non-image file formats.
Any help with this would be hugely appreciated.
Cheers,
Ian

Hi,
With a bit of additional searching I seem to have found an answer to my question. Unfortunately it's not the answer I wanted and this seems to be a known issue. The post I found that describes this is here;
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1380562&tstart=0
I'll be raising it in the feedback form.
Cheers,
Ian
Message was edited by: Ecnarfi
URL Corrected
Message was edited by: Ecnarfi

Similar Messages

  • Front Row - DVD won't play

    I can't get Front Row to play DVD, I would only get "DVD Loading" then a blank screen. Any fix?

    Can you play the movie with the DVD Player application? Is the Mac asking you to choose a region code before it can play a DVD movie? Front Row won't display this dialog but the DVD Player should.
    -Doug

  • Front Row: Photo Doesn't Play Subfolders on new iMac!

    There doesn't seem to be a discussion group dedicated to Front Row but I'm having a problem with the Photo section so I guess this is the closest!
    When viewing the Library, Albums or Folders in the 'root' directory of iPhoto through Front Row, everything works fine.
    BUT
    If I try to view an Album or Folder in a sub-directory, the contents of that Album is not displayed. Instead the contents of which ever 'root' Album was last viewed is displayed instead.
    This is easy for someone to check, can anyone with a new iMac dupliacte this issue?
    Cheers,
    Kudos
    iMac Core Duo 2.0Ghz 1Gb Ram 256 VRam Mac OS X (10.4.4) Powerbook 15" 1.5Ghz G4 1Gb Ram

    Hey !
    Thanks for the info. It's always nice to know
    "I'm not the only one!"
    Still, strange behaviour though. I hope they fix this with the Front Row update that's coming.
    Cheers,
    Kudos
    iMac Core Duo 2.0Ghz 1Gb Ram 256 VRam Mac OS X (10.4.4) Powerbook 15" 1.5Ghz G4 1Gb Ram

  • Problem playing digital camera video in QT

    Het everybody. I have a Casio Exilim 7.2 Mexapixel camera which shoots MPEG-4 video in VGA size (640 x 480 pixels) at 30 frames per second. Problem is that the extension becomes .avi when saved and won't play in QT. It sais QT is missing important software to play and it may be found on the web. Does anyobody know what extensions are needed? To play, I hav been converting the videos to mp4 using a converter I got for the iPod Video, but there has to be aneasier way. I know VLC would work but am really wondering how to play in QT. P.S. I am not using QT Pro.

    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1050468&#1050468
    A search for Exilim found a dozen answers.

  • Quiting front row and continue to play music

    It used to be that front row would continue to play music after you quit it from the same playlist but this isn't the case anymore. If you are using FR to listen to music and quit the music stops playing. Anyone know how to have the music continue to play?

    Well as much as I like the look of the new Front Row, I don't like the same thing, That it stops playing music upon closing. The older one (Tiger) was so much better Animation and usefulness wise. It also supported Air-Tunes (my best friend). So I thought to myself, "is there any way i can switch back to Front Row from Tiger (A.K.A. Front Row w/ Air Tunes)". I went on a hunt on the internet and I came across this web site
    http://www.edalytical.com/articles/2008/01/16/front-row-and-airtunes-back-to-tig er-for-me
    When typing the code into the terminal field, you can just copy and past for safety if need be.
    Just rememeber to exorcize caution whenever using terminal, for it can really do damage.
    And one more thing, I've realized that when going to the video/movies section it likes to freeze (though it always has for me for some reason when I was running Tiger). DVD Function works perfectly.
    Hope that helps!

  • Is it possible to upload photos directly from a digital camera to the Zen Sle

    Hello
    My girlfriend and I are going to South America. Therefore, I am not only looking for a MP3-player, but also a place to store photos. The Zen Sleek court my attention.
    Though, I would like to know whether it is possible to upload photos directly from a digital camera to the Zen Sleek? Does it require any extra cables or software? Or is it only possible to store photos through a ordinary computer and then transfer photos to the harddisc on the Zen Sleek?
    Regards
    Mads Lyngby Petersen

    Short answer, I've never seen anyone try it.
    Long answer, it might be possible using one of these USB bridge devices. Some of these devices are supposed to be able to bridge between a camera and a USB mass storage device, and then deal with hosting the connection and moving/copying the files.
    I would be intruiged to know if someone's managed it, but as mentioned so far I've not seen anyone mention it.

  • Quicktime 7.6.4 won't play h264 encoded videos on my 10.4.11 MacMini

    Hello:
    This is my first post. I read through the forums and this seems to be the correct place to pose my question. If it's not, my apologizes.
    I'm trying to find out why Quicktime 7.6.4 won't play h264-encoded video on my MacMini (G4 PPC). I'm running 10.4.11. I recently installed Perian 1.2.1 and it got some .avi files to play correctly, whereas before there was no sound. But the h264 files still get me a black screen, albeit with sound now. Some h264 files can be played in VLC Media Player (but that's a horrible player compared to Quicktime in my opinion, as it constantly drops frames and eats 100% of my processor time), but VLC even has the black screen problem on some h264 files as well.
    I've also tried MPlayer OSX but that's really an alpha-type development and has a lot of bugs. Many movies it can't even open.
    Sorry for the rambling, but again my question: Is there any way to play h264-encoded video in Quicktime 7.6.4 on my Mac?
    Thanks in advance for your expertise and advice.

