QT .mov files multi TV standards?

I was sent a .mov file that played fine on my U.S. iMac using QTPlayer. However, when I went to put it on a DVD so my mother could see it, I was told that the file was in the PAL standard and did I want it converted to NTSC. I said yes and everything worked fine as the resulting DVD plays fine on my NTSC TV.
But it got me wondering about QT, PAL, NTSC, etc. Does any version of QTPlayer play any .mov file regardless as to the original TV source color standard?

Hmm, well I didn't notice any issues in the converted video. I may burn another, leaving the file unconverted just to see what happens. However, QTPlayer played the original .mov file on my iMac before I tried to burn a DVD so I guess that means for QuickTime purposes, the NTSC/PAL (and maybe even SECAM) differences are ignored? That they only come into play when you want to make a DVD or disk image?
Edit. Just looked at the original file and found that the Video portion is H.264, 1920 x 1080, 25 fps so the software saw the 25 fps and decided it was a PAL video.

Similar Messages

  • PPro CS4 - imported .mov file and video playback is jerky

    Hi all.
    I have imported a Quicktime .mov file into a standard sequence. The audio plays back fine but the video is very jerky.
    I did an 'interpret footage' on the clip and see it's at a frame rate of 1.2480.
    How can I get this file to play correctly in a PPro sequence at 29.97 FPS?
    Help! My deadline is getting close.
    Thanks.
    Keith

    Thanks Bill.
    Here's what I could find... I hope it means more to you that to me!!! I see that the average frame rate is 13.58. If I interpret footage and use that rate, 30 second commercial plays in about 5 seconds.
    Thanks for the help.
    KB
    Computer is:
    AMD Pnenom 9500 Quad-core Processor 2.20GHz
    8 GB RAM
    Windows Vista 64-bit SP1
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1 GB
    Type: QuickTime Movie
    File Size: 536.3 MB
    Image Size: 720 x 486
    Pixel Depth: 24
    Frame Rate: 1.25
    Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo
    Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
    Total Duration: 00;01;19;09
    Average Data Rate: 6.8 MB / second
    Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091
    QuickTime Details:
    Movie contains 1 video track(s), 1 audio track(s) and 1 timecode track(s).
    Video:
    This movie appears to have DROPPED FRAMES.
    There are 887 frames with a duration of 25/749ths.
    There is 1 frame with a duration of 982/14985ths.
    There are 140 frames with a duration of 50/749ths.
    There is 1 frame with a duration of 275/749ths.
    There is 1 frame with a duration of 325/749ths.
    There is 1 frame with a duration of 400/749ths.
    There is 1 frame with a duration of 575/749ths.
    There are 48 frames with a duration of 600/749ths.
    Video track 1:
    Duration is 0;01;19;18
    Average frame rate is 13.58 fps
    Video track 1 contains 1 type(s) of video data:
    Video data block #1:
    Frame Size = 720 x 486
    Compressor = Animation
    Quality = Most (5.00)
    Temporal = Most (5.00)
    Audio:
    Audio track 1 contains 1 type(s) of audio data:
    Audio data block #1:
    Format = 16 bit - Stereo
    Rate = 48000.0000 Hz
    Compressor = 16-bit Big Endian (uncompressed)
    Timecode:
    Timecode track 1 contains 1 type(s) of data:
    Timecode data block #1:
    Start Time = 01:00:02:14
    Reel name =

  • Can ATV play multi layered video track .mov files?

    Hi all,
    Front Row 2 cannot play multi layered video track .mov files for now,
    so I wonder if an ATV take 2 can play .mov files with 2 or more video track?

    HeyJP wrote:
    yeah, so far, it looks like it has to be pretty vanilla. Only a single h.264 track and an audio track.
    The new 5.1 rentals supposedly have 2 audio tracks - stereo for devices that can't handle 5.1 via HDMI and presmably to give stereo audio out via the RCA sockets, and the 5.1 passthrough.
    It may be that with time more fucntionality will be added to movie playback, but I'm not holding my breath.
    AC

  • How downsize a 112 GB .mov file in DVDSP to fit standard DVD?

    Help, please. I burned a Quicktime .mov file from HD footage off my FCP 7 timeline. The resulting file is 112 GBs. I took it into DVD Studio Pro as I thought  DVDSP would downsize the file to fit on a standard DVD. But the Disc Meter shows the size to be 6.2GB. I went into Preferences to lower the bit rate, but it had no effect on the size. It is still 6.2GB.
    Is there a place in DVDSP to adjust the setting to fit the file so DVDSP will burn it? Or will I have to first take it through Compressor?
    Thanks! Duncan

    I did a test, and I think it would be very helpful for all of us if anybody else could reply to this with their experience/comments.
    I started with an hour long project in HD.  Then did the following:
    1. Dragged HD sequence from Browser into an SD timeline.  Rendered.  Exported video (in this case, just a short 1 minute clip for testing).  Burned this clip to SD DVD via iDVD.
    2. In original HD sequence I exported a short 1 minute clip.  Dragged this clip into Compressor with DVD settings.  Let it process and then burn to DVD from within Compressor.
    RESULTS:  ON SD TV:  There is not much of a difference in quality (at least not on a typical 20-some inch TV), HOWEVER, on an HD TV, the Compressor version (#2 above) looks far better than version #1 above.  When viewing the video on an HD TV, the video from version #1 is virtually unusable.  I would not even give it to a client.  Image quality is very bad.  Version #2 still looks not very good but it is far better than the other.
    I have not tried using DVD SP pro yet to see if there is any difference.
    Hope this helps and would love to hear other experiences.
    Eric 

  • Problems using multi mov files in one AE screen

    I've imported three mov files and have created them on three separate layers in my AE comp screen. When I press to preview the files they play but only for about 3 seconds. I need them to play the full length of the mov files which is about 15 seconds.

    As Klaus said, we need to know a lot more. If they are HD files and you are trying to preview at full res, on a system with not much RAM, this could be perfectly normal. Provide system infe, tell us what version of AE and then all the other details like comp settings, footage used and so on.
    Mylenium

  • Prroblems Exporting .MOV files from Flash CS5

    I am having trouble exporting my animations created in Flash CS5 (or Macromedia flash 5, or CS3) to .MOV files. I'm having these issues on different  platforms  (mac and pc) and different operating systems (XP and win 7) - I only get error messages and out of memory errors, even on the fastest computer I have with 4gig of RAM working on a 2mg Flash file.
    I just want to convert my Flash files to a format that can play on Youtube and standard DVD players. Also I've tried many converters (flash to video) - not all free (Moyea, Roxio, iWisoft, Winfx Video Converter, Amor, E.M. Magic, etc, etc) - nothing works. The main problems are either the sound is not synched, the playback is choppy, and the quality is awful.
    I think my only hope of getting a good video is starting with a good .MOV file exported from Flash. I know the program is supposed to do this.
    Any help greatly appreciated.
    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/WSBC0687D4-42A6-445d-B5FF-8032C7D3A8FF.html#WS6 A15AAE2-C176-4161-BAB6-FB082F63B65Ba

    Exporting the video at a slower FPS with all the settings maxed and then speeding it up later may not be the most practical and adding a few extra steps can increase the chances of error...I wasn't willing to maniuplate the frame rate, so I tried with the highest video settings and my file ended up being 10GB in size for a video with 1689 frames, and there were STILL artifacts.
    There's also the option of exporting your sequence as individual frames and recombinging them using Quicktime Pro (I found that on another forum), and Quicktime Pro is a pretty cheap program ($20?). Just remember to hide your motion guides and activate your masks (right click on your masks in the timeline and select Show Masks), or they'll show up in your frames and you'll have to start again. Also, when inputting your individual frames, remember to select the correct frame speed to it matches the one that you're working with. From there, you have a complete video clip that you can input into any editing suite (heck, Windows Movie Maker is adequate if you're just putting it on YouTube).
    Either way, Flash Professional doesn't appear to be capable of generating a .MOV that works outside of the box on its own, at least not without the addition of a 3rd party plugin. Given the proliferation of animation projects on TV that are animated using Flash, I was thinking that Flash SHOULD have a way to render a .MOV file properly (ie: without dropping frames and leaving behind artifacts because it's taking too long to read the frame), but then, it's best to use the right tools for the job. You can use most of the tools in Creative Suite/Cloud to generate the same layered image, but every single application has a specific purpose:
    Photoshop can handle text layouts, vector imagery, and animation, but it's best at manipulation of raster images.
    Illustrator can handle text layouts and some manipulation of raster images, but it's best at creating and editing vector images.
    InDesign can do some manipulation of raster images (or at least it imports them) and creating/drawing of vector images, but it's best at text layouts for multi-page documents and arranging images.
    Flash allows you to layout text, draw image vectors, and manipulate rasters, but its best for animation and interactive content (I draw my characters in Illustrator first then import then in Flash...Flash drawing tools just drive me buggy).
    Your video editing suite (and probably Premiere...haven't used Premiere in a long time, so I can't say for sure) can handle some text inputs, does some animation, but it's best for taking existing video and audio clips (from whatever sources) and editing them non-linearly.
    I'll need someone in the biz to confirm this, but I do suspect that for studio based Flash animation projects that end up on TV (eg: Teen Titans Go!, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), they wouldn't be generating the show entirely using Flash (laying down soundtrack and dialogue as well) and then exporting to .MOV. It's more likely that they'd be exporting individual clips without audio (either using the slow frame rate method or by exporting individual frames and importing to Quicktime) and using a non-linear video editor to edit the clips and lay down audio tracks accordingly.

  • FTP-File : move file from a folder to another

    Hi experts,
    Here is the deal :
    I have a FTP folder (OS windows) where my files are stored. As I want XI to pick them one by one, I need a way to move them one by one in another folder of the FTP before message processing, folder that will be polled by XI
    How can I do that ?
    more concretly :
    I have 5 files in a folder called Standard, files are named : TEST1_hhmmss.xml, TEST2_hhmmss.xml, etc.
    I have another folder, lets say Standard_child that XI scans every 5 minutes. As I want my 5 files to get picked one by one every 5 minutes, I need a way on the FTP before message processing that moves TEST1_hhmmss.xml in folder Standard_child then XI picks up this file, and so on until all files are consumed.
    Thanks a lots for any help, ive been struggling for days... so far I tried with a script that renames file before, but did not work on FTP...
    Kind regards,
    Jamal

    Hi
    This site may be helpful
    http://www.computing.net/answers/programming/batch-to-move-file-by-sysdate/14939.html
    you can check the net for more answers
    1) make a logic & ensure that ur script works fine in your sender system (where all files will be placed)
    2) you can try it urself if you have access to the systems command prompt
    3) use scheduler, of your sender system (you said it is windows) you can check help to see how you can schedule programs - there call your script.
    4) now your script will send the files to child folder one by one as per your logic, which can be picked by XI
    Regards
    Vishnu

  • I'm running snow leopard. The try to open any .mov file in Quicktime, and I get an error message that says, "The document xyz.mov could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that Quicktime player understands. I'm a recent upgrade to Snow Leopard.

    I'm running snow leopard. The try to open any .mov file in Quicktime, and I get an error message that says, "The document xyz.mov could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that Quicktime player understands. I'm a recent upgrade to Snow Leopard.
    Help!
    Thanks, Mark

    Unfortunately, the error message gives no details about what codec might be missing or what it needs.
    If the file can't be opened in QT, it only means you cannot use the QT "Inspector" window to check what compression formats were used to create the file. It does not mean you can't use the Finder "Information" window to check on the compression formats or use a third party media information window (e.g., like VLC which will open many compression formats not supported natively by QT) to determine what kind of data is included in the MOV wrapper. If the file cannot be opened in any app, it is usually a good sign that the file itself is corrupted.
    It's a stupid error message. Apple should do better than that.
    Error trapping is quite extensive but there are still many areas which require human oversight. The message is telling you that either the container has a problem (e.g., not properly terminated, non-standard, or corrupted) or that one or more of the compression formats used is not supported by your current codec component configuration or that the data was encoded using non-standard settings or preferences not supported by QT or that the fourCC code does not match the data contained in the file or that there are timecode inconsistencies, etc., etc., etc. In short there are a near infinite number of possible problems for which it would be very difficult/nearly impossible to program error trapping depending on your sourcing of content and how you process it before it reaches the player app. Think of it like trying to play a BD disc in an DVD player.
    I'll call Apple support when I get a chance.
    Chances are good that they will end up sending you back here. In any case, it is often a good idea to post a sample file for examination by other QT users. At the very least, they should be able to tell you if the sample file will play on other systems which would indicate whether or not the file itself is bad and under the best of circumstances whould allow them to examing the file in detail for various common problems.

