In the documentation it says that .MOV files are supported
derivative.ca/wiki088/index. … File_Types
but I can’t seem to get them to play or display in the Movie in TOP.
Could this have something to do with the codec used?
They play fine using the QT player in Windows 8.
.mov is s container type, which can contain many types of codecs. We support most codec types, but there are a few proprietary ones such as ProRes which we can not yet.
What is the codec type of the video in the file?
yeah, thanks Malcolm. without even checking I’m guessing they’re Prores. Will convert using media encoder.
So whats the story with ProRes. I know it used to be unsupported due to Windows 64 bit issues, but it seems like other 64 Bit Windows Media Server Platforms (Such as D3 or Watchout) Support ProRes. I periodically have to deal with clients who, for better or worse, simply demand ProRes without taking the time to understand why other codec choices are better. Is there any plan to add ProRes support back in? I believe the latest versions of libavcodec support it now as well.
Watchout is 32-bit it seems, which allows them to use QT for their playback. I wouldn’t want to do that since QT for windows hasn’t been updated in forever, and is artificially throttled to a single decode thread at a time (last I checked). Not sure what path D3 took.
For us the big issue is the licensing from Apple. It’s unclear if we are allowed to use the codec in ffmpeg without a license. If we do get a license from Apple, it’s unclear if they would let us use ffmpeg as the decode instead of their own library.
It’s on my todo to get into contact with Apple to see what can be done though.
I suspect there is more happening than just the codec. I tried several different file formats, changed codecs…still no luck
Attached are the error dialogs and .toe files.
Any ideas?
tch101-class01.1.toe.zip (4.39 KB)
What codec does quicktime say the file is? Can you share the file with me?
Well, neither of the 2 attached files work(converted to .avi and f4v)
Something wrong with my .toe?
002_1.zip (10.9 MB)
Files are H264, so the codec is file. The issue seems to be the cell in the table you are referencing. Notice that the path in the moviein1 node isn’t the movie path, it’s taking the wrong column from the DAT.
If you change the [0,1] part of the expression to reference the correct column , this should work.
F4V isn’t a supported extension for TD currently, although it could be. If you just rename that file to .mov it’ll load fine in TD.
A good way to test movie playback in TD is to just drag the file onto your network, and see if it plays. What way you’ll know if the issue is caused by your node setup or if TD doesn’t support the filetype you are trying to play.
Thanks Malcolm
Yes corrected the issue in my Select DAT. Confirmed the video files play by simply dragging them into my TD project.
And confirmed that the correct video file is being selected in my Movie In TOP under Parameters>Play>File
Yet still the yellow exclamation mark!
A little more detective work and found my error.
The folder DAT must have the path option checked under Parameters>Columns
Otherwise the paths to the actual video files cannot be resolved correctly, even though everything else seems correct
Hello sir, td can’t read video files in mov format, showing a yellow mark, I don’t know how to deal with it. Do you have a good method and specific operation steps?
Thanks and look forward to your recovery
Likely the codec for the movies is not supported. Is it ProRes by chance? We do not yet support ProRes decoding.
Is there any way to solve it, I’m really worried now, I can’t find a solution
I downloaded the link to the snippet above, hope you can see it, download it and test it, looking forward to your reply
What codec does quicktime say the file is?
