Malