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Thomas Hart · December 15th, 2010, 10:00 AM

I've got a folder on an external hard drive with videos in it taken from the 5D Mark II flash cards. I transferred them to the hard drive and the files were great. I've watched them several times since. A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to Snow Leopard (10.6) and FCP (7.0.3). The other day I went in this folder and all of the Quicktime files are corrupted. There is audio and the top third of the screen is fine. The bottom third is green. I saw a post about an upgrade to Quicktime a few years ago created this problem, but nothing since. I've tried manufacturers, recovery companies and utility programs. Nothing seems to fix it. Any one with the magic answer out there???

Allen White · December 25th, 2010, 04:55 AM

You need to find out if the files are truly corrupted, or if Quicktime (or one of its installed codecs) is tweaking.

Have you tried running the files on a different video player?

Have you tried deleting and reinstalling Quicktime? Or downgrading to an older version?

December 15th, 2010, 10:00 AM	#1
Thomas Hart New Boot Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 6	Corrupt Quicktime files I've got a folder on an external hard drive with videos in it taken from the 5D Mark II flash cards. I transferred them to the hard drive and the files were great. I've watched them several times since. A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to Snow Leopard (10.6) and FCP (7.0.3). The other day I went in this folder and all of the Quicktime files are corrupted. There is audio and the top third of the screen is fine. The bottom third is green. I saw a post about an upgrade to Quicktime a few years ago created this problem, but nothing since. I've tried manufacturers, recovery companies and utility programs. Nothing seems to fix it. Any one with the magic answer out there???

December 25th, 2010, 04:55 AM	#2
Allen White Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 60	You need to find out if the files are truly corrupted, or if Quicktime (or one of its installed codecs) is tweaking. Have you tried running the files on a different video player? Have you tried deleting and reinstalling Quicktime? Or downgrading to an older version?