Using Soundfonts with Quicktime
The soundfont loads in to "System Preferences/Quicktime/Advanced-Tab/Default Synthesizer" Menu.
It connects and works but with "too much reverb" I am connecting to notation software. The reverb is not coming from the notation software.
Does anyone know if this can be shut down? Turned off, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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I found out I can't play .mid files with Quicktime X, so I purchased Quicktime 7 pro. The manual states that I can open a .mid file, but when I try I get the error UNABLE TO OPEN FILE. THIS IS NOT A MOVIE FILE. Any thoughts.
BTW Apple, I feel like I'm back in 2003 when I was trying to get midi files to play on my computer. 50 billion dollars later and the same discussions from 2003 - 2007 are still issues? I've already decided that technology will not impress me untill I can download food, but to sit here for hours trying to get a simple file to play is not something that should be happening with the amount of money you're sitting on. Oh and my serial number/reg number for QT pro is not recognized by your system so I can't call for actual support with apple. I mean, I understand...who's got that kind of scratch to keep an extra 1000 tech support people working to deal with the million issues on your support forum. Oh wait...Apple has more money than God, so the answer would be YOU DO!QuickTime version 10.3 found in Mavericks drops support for dozens of legacy formats and codecs.
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However, when I use the bufferToImage method on a quicktime movie, it always outputs a null image (I have tried various methods).
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import java.awt.*;
import javax.media.*;
import javax.media.control.TrackControl;
import javax.media.Format;
import javax.media.format.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.media.util.BufferToImage;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.imageio.*;
import javax.imageio.stream.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.imageio.event.*;
* Sample program to access individual video frames by using a "pass-thru"
* codec. The codec is inserted into the data flow path. As data pass through
* this codec, a callback is invoked for each frame of video data.
public class FrameAccess extends Frame implements ControllerListener {
Processor p;
Object waitSync = new Object();
boolean stateTransitionOK = true;
public boolean open(MediaLocator ml) {
try {
p = Manager.createProcessor(ml);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println("Failed to create a processor from the given url: " + e);
return false;
p.addControllerListener(this);
p.configure();
if (!waitForState(p.Configured)) {
System.err.println("Failed to configure the processor.");
return false;
p.setContentDescriptor(null);
TrackControl tc[] = p.getTrackControls();
if (tc == null) {
System.err.println("Failed to obtain track controls from the processor.");
return false;
TrackControl videoTrack = null;
for (int i = 0; i < tc.length; i++) {
if (tc.getFormat() instanceof VideoFormat) {
videoTrack = tc[i];
break;
if (videoTrack == null) {
System.err.println("The input media does not contain a video track.");
return false;
System.err.println("Video format: " + videoTrack.getFormat());
// Instantiate and set the frame access codec to the data flow path.
try {
Codec codec[] = { new PreAccessCodec(), new PostAccessCodec() };
videoTrack.setCodecChain(codec);
} catch (UnsupportedPlugInException e) {
System.err.println("The process does not support effects.");
// Realize the processor.
p.prefetch();
if (!waitForState(p.Prefetched)) {
System.err.println("Failed to realize the processor.");
return false;
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
Component cc;
Component vc;
if ((vc = p.getVisualComponent()) != null) {
add("Center", vc);
if ((cc = p.getControlPanelComponent()) != null) {
add("South", cc);
// Start the processor.
p.start();
setVisible(true);
return true;
public void addNotify() {
super.addNotify();
pack();
* Block until the processor has transitioned to the given state. Return
* false if the transition failed.
boolean waitForState(int state) {
synchronized (waitSync) {
try {
while (p.getState() != state && stateTransitionOK)
waitSync.wait();
} catch (Exception e) { }
return stateTransitionOK;
* Controller Listener.
public void controllerUpdate(ControllerEvent evt) {
if (evt instanceof ConfigureCompleteEvent
|| evt instanceof RealizeCompleteEvent
|| evt instanceof PrefetchCompleteEvent) {
synchronized (waitSync) {
stateTransitionOK = true;
waitSync.notifyAll();
} else if (evt instanceof ResourceUnavailableEvent) {
synchronized (waitSync) {
stateTransitionOK = false;
waitSync.notifyAll();
} else if (evt instanceof EndOfMediaEvent) {
p.close();
System.exit(0);
public static void main(String[] args) {
String s = "c:\\videoTest\\testJava.mov";
File f= new File(s);
MediaLocator ml=null;
try {
if ((ml = new MediaLocator(f.toURL())) == null) {
System.err.println("Cannot build media locator from: " + s);
System.exit(0);
}} catch(Exception e) { }
FrameAccess fa = new FrameAccess();
if (!fa.open(ml))
System.exit(0);
static void prUsage() {
System.err.println("Usage: java FrameAccess <url>");
public class PreAccessCodec implements Codec {
void accessFrame(Buffer frame) {
long t = (long) (frame.getTimeStamp() / 10000000f);
System.err.println("Pre: frame #: " + frame.getSequenceNumber()+ ", time: " + ((float) t) / 100f + ", len: "+ frame.getLength());
protected Format supportedIns[] = new Format[] { new VideoFormat(null) };
protected Format supportedOuts[] = new Format[] { new VideoFormat(null) };
Format input = null, output = null;
public String getName() { return "Pre-Access Codec"; }
public void open() { }
public void close() {}
public void reset() {}
public Format[] getSupportedInputFormats() { return supportedIns; }
public Format[] getSupportedOutputFormats(Format in) {
if (in == null)
return supportedOuts;
else {
// If an input format is given, we use that input format
// as the output since we are not modifying the bit stream
// at all.