    Mr Ram,
    There is a group of Quicktime specialists in Apple.com ⇒ Support ⇒ Discussions ⇒ Quicktime .
    The more data you give us, the easier it is to help us help you to diagnose your problem. Your disk space would be very useful. Contrary to some, I advocate iDefrag to assist VLC and MPlayer, which you were a little hard on.
    GNU/Linux's free offerings
    MPlayer was developed a decade ago, and I prefer it for viewing DVDs (for 'DVD Player') seems too dark. VLC (legally) copies many CRM-protected DVDs of yours, so you can play only the burned copy. When I'm having a problem playing a DVD, the VLC log tells me all: only perfect DVDs play well on VLC.
    There are two ways of viewing everything.
    Streaming MPEG-4
    +H.264/MPEG-4 AVC+ is a fancy codec based upon MPEG-4: it requires a powerful processor to de-compress it. I watched an MPEG-4 movie from a G3 iBook in 2005. It played flawlessly.
    Your Problem
    Quicktime 7.X applications can not play +H.264/MPEG-4 AVC+ streams. It was a bug Apple never fixed. Frames are dropped because H.264 is so slow that it requires special hardware. You, I'm sad to say, don't have it.
    To quote the Wikipedia on Quicktime: 'QuickTime 7 lacks support for H.264's Sample Aspect Ratio .[67] QuickTime X does not have this limitation; many Apple products (such as iTunes and Apple TV) still use the older QuickTime 7 engine.'
    My Quicktime Pro on a PPC PowerBook is 7.6.4. You can either use a Linux transplant or upgrade to Quicktime X. Those more familiar with Macs may have better ideas for you.
    My best,
    Bruce

  • Transfer digital camera videos to ipod

    how can i transfer my digital camera video to the ipod? i can transfer the pictures, but the digital video says it does not support, what can i do?

    Hi Ellen,
    On the Apple website here there are software downloads...look under iPod and you will find one called MoviesForMyPod which i use to convert movie files from my Sony camera. It's free and works a treat.
    Niall

  • My macbook pro won't play any youtube video. I always get a plug-in failure message! How can I solve it? I already did all updates, reinstalled flash player but nothing helps!

    My macbook pro won't play any youtube video. I always get a plug-in failure message! How can I solve it? I already did all updates, reinstalled flash player but nothing helps!

    1. System Preferences > Other/ Flash Player > Advanced >  Delete  All
         Press the "Delete All" button
         Install Adobe Flash Player.
        http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
        Follow the prompts.
        Quit Safari.
        Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.
    2.  Allow  Plug-ins
        Safari > Preferences > Security
        Internet Plug-ins >  "Allow  plug-ins"
        Enable it.
        Press " Manage Website Settings" button for more options.

  • Videos doesn't play in Front Row photos slideshows...

    Well that's a really annoying problem that I was hoping it would be fixed in Snow Leopard, but IT DIDN'T!
    When you are in iphoto and select an album ( which contains photos & videos) for slideshow..everything is fine!
    In contrast to this, when you select the same album in front row for slideshow, the videos don't play and instead of this you get a black screen.
    I have tried this to many machines in Applestores and all behave exactly the same

    Fouster - you seem alone, but you're not.
    I just bought a new Mac Mini to set up as my HTPC (if it passes the wife test..!). I settled on Front Row over Plex for now, since the latter still feels half baked/overly ambitious. When I came to setting up the Photo part, I got the exact same problem you are describing. Nothing but blackness, where video clips should play, and for what seems to be the duration of the actual clip. iPhoto plays them beautifully. What gives?
    I have seen other threads where this question got archived without a fix or even a response.
    Someone seemed to have fixed it by removing QT7 Pro properly since there was some conflict with QTX. I have a mint Mini, so shouldn't be my issue.
    Maybe it has to do with some obscure CODEC missing in QT - I have Perian and Flip4Mac installed but will try further using this link:
    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/components.html
    I'll keep you posted. This is some moral support for now.
    Scubadane

  • One iMovie clip, all photos, won't play voiceover although all other clips, including all-photo clips, play.  What's wrong?!

    Help, please before my husband dropkicks our beloved iMac into the street. His documentary has one one 42s interval comprised of 2 clips and a series of photos for which the voiceover won't play.  It has played previously, but has disappeared. The music track also is gone.  We've recorded with no luck. We recorded in another spot and dragged the voiceover and can see it's there.  But it won't play. Why would one section of a film suddenly fail with audio? We need a quick fix!  He presents his documentary next Friday at a convention.  Help!!!

    ikulas,
    I'm no expert, but I think in order to get an expert interested you will have to mention the following.
    What type of camcorder are you using?
    What are your recording settings on that camera?
    How many, and what kind of effects did you use on your project?
    What are your export settings?
    It's somewhat arguable whether PC's or Macs are better, but you can take it to the bank that imovie is easier than any movie editing program on a PC.

