.MOV files not playing in Quicktime or importing into iTunes

I have .MOV files that were taken on my iPhone, imported into iTunes and then put in a folder outside of iTunes. Now they will not play in Quicktime. iTunes will not import them. Help!!!

How can I tell that. I have several. I am also unable to view them in the finder window like I can other .m4v or .mov files.

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HT3775 I am downloading a Final Cut Pro x project directly to Quicktime. The movie will not play, stating Quicktime doesn't support the codec. I currently am using Quicktime 10.1 on my Mac OS X Lion

I am downloading a Final Cut Pro x project directly to Quicktime. The movie will not play stating Quicktime doesn't support the codec. I currently am using Quicktime 10.1 on my Mac OS X Lion

Wow. Okay...
I'll let the real veterans in this forum tackle your issues one after the other. But, I can tell you, all will be well.
My only comment would be re: your computer specs:
BJReis wrote:
. This may be due to somewhat older equipment:
GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro with a 4GB memory computer with Ddr3 running OSX 10.8.4
To be completely honest, FCPX is a RAM hog. It just is. But, RAM is relatively cheap, and the pay-off is good.
4GB is right on the edge, IMHO. 16G is ideal.
I wish you luck, hang in there, and standby for more help.

Movie files not playing

My movie files play fine with Quicktime in previous iPhoto. Now that I've upgraded they won't play. I double click the image but nothing happens. The movie camera icon is there along with the length of the clip. Also, I can't figure out how to display thumbnails of my events. I set the preferences how the help says to but still no thumbnails. Can anyone help, especially with the movie problem?

What did you upgrade? The system, iPhoto? You need to supply us with some information about your setup, model, system version, iPhoto version, RAM, etc. Then we can tell more what might be the problem.
A safe first attempt would be to make a backup of the library and rebuild it as follows: launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select the first three options. Launch iPhoto and try again.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

.mov files not playing properly in Premiere Pro

Hey!
I'm new to setting up projects in Premiere, but I have the newest version (2014) of the software, and I'm having problems playing back files within the software. These are .mov files, taken on a Canon mark 3 primarily, and while some files play back fine, others black out the video or grab a random frame and hold it while the audio plays back smoothly. The clips play fine when I open in Quicktime.
I assume this is is a codec problem or something? I have no idea about codecs. Please help! I really appreciate it.
Thank you.

I believe that those MOV files are using the H.264 CODEC. You will need to have that installed (comes with later versions of Apple's QT), but even then, might not work in PrPro 1.5. I just do not recall if it supported H.264.
For a bit more background on file formats, this ARTICLE might be useful. For a bit more on CODEC's in general, this ARTICLE might be useful.
Good luck, and hope that PrPro 1.5 does handle H.264.
Hunt

.m2v file not playing in Quicktime Pro

I just purchased Quicktime Pro 7.6. I have a bunch of MPEG2 (.m2v) files that worked on my old iMac and am trying to get them to work on my new iMac. When I open the MPEG2 files using Quicktime, I get a "the file is not a movie file" error. Again, these are the same MPEG2 files that worked on my previous iMac. When I open the files using VLC, the video works fine, but it VLC doesn't play MPEG2s with audio, nor can it convert. Any idea why Quicktime Pro would not be working? I've tried the files with and without the .m2v extensions also.

There should be a second, audio file that is associated with the m2v. The m2v container does not have the audio. VLC probably can't find the audio track.
So in other words, you guys are saying that Quicktime Pro does not come with the MPEG-2 player component, and that will be another $20?
Unfortunately, that is correct. Another option is [ffmpegx|http://ffmpegx.com>. It is shareware and costs $15.
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MP4 files not playing in Quicktime 7.3

Lately, I have been getting the following error when I try to play MP4 files in quicktime on my Mac:
"The movie could not be opened. Operation could not be completed. (OSStatus error -50.)"
This error also prevents me from adding the files to iTunes. The weird thing is that they play fine on a PC.
I have tried updating my Quicktime (I am running Leopard), and that did nothing.
Any ideas?

How can I tell that. I have several. I am also unable to view them in the finder window like I can other .m4v or .mov files.

