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Problems with Quicktime

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  • 06-02-2007 9:56pm
    #1
    Recon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭


    I downloaded a .mov file today and when I try to play it, I get:

    quicktimeih1.jpg

    The same thing happened last week when I got a few videos from askaninja.com, some of them worked fine but others came out the same as the one I got today.

    Any idea what the problem could be?


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    #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Missing codec it looks like, is this the latest version of Quicktime?


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    #3
    Recon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭Recon


    Yep, it's version 7.1.3. I just checked the apple website and that's the version they have for download. Could I get a plug-in or something to let me play the videos?


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    You could try Media Player Classic or VLC Media Player, one of those should work. Not sure what the Quicktime problem is.


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    #5
    Recon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭Recon


    I just tried to play it through iTunes and it's doing the same thing, what's strange though is that the thumbnail for the video actually has a half-life pictue (it's half life 2 video).


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    #6
    Recon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭Recon


    I didn't see this message when I posted my last message.
    Ruu wrote:
    You could try Media Player Classic or VLC Media Player, one of those should work. Not sure what the Quicktime problem is.

    Thanks for that. I installed VLC and it worked! So did the Ask A Ninja videos that wouldn't work with Quicktime, so I'm delighted with that. Thanks again.


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Ahhhh... Good old VLC! Always seems to be the perfect fix! ;)


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    #8
    Recon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭Recon


    I downloaded some noobtoob videos on iTunes yesterday and they're coming up corrupt on iTunes and Quicktime, but working fine on VLC.


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    #9
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Try re-installing QuickTime or updating your graphics cards display driver & Direct-X Feb 07 update.

    Or from within QT click edit->preferences->QuickTime preferences

    Now go to the advanced tab & under video click on safe mode (GDI only), press okay and see if the video plays normally within QT.

    QT is a pretty awful and buggy player so I would steer clear of it in general though the web plugin I suppose is useful.

    Media Player Classic & VLC can both play QT movies even WMP can with the right codecs installed.


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