  • How do I burn a .mov file to DVD?

    I need to burn an MPEG-2 video file saved as .mov to a DVD that will play in a regular DVD player.
    I have tried opening iDVD and the selecting 'Create a New Project'. When I have selected a location for the project and the main window opens, I go to File > OneStep DVD from Movie...
    My understanding is that when I import a movie file, it will burn it straight to the disc without any further options. It does this, however after a couple of minutes the DVD is ejected blank and iDVD says the burn has completed.
    How can I solve this problem or is there another way to burn a .mov file to DVD?
    Thanks, Dan

    A green screen in an indication that the movie is in a format not supported by iDVD.   It should be in one of these formats:  DV, high-definition video (HDV), MPEG-2 SD, MPEG-2 SD, MPEG-4 SD, MPEG-4 HD, and AVCHD.  (From SDMacUser's post in What input file formats does iDVD...: Apple Support Communities). The post has other requirements that need to be met.
    SD = standard definition.
    Open your movie with QT Player and bring up the Info window for the movie.  It will have the format:
    Another possible reason is the Energy Saving settings on the Mac.  Turn off energy saving and screen saver before starting the save as disk image or burn.
    Other possible fixes can be found in this tipic: Green Screen with audio after Burning: Apple Support Communities

  • What is the best way to move files to different folders in a plug-in?

    I am writing a plug-in that needs to move files on the hard drive.  I am using LrFileUtils.move(from, to) and everything is fine except that the catalog is not updated when the file is moved.  After the plug-in runs I can use Library > Synchronize Folder to get the catalog back in sync with the new locations of the photos on the drive, but this manual step is less than ideal. 
    I am unable to find a way to move the files within the plug in that also updates the catalog (like dragging photos to a new location within the LR Navigator pane).  Lacking an API for this, I looked for a way to programmatic execute the Synchronize Folder menu item, but was not able to find this either..
    Can anyone recommend a better way to move photos to different folders within a plug-in that also updates the catalog?

    Hi Andy,
    There are 3 main file formats that you can consider writing your data out to in LabVIEW:
    ASCII
    Binary
    Datalog
    ASCII
    ASCII files are useful because every operating system and almost every application can read/write ASCII format files. Use ASCII files when:
    Other users or applications will need to access the data file.
    You will not need to perform random access file I/O
    File I/O speed is not crucial
    Disk space is not crucial
    Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write to Text File.vi and Read from Text File.vi
    Binary
    Binary byte stream files are more specific to data storage and retrieval. Use b
    inary files when:
    File I/O will remain in LabVIEW only -- no other applications will be needing to write/read that file. There is no standard formatting for binary files and thus other applications or operating systems may be unable to read the file.
    Files are smaller than ASCII files
    Easier and faster random access to data
    Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write Binary File.vi and Read Binary File.vi
    Datalog
    When to use datalog:
    If you need to record data with a mixture of types, it can be cumbersome to convert everything to ASCII or to keep track of the binary formatting.
    Datalog format is binary and internal to LabVIEW, so again only use this format if no other applications or operating systems will be needing to perform file I/O on the file.
    Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write Datalog File
    Example.vi and Read Datalog File Example.vi
    Good luck!
    Kileen C.
    Applications Engineer
    National Instruments

  • Burning .mov file to dvd via IDVD

    I created a slide show to music on IMovie. Playing the .mov file through my computer and even projected on a big screen it looks great.  But when converting it to a DVD via IDVD, the font on the couple of lines of text that I have coming up with the pictures is pixilated and really horrible.  I tried a couple of different burns and always choose best quality but the results remain the same.  The dvd created through IDVD is horrible with really badly pixilated edges on the fonts.  How can I burn DVD's so that they look as good as they do playing directly from my .mov file so that I can burn copies for others who have requested my music slide show?  I am working with a brand new MacBook Pro computer and the IMovie and IDVD programs that came with it, if that helps at all.

    Hi,
    The info helps explain what's happening -- the 1080p version is widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) and physically large (1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels tall), and much more compressed than the DVCPRO50 version (the 1080p file is less than half the size even though it's more than twice the screen space).  So, iDVD would have a difficult time crushing that down into the standard DVD video dimensions.
    The DVCPRO50 version is also widescreen, so you want to be sure your iDVD preference is set to 16:9 aspect ratio (if not, start a new project and re-import). 
    iDVD also has to crush this version to make it fit the standard 720x480 format, but not as much as the 1080p version.  Text can particularly suffer when video dimensions are altered.
    Is your iMovie version gone or just won't open?
    I'd be inclined to experiment with a copy of the DVCPRO50 version.  Try the free MPEG Streamclip to see if it can resize the video to 720x480 before bringing it into a 16:9 iDVD project.  Next try using Streamclip to convert the format to DV (DV Stream or .dv) to see if that format change makes iDVD happier.
    John

  • Is this possible to put a Closed Captioned in small movie file

    I ponder if this is doable, attainable and workable to do a small video file that a colleague of mine wanted me to put in a closed captioned into small movie - less than 2 to 4 minutes (three tiny small movie files). I try to explain that I don't think it is doable, attainable and workable to create a closed captioned into small movie file with Final Cut Pro X - especially with 320 in width by 240 pixel in length. My colleague insisted that I do it anyway.
    I ask my colleague that if he has original movie file that I can work, so I can export the movie file that is larger than 320 by 240 pixel. He said no.
    I told him that how is it possible for me to work with closed captioned into three tiny movie files for presentation-training purpose only.
    My gut feeling tells me that it won't do any good, especially with TINY movie file with only 320 by 240. I told my colleague that it is MUCH easier to work with original file that is much larger than what he gave me. I mean, it is easier to edit and put closed captioned or whatever in any video footage.. whenever I am done with it, then export the finished file with closed captioned in it. I also explain to my colleague that if I work with file that is already exported movie file.. then I edit and put closed captioned in that exported file... then export it out of Final Cut Pro X, the quality would be considerable degradation.
    Unfortunately, my colleague insisted that I proceed with the project. I hesistate that I'd waste my time for achieving nothing with no measureable result because my gut feeling tells me that my perspective is correct, no?
    Am I correct? Is it worth it? Otherwise I'd tell my colleague that my answer will be a resounding no.
    Please advise. Thanks!

    You are right that placing text subtitles on such a small size video is likely not great.
    By default, FCP X does not support such a small video size; you'd have to blow it up to a standard size and then scale the result back down.But you can use a workaround to do all the work on 320x240 (see this web page:
    http://library.creativecow.net/articles/payton_t/FCPX_Custom-Resolution-Timeline s/video-tutorial). That would lessen the losses.
    Still, definitely not great.

  • OneStep DVD from movie file

    The OneStep DVD from Movie file works fine for my 4:3 movies -- but I can't seem to figure out how to get my 16:9 movies to come out letterboxed when viewed on a standard screen. Is there some setting I can change to give me the results I need? I don't want or need anything more than a simple video that loops -- no theme, menu, etc -- so I haven't wanted to create a 'project'.
    Any help is greatly appreciated!

    I found the solution to my problem of burning a letterboxed SD 16:9 movie with iDVD on another forum and it worked like a charm! Details below:
    Name: Christopher S. Johnson
    Date: Nov 18, 2006 at 8:26:34 pm
    Subject: Re: 16:9 and idvd 6
    I'm not sure why but iDVD doesnt see the anamorphic flag on SD anamorphic QT movies. It WILL behave properly for HD QT files though.
    This is the "Christopher S. Johnsnon" work around:
    Open your anamorphic SD QT movie in QT player Pro.
    Press Command-J
    Highlight the Video settings in the list
    Select Visual Settings in the tabs
    UN-check Preserve Aspect Ratio
    Change the width from 720 to 854
    Hit Return and
    Save the movie
    Now bring it back into iDVD and you are good to go!!!
    G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  
    G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

  • .mov file in Quicktime: Audio OK, Video not OK

    Reposting this as a new topic, since it was buried in the other thread.
    I have a small HD video camera that records .mov files to an SD flash card.
    I get audio, but no video. The Quicktime movie inspector says the format is "mbarella AVC encoder 3avcCM@" - then an apparently random selection of symbols that I don't see on my keyboard..
    I have bought and activated the Quicktime pro key.
    The movie properties window tells me the Video Track in in H.264 format - but I use H.264 a lot, and never have a problem with it.
    It's not just one file that is problematic - every video file fails to show on my laptop, though the video files play back without a problem on the camera.
    I can't open the file in Quicktime, Real Player, VLC, itunes, iphoto, MPEG Stream clip, or Final cut. I used to be able to open files from this camera on my laptop, but suspect I have upgraded and lost functionality. Saved files that used to play in Quicktime and in iphoto now do not play video - audio is fine, but not video.
    I have downloaded the Perian add-on, but that has made no difference.
    Any thoughts? I can send a short test file from the camera if necessary.
    Hope you have a good weekend!
    Best wishes
    R

    Hi Jon - test file sent by email to your address in profile, from my rob....{at}gmail address.
    File received and examined. Appears to be a codec problem. Suspect the camera may be using a custom/hybrid encoder. QT is very touchy about such things. Was able to open and play it in both older version of VLC and new version which installed today. Tried transcoding the result to standard MP4 file but the results were not satisfactory.
    Test.mp4
    If you download/play this test, you will note that the pan portion is very poorly rendered. Stepping the clip frame-by-frame seems to display some frames out of their natural order. In addition, the clip looses two seconds of playback time as if some frames were either lost during the transcode or the original file had a varying frame rate which was reset to a fixed rate and time reference in the transcoded file. This seems to be confirmed by analysis of the HandBrake conversion below...
    FILE0055.m4v
    Used a custom TV preset I happen to be testing in latest Snow Leopard version of HandBrake to create the file which does play back the same as you original file in the VLC player. This preset, among other things, duplicates the original frame rate variations. In this case, analysis indicates the frame rate excursion to be 29.970 -6.008/+30.280 fps which plays the clip in 12.07 seconds and is only 0.03 seconds longer than your original file. The downside to this is the fact that the preset as used here doubles the video rate and quadruples the audio data rate.
    You might perform a search to see if a QT component is required for proper viewing of camera content. (I.e., a component that was originally installed on the system that used to play the files--e.g., check software disc that may have come with the camera.) Otherwise, my only suggestion would be to download the latest version of HandBrake and see if you can transcode the files for playback using the standard or currently configured component set installed on your system.
    Good Luck,

  • Help with importing .mov file from iphoto

    I have a casio exilim ex-z1080 digital camera. I have imported the jpg and mov files into iphoto, but can't seem to get it to import into imovie. i read a similar post to mine but could not understand. can anyone help in lay person's terms?
    how do i get imovie to recognize the file?

    What do you think is the best program to do this? is it QuickTime?
    You can use MPEG Streamclip (free), GarageBand (part of iLife), or QT Pro ($30). Each will allow you to convert to any of the iMovie '08 compatible compression formats. (Just avoid Apple Animation and Apple Video which import and edit but do not export properly.) For simplicity, I would normally use use MPEG and convert to DV. This work flow produces a file that can be handled by almost any video editor and, since the format is very standardized, leaves few settings for the use to enter. All you really ned do is select the "Export to DV" File menu option, select any of the compression pop-ups (default DV25 is okay), enter your standard (NTSC or PAL), and set your aspect ratio (either 4:3 or 16:9). It is also a good habit to resample the audio to 48 Khz for consistency. Other that that, you can generally ignore the other settings. (You can also make adjustments to volume, brightness, contrast, and saturation as part of the conversion, but this isn't necessary if you are going to edit in iMovie '08 anyway.) The nice thing about this application is that it sets the anamorphic flag as part of your conversion which iMovie '08 uses in conjunction with the project properties to properly preview (or pad for preview when aspect of project does not match aspect of source file) and to set proper export dimensions (padded or otherwise) for the project aspect ratio output.

Maybe you are looking for