Some avi-files not playing on QuickTime Pro 7.0.4

I tried to play a few avi-file movies using QuickTime Pro 7.0.4 on my Mac OS X 10.4.4, but unfortunately, I keep getting the message: "Some necessary QuickTime software is missing. It may be available on the QuickTime Web site." After going on that site, I downloaded some of the available free software, but the problem remains. Playing the movies with a third-application like the VLC, works fine. I wish QuickTime Pro would have the same capabilities in playing avi files like other Players. Do you have an idea how I can solve the problem?
Thanks for your support!
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Thanks for all your help guys. I guess I will remain with the VLC for playing AVI files that donnot play on the QT Player as the VLC plays almost any movie file. I came across an interesting article regarding the subject:
QuickTime: About Playing .AVI Files
Learn why an .AVI file may not play as expected in QuickTime Player.
AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave. The .AVI format is what is known as a container format. It specifies a way in which a file may contain audio and video data. It does not specify how that data is encoded. The encoding of audio and video data is specified in what are known as codecs. A codec (short for COmpressor/DECompressor) tells the computer how to decode the audio and video tracks that have been encoded within the .AVI file. QuickTime Player can use numerous codecs by default. You can also add additional codecs to extend QuickTime's features using plug-ins or third-party installations.
When QuickTime opens an .AVI file, it checks to see which codecs were used to encode the audio and video tracks within it. For example, an .AVI file may contain a video track encoded in the Cinepak codec and an audio track encoded with the ALaw 2:1 codec. If both the audio and the video were compressed using a codec that QuickTime can use, the file will play normally. If the audio or video or both were created using codecs that QuickTime cannot use, you may see a message like the following:
"QuickTime is missing the software needed to perform this operation. Unfortunately, it is not available on the QuickTime server"
or
"You may experience problems playing a video track in "filename.avi" because the required compressor could not be found."
These messages are not an indication that anything is wrong with QuickTime Player.
Lists of audio and video codecs included with and supported by QuickTime are available from the QuickTime specifications page.
Using QuickTime Player, you may be able to determine which codec was used to compress an audio or video track:
QuickTime 6 and earlier
Open the file in QuickTime Player.
From the Movie menu, choose Get Movie Properties.
From the left pop-up menu in the Properties window, choose Sound Track or Video Track.
From the right pop-up menu, choose Format. The Format section shows the codec.
QuickTime 7
Open the file in QuickTime Player.
From the Window menu, choose Show Movie Info. The codec is listed next to Format.
If the .AVI file is encoded using a codec that is not included with QuickTime, you might be able to find and add that codec so QuickTime can play media encoded with it. Contact the party that publishes or distributes the codec to see if a QuickTime version is available. Many third-party QuickTime components are available on the QuickTime components page.
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.mov files not playing

So I've transferred pictures and video from my iPhone 4s and 5 to my Windows based computer running Windows 7. I attempted to play the video's in WMP and it wouldn't play the .mov files. After a search, I downloaded QuickTime as the recommended player for .mov files. Now, the files open in QuickTime and display the video I'm about to play; however, when I play the video it plays then stops as if the video is only one frame. I used the movie inspector and it shows the following:
Source: E:\iphoto\video0035.3gp
Format: Photo - Jpeg, 583x1036, millions
When I click on details for the video file this is what I see:
Please help.

Hello, your attached screenshot doesn't load so I can't see what's on it. Anyway, maybe converting .mov file that you can't play fine is a good choice to try. If you decided to have a try, you can start off with the free trial version of iorgsoft video converter.

Why do certain .mpg files not play in Quicktime?

....and will these files play on a IPod Video? The files that this has happened to have had .mpg file extensions and the message I get is that it is not a file Quicktime can understand.

They may be mpeg-2, which sometimes has the .mpg extension. Try this freeware viewer: VLC
I am pretty sure mpeg-2 will not play on the iPod and for that matter I don't believe mpeg-1 will play on it either.
You can try converting mpegs to iPod with this freeware, although it does require the Apple mpeg2 component if the mpeg is mpeg2. Mpeg StreamClip

.MOV files not playing video???

I bought a new JVC GY-HM100U HD camera, this camera saves files in native Final Cut Pro .mov files. When I try to play them back on my Imac or 2 laptops with Quicktime I only get audio files to play.
I went down to Apple store and the files played on new Imac. I have newest QT application, I can't figure why they don't play video, ANY IDEAS???

To Apple Discussions!
Make sure you have the following installed:
Flip4Mac
VLC Media Player
Perian (AVI and FLV support)
The latest version of Adobe Flash Player Software
Also, don't forget to repair permissions & restart your computer after the installations.

.mov files not playing on windows machine

I'm trying to play movies on a windows machine and an error msg pops up telling me i need to install components. I've saved these movies as .mov on my mac and have had no problems playing these on Quicktime (and Perian) on my mac. How can i play these on the windows machine?

You'll have to find out what codecs are used. The .mov file is just a container.

.mov will not play in quicktime

I have some video files from my video camera. They are a .MOV format but quick time will only play the sound from them and no picture.
They are supposed to be HD video files so i don't know if this is posing the problem or what.
Is there a codec or something i can download to burn these to disk so we can watch them.
The video camera did come with a arcsoft software package where we can watch them on the pc but we can't burn them to a disk.

Hi, I've exactly the same problem, 'cept I've XP Pro. When I say exactly, I mean the format used is HDV 1080i60, along with everything else there.
And I'm right there with you. Why Quicktime can't play a natively encoded HDV Quicktime file (using Final Cut Pro), is beyond me, but basically, I've used K-Lite Codec Pack, and Quicktime. Neither work, although Quicktime does ask for internet connectivity to download resources or something similar (I don't have Internet Access at home). I've used VLC on a friend's PC, and, while it works, there is a very strange, and irritating flicker where there's heavy movement
Where can I get the resource needed, as another party needs to view the clip, and they already have it. So if they can update their codec library or similar, then that would be much better (as I wouldn't need to upload a FullHD Video again)
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MP3 files not maintaining integrity when being imported into CP

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Panasonic .MOV files only play audio no video in Premiere Elements 11??? Not Working Help

Panasonic .MOV files only play audio no video in Premiere Elements 11??? Not Working Help

It all depends on the codec the file uses, Karli.
What model of camcorder is this video coming from?
Are you working on a Mac or a PC? Have you got the latest version of Quicktime, per the program requirements? When you started your project, did you select the settings for a DSLR at 720p? This is a vital step since it will activate the components your computer will need to work with many of these types of files.
BY THE WAY, KARLI--
PLEASE do not post the same question more than once on this forum! You've already got a thread going with this same question and several responses posted. It's very confusing when you post the same question a second time and start a whole new discussion.

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