Format outs[] = new Format[1];
outs[0] = in;
return outs;
public Format setInputFormat(Format format) {
input = format;
return input;
public Format setOutputFormat(Format format) {
output = format;
return output;
public int process(Buffer in, Buffer out) {
// This is the "Callback" to access individual frames.
accessFrame(in);
// Swap the data between the input & output.
Object data = in.getData();
in.setData(out.getData());
out.setData(data);
// Copy the input attributes to the output
out.setFormat(in.getFormat());
out.setLength(in.getLength());
out.setOffset(in.getOffset());
return BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK;
public Object[] getControls() {
return new Object[0];
public Object getControl(String type) {
return null;
public class PostAccessCodec extends PreAccessCodec {
public PostAccessCodec() {
// this is my guess for the video format of a quicktime? Any ideas?
VideoFormat myFormat= new VideoFormat(VideoFormat.JPEG, new Dimension(800,
600), Format.NOT_SPECIFIED, Format.byteArray,
(float) 30);
supportedIns = new Format[] { myFormat };
// this will load in an avi fine... but I commented it out
//supportedIns = new Format[] { new RGBFormat() }; /
void accessFrame(Buffer frame) {
if (true) {
System.out.println(frame.getFormat());
BufferToImage stopBuffer = new BufferToImage((VideoFormat) frame.getFormat());
Image stopImage = stopBuffer.createImage(frame);
if (stopImage==null) System.out.println("null image");
try {
BufferedImage outImage = new BufferedImage(800, 600, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics og = outImage.getGraphics();
og.drawImage(stopImage, 0, 0, 800, 600, null);
//prepareImage(outImage,rheight,rheight, null);
Iterator writers = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName("jpg");
ImageWriter writer = (ImageWriter) writers.next();
//Once an ImageWriter has been obtained, its destination must be set to an ImageOutputStream:
File f = new File("newimage" + frame.getSequenceNumber() + ".jpg");
ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(f);
writer.setOutput(ios);
//Add writer listener to prevent the program from becoming out of memory
writer.addIIOWriteProgressListener(
new IIOWriteProgressListener(){
public void imageStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex) {}
public void imageProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone) {}
public void imageComplete(ImageWriter source){
source.dispose();
public void thumbnailStarted(ImageWriter source, int imageIndex, int thumbnailIndex) {}
public void thumbnailProgress(ImageWriter source, float percentageDone) {}
public void thumbnailComplete(ImageWriter source) {}
public void writeAborted(ImageWriter source) {}
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//writer.write(imagebi);
writer.write(outImage);
ios.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error :" + e);
//alreadyPrnt = true;
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System.err.println("Post: frame #: " + frame.getSequenceNumber() + ", time: " + ((float) t) / 100f + ", len: " + frame.getLength());
public String getName() {
return "Post-Access Codec";Andyble,
Thanks for the suggestion. When I use your line, my Image is no longer null (and the resulting BufferedImage is not null either), but it outputs a "black" in the jpeg file. Any other ideas? What did you mean by a -1 F for the frame rate? Did you mean changing the format to a negative 1 frame rate? I tried that, but it did not seem to have any change. Can you let me know if I misunderstood that. Thanks.
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David Powell
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I spent much time at my Apple retail store trying to see what I may have done wrong. The Apple Geniuses there confirmed with me that TV1 will not play this type of file. (I have no experience with TV 2, but I would be surprised if the results were different.
Then be prepared to be surprised. The TV2 plays the 720p files just fine even with the increased audio data rate for the secondary AC3 DD5.1 surround sound. In fact, I am seriously considering the retirement of the TV2 so I can watch all files without having to worry about frame rates. (Besides, my wife keeps complaining that the bedroom TV (the TV1 unit) doesn't play her Netflix "chick flicks."
I just tried renaming the MOV file to M4V. It now syncs with my TV. Unfortunately, it still won't play. The error message on the screen states "The format was not recognized."
Strange, my files are recognized, stream, sync, and play (albeit with frozen video as sound continues) whether I use a real M4V or MOV file container. (Don't have an MP4 720p file to test at the moment.)
So, I am forced to export and then convert. That said, I am embarrassed (but happy) to admit that I found the solution to my QT 7 Pro problem. As I experimented further today,I found that my test file (Movie 2) was exported by iMovie at 24 fps and the full movie was exported at 30 (29.97) fps. QT 7 Pro must have forced the conversion to 960x540, which would be the only way a 30fps file would play on TV. Once I corrected the setting and exported again at 24fps, the QT 7 Pro conversion to 1280x720 worked as it should.
Glad you were able to settle that issue.
If you or anyone knows of a way to export from iMovie into a 1280x720, 24 fps format guaranteed to be compatible with TV1, please post instructions. Until then, I will have to keep using an intermediate export first and then Handbrake or QT 7 Pro to convert.
It's not really possible to guarantee that every file will be playable since the content actually drives the encoder and may require changes to user settings on occasions. However, having said that, I take it you did not try the "Export using QuickTime.../Movie to MPEG-4 Movie" Share menu option previously suggested. It will allow you to create an H.264/AAC 720p24 TV1 compatible MP4 file directly from iMovie. Here is a "quickie" file I exported from iMovie moments ago which plays on my TV1.
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Hangs, Slow performance, Long launch, etc
Hi all, Okay, I have been working on this for a while, thought I'd bring it to your attention. FCPX is getting slower and slower, taking 5 to 10 minutes to launch, takes 5+ minutes to load a 3 minute project (of optimized media), hangs for 3 to five