Trouble Opening Mpeg video!!
Okay so i am not all that familiar with quicktime so this is way confusing for me, I usually just use imovie and i have never had a problem opening up a video and importing it to my computer. However i am trying to download some video clips so that i can create a new project on imovie. As i was trying to open up the video it would no let me, the message "The movie “M2U00001.MPG” can’t be opened." And it said that i should download some new software so that i can open it up. But i have no idea what software to get so i can open up the video. I am reallyyyyy confused, so all i need all the help i can get please!!!!!
And thanks so much for all the help!!!
However i am trying to download some video clips so that i can create a new project on imovie. As i was trying to open up the video it would no let me, the message "The movie “M2U00001.MPG” can’t be opened."
iMovie does not support the editing of "muxed" MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 compressed data. If the files are "muxed" MPEG-2/AC3 compressed data and still contained on your camcorder device, the import the data directly from the device into iMovie. If the files are already on your hard drive, then they will have to be converted to an iMovie edit-compatible compression format. Different work flows would require different software to accomplish this. For instance, HandBrake (free) could convert the files to MPEG-4/AAC or H.264/AAC files which could then be edited in iMovie. If you want to convert the files to any edit-compatible for which your system is component configured, then you could purchase the QT MPEG-2 Playback compopnent ($19.99) and use the Free MPEG Streamclip app to convert the files. Other commercial software options are also available.
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Hi. Having trouble opening computer. Keep getting message: Hewlett-Packard\TouchSmart\Media\kernal\CLML\CLMLsvc.exe and message says: appication has requested Runtime to terminate in an unusual way.
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