Video frames to layers coming out blank on cs3 extended

This has only just recently started happening as it was working fine earlier, but now when I try to open an Avi. file into video layers the frames are just coming out white. Anything I can do to fix this?

Convert the file in ffmpeg/ MPEGStreamclip or another tool or export it from Quicktime Pro using anotehr CoDec. PS just sucks at dealing with these compressed files and using such an old version doesn't help with contemporary digital video from a camera...
Mylenium

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everytime i import video frames to layers ,, i cant see any preview , theirs no images in the farmes,, all i can see is white blank frames

You simply chose a file which is encoded with an unsuitable CoDec. Export/ Convert the file in an external tool first.
Mylenium

How to import video frames as layers in Photoshop?

How to import video as layers in PhotoshopCS3. When I press "Import Video Frames To Layers", an error message pops up: Could not complete the Video Frames to Layers command because the QuickTime version 7.1 or later is required." I've already installed and updated QuickTime Player, but this message persists. I'm currently running QuickTime version 7.7.5. Thank you for your help.

Thank you R_Kelky for your reply.
I'm running Windows 8.1. I do see the QuickTimeGlue.dll file as you stated.
I have actually found a solution to my question. Since QuickTime 7.7.5 might be too new, I tried installing QuickTime 7.1 and the message went away. But now I run into a new problem: only .avi and a few .mov files can be uploaded correctly. When I try to upload other common video formats like .mp4, .m4v, etc, then the layers just come out as black, white, and sometimes green layers. The preview window where I drag the range length of video I want to import as layers is also blank as black, white, or sometimes green. You have any ideas what's causing this? At times, I cant even see the preview, I just get a new error message: "Could not complete the Video Frames to Layers command because the file name was not valid."
Thank you for your help.

Photoshop CS3 crashes when importing video frames to layers.

This is perhaps not the correct place to post this, but I am new to the forums, as you can see.
I saw that there was a post about this sometime last year, and I tried all the methods offered to fix the problem, but none helped.
Each time I make an attempt to import video frames to layers, I get as far as the "select range to import" screen, and then when I select the range and click ok, it says "Adobe Photoshop has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly." And then it closes.
My operating system is Windows XP, the photoshop type I use is CS3 as I mentioned before, and I have installed Quicktime 7.3.5.
I checked one of the files I tried to use with the Mediainfo program as suggested, and got the following:
Format: MPEG-4
Format profile: Quicktime
Codec ID: qt
File size: 176 MiB
Duration: 18mn 33s
Overall bit rate: 1 327 Kbps
Writing application: Lavf53.24.2
Hopefully this is enough information for someone out there to help me, because I haven't the slightest idea how to fix it. Thank you in advance.

Convert the file in ffmpeg/ MPEGStreamclip or another tool or export it from Quicktime Pro using anotehr CoDec. PS just sucks at dealing with these compressed files and using such an old version doesn't help with contemporary digital video from a camera...
Mylenium

Import video frames to layers set as Quicktime files (PS5)

For some reason, suddenly when I import video frames to layers, it is now set as Quicktime files that can only be opened (AVI,MPEG etc) and won't pick up MMV files at all. I used to make a lot of gifs fine with WMV files (thats the only format Photoshop PS5 would let me open for years), now it is set up as Quicktime files all of a sudden. It only opens AVI files as well, other video formats pop up with blank screens and then go transparent. Is there any way I can fix this? I'd like to be able to make gifs with WMV files again.
Is there some way you can open MP4 files onto Photoshop CS5 as well? Converting Youtube vids to WMV is quite a process.
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Something messed with your system's CoDecs - some Windows Update, anotehr app installed, a CoDec pack, whatever. Such stuff is usualyll impossible to recover short of reinstalling the whole system and you're FUBARD - even if you uninstalled the offending app, the crookedness would remain in place.
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Import video frames to layers

i'm using Photoshop CS3 extended and i'm trying to import video frames to layers. I keep getting blank frames when i do it. It also happens when I open a video in photoshop. Does anyone know how to fix it?

Something messed with your system's CoDecs - some Windows Update, anotehr app installed, a CoDec pack, whatever. Such stuff is usualyll impossible to recover short of reinstalling the whole system and you're FUBARD - even if you uninstalled the offending app, the crookedness would remain in place.
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Photoshop won't let me convert video frames to layers

I'm trying to make gifs, and I was able to do this last night. Photoshop was converting the video frames to layers just fine. However, I think I might have accidentally done something to photoshop because right after, I could convert my video frames to layers anymore. The video clips were all screen recording from quicktime, by the way. I waited until the next day and decided to see if it would work (it didn't). So then I did a software update, thinking that maybe quicktime needed to update. But that didn't work either. When I force quit photoshop and re-open it, it "converts" the video frames to layer, but only one frame actually appears and the rest are blank. When I delete that and try to re-convert the video frames to layers, this pops up:
I tried converting the video to an mp4, and the above message still popped up. How do I fix this back to the way it was when it was working!?

becca7376 wrote:
I'm not exactly sure what happened. I remember I clicked reset motion and then I clicked the essentials button. I don't know what went wrong after that/
Where is reset motion what was going on that made you want to click on reset motion. What did you use to identify a video file to Photoshop to do something to it? We can not help if you can not describe what you did. What Photoshop step is that pop-up message the end result of?

Problems with importing video frames to layers

Whenever I try to import video frames to layers (File > Import > Video Frames to Layers), the little preview box of the video doesn't show up, and when I click "Okay" it only creates a bunch of solid black layers. I'm using .avi videos, which should be compatible. Can anyone help me out? :/

Also, you can make sure your system is 64 bit capable by:
Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools.
Click View and print details.
In the System section, you can see what type of operating system you're currently running under System type. Under 64-bit capable, you can see whether you can run a 64-bit version of Windows. (If your computer is already running a 64-bit version of Windows, you won't see the 64-bit capable listing.)

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hi, i'm trying to import video to layers by going >file>import>video frames to layers... then selecting my avi file, an options box then appears but the preview area is blank and when i look in my layers window all the layers (500) are blank!!
any help would be much appreciated and thanks in advance,

Since AVI is just a "wrapper," it can contain one of many different CODECs. To play a particular AVI, the system will need the correct one. A freeware program, G-Spot will do several things for you: tell you what the CODEC (and a lot of other specs.) is, whether your system has it, and do a render & play of the file to test other aspects of it on your system. If you do not have a particular CODEC, G-Spot will tell you exactly which one is needed. Hit the 'net and Google for that one - download and install. Be a bit shy of "CODEC packs," as most have a ton of garbage in them, and will often ruin existing CODEC installations on the system. Get just what you need.
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Can you import Video Frames to Layers if your video is larger than 1280x720?

I can import a video that is 1280x720 or smaller to layers, but can't import one larger than that or Photoshop freezes up. and then has to be force quit. when i reopen it after force quiting, it immediately crashes and then when i reopen it and try to import any video in any way it gives me the error message "Could not complete the Video Frames to Layers command because the DynamicLink Media Server is not available."

Amanda,
Welcome to the forum.
As pointed out, this forum is to discuss the Adobe Forums, themselves.
I will Move your post to the Photoshop>General Discussions Forum, where you will get quick response. Your link, and any e-mail subscriptions will follow along nicely.
Good luck,
Hunt
[Move to Photoshop Forum]

DynamicLink Media Server won't let me import video for video frames to layers anymore.

I am trying to load a video into photoshop cc (trial) via File > Import > Video Frames to Layers. It has worked in the past, but for some reason has seemed to have stopped working. I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times, and I've shut down my computer and rebooted it multiple times. I have also looked into the other questions listing "dynamiclink media server" as a problem and have tried to figure out what is wrong, or how to fix it. I have not been able to understand what I should do, so I was hoping someone would know how to help me.
I have a macbook pro, which is about 2 years old. That's all they've told me to list, so thank you if you're able to help!!!

Were you able to solve this problem?
I am experiencing the same on
Computer Environment:
MacBook Pro Early 2011
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
SSD with 512GB; about 81GB are still free
Software:
Mavericks OS X 10.9.5
Adobe Mastercollection CS6 Extended, 64bit.
Including the Dynamic Link Media Server Update 1.0.1 are all individual apps up to date as of today, March 9 2015.
Quicktime Player (v.10.3)
I am also following this discussion Re: trying to import video"Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document"
but non of the solutions under the post #4, #17 either did not work or applied to me, because they were suggested for a Windows user.
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Bridge is not working at all. It launches, but crashes as soon as you see the workspace.
Hence, Mini Bridge in Photoshop is also crashing.
I do have all codecs for the videos, that I was trying to open, though.
It cannot be an issue, that I have not enough RAM.
After several other problems with After Effects, Premiere Pro and Media Encoder, which remain partly unsolved, this post starts form a fresh installation of the whole Adobe Suite. Even used the Cloud Cleaner Tool beforehand and made sure, all presets are from this CS6 version only.

I can not import videos frames to layers.

I can not import videos frames to layers. ( I do have QuickTime )

You may whant to look at your windows creash reports to see where CS4 is crashing, It may help you find a solution if there is one.
Photoshop is not designed as a video editor. Video is more or less and add on.
Photoshop video support was also significantly enhances in CS6. While there is still support for menu File>Import>Video Frames to layers. Its not the best way to get video into Photoshop. Even dropping a quicktime file onto Photoshop is better. I find the best way to get video into Photoshop is using the Video Timeline add media into. Its quicker, You have better control of selecting the frames you want, And you can turn a video timeline into layers and a frame animation if that is what you want to work on.
If you want to do video get a lost cost video editor like Premier Elements. If you just want do do simple video editing spring for CS6 or subscribe to the cloud. CS6 will set you back some $700 for Standard $1000 for extended. Where $10 a month will get you the cloud. Where your get Photoshop Extended and can also use LR. I do not use LR or do video editing. I get the cloud mostly for the improvements being made to ACR and ACR in Cloud Photoshop is a Filter in addition of being a Photoshop and Bridge Plug-in.
Frame Animations and video timeline can be save for web as animated poor choice for video or large frame animation. They can also be rendered out as video. Video file sized are much smaller then Animated GIF have better color and can contain audio as well. Here the 1920x1080 Gif file size was nearly 29MB where the High Quality mp4 with audio was about 6MB.
View Screen capture in new tab or browser window the site scale screen captures very poorly at times.
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Error message "could not complete the video frames to layers command because dynamiclink is not avai

So I decided to try my hand at making gifs and so I attempted to upload a video by going to file -> import -> video frames to layers. Before even letting my pick my video it comes up with an error message saying "could not complete the video frames to layers command because dynamiclink is not availible." I then tried file -> open -> and then selected the video and no matter what file type or size I chose I ended up with the same error message.
I looked this problem up and attempted some of the solutions but to no avail. I tried clearing my preferences and restarting photoshop many times in addition to restarting my computer. I also checked to make sure it wasn't being blocked by any firewalls and it wasn't. My opperating system is Windows 7 and I'm using photoshop cs6. I've looked everywhere for an answer to this problem so if anyone is able to help me solve this problem I'd be much obliged.

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Thanx Venkat786
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Whenever I try to import video into frames to layers on photoshop, I get this error. (could not complete the video frames to layers because of a program error)
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