  • Why Won't This Digital Camera Movie Load Into iPhoto

    I shot 186 photos and 12 movies with my Canon digital camera this past week while my wife and I were on vacation. The photos and 11 movies (all about one minute or less) loaded just fine but my longest one (3 minutes which is the maximum for my digital camera) will not load. Is there a maximum time limit for digital camera movies that I have exceeded with iPhoto?

    Hi David,
    when you say "will not load" do you meant it won't open in Quicktime or it didn't download into iPhoto?
    This is what I do;
    When iPhoto 5 first came out I really think it was programmed to import the smaller 30 sec video clips that cameras were taking at the time. Since then, digital cameras, at least my Canon S2 can take clips as large as your memory card can hold. The first time I tried to download my images and movie clips with my new camera, iPhoto stalled at the movie clips. I wasn't going to take any chances messing up my iPhoto Library so I started using Image Capture to download all my images and Movie clips. I actually like doing it this way a lot better. My movie clips are downloaded into my Movies folder where I then put them in a dated folder.
    My photos are downloaded into my Pictures folder, where I then put them in a dated folder. I import the dated folder into iPhoto. I also keep all dated folders from photo downloads in the Pictures folder till I get enough Movie folders and Photo folders to fill a DVD. I burn them and then delete them from the hard drive.
    This way I have the photos in iPhoto and I also have just the photos backed up to DVD.
    The Movies I keep on the hard drive in their dated folders until I use all the clips for my iMovie projects for the Year. I then make sure they are all burned to DVD, then I delete those from my hard drive.
    Using Image Capture to download images and video clips:
    Open up Image Capture which is found in the Applications folder.
    When it is opened, go to Image Capture/Preferences
    Under the General button choose
    Camera: When a camera is connected, open Image Capture.
    The next time you connect your camera Image Capture will open.
    In the window that opens you will see an Options button. Click on that button to set your options.
    To find out more about Image Capture (it can do a lot more) Click on Help in the menu bar when Image Capture is open.
    iPhoto: How to Change the "Open Automatically" Preference
    If you find you can't change any of Image Captures preferences or can't access any drop down menus or they are greyed out, check to make sure Image Capture is loose in the Applications folder and not within a sub folder.

  • Digital camera video importing as photos :(

    I lost my daughter 's  hula  recital   I filmed on a panasonic digital camera.  I lost the cable to import the photos and avi video, so I transfered the SD card to a canon powershot to import into iphoto.  Doing this caused the video to be imported as a jpg.  Why?  I've shot video with the canon.  Now instead of footage, I have stills.  Is there anyway to see if the video information is retrievable?  I deleted all off the SD card not knowing this bogus transfer happened. 

    Info shows that all photos are jpeg.  I double click and see a photo with out the opportunity to play/pause.
    I did a test here are home:
    1.  Recorded 10 minutes of video in the panasonic digital camera
          1a.  Viewed the video in the camera and it is indeed video
    2.  Moved the card to the Canon camera (because I have the cable to import with that camera; lost cable for panasonic)
    Imported "video" into iphoto
    3.  Viewed in iphoto
    4.  Image is a jpeg still not avi video
    Good advice not to delete the images on the card from iphoto, but I had success for years. 
    Thx.

  • Photos won't save to camera roll

    Since I installed iOS7, all the pictures I take with the camera won't save to camera roll. I see them in the lower corner of the camera but when I click on it, they are not in the camera roll. In the camera roll, I just have a bunch of pictures that I deleted months (or years!) ago. I uninstalled my profile and reinstalled it two or three times with always the same result.
    All the settings are ok.
    I installed the profile of a friend on my phone to test it and everything works fine with his profile.
    Anyone can help me out with this issue?

    bluetooth is an APPLE issue: they have blocked many of the 'normal' bluetooth features on 'other' handsets..
    an example you may be thinking of is Sharing a photo via Bluetooth .. simple everywhere else, but can not be done on iphone
    -you have to use it via an app such as iphoto, or send it attatched via an email, from the iphone.
    stupid, annoying, yes.

  • Front Row pauses during DVD play

    I've played at least 5 (3 of which were brand new) different DVD's in Front Row that randomly pause during play. After a few seconds the movie continues to play. I took the computer into the store to have the optical drive replaced, but it keeps happening. I tried just using DVD player and the same thing happens. Since the drive has been replaced, now I get "skipping over damaged area" when it pauses (only in DVD player). These are BRAND NEW dvds, there's no way they can be damaged already. Any ideas, suggestions, anything???

    That's interesting. Since it doesn't seem to be a hardware problem, you might use the Accounts System Preferences to create a brand new user. Log out and log in as the new user. Does the DVD Player application give you the same trouble when logged in as the new user? If not, then a preference or setting your original user has must be interfering. Or some kind of preference file corruption. If the new user does have the same trouble, it might be time to run the Disk Utility and make sure your permissions are repaired and the disk is repaired. If that still doesn't help, it may be time to do an "archive and install" of Mac OS X to get a good copy of the DVD Player application back...
    -Doug

Maybe you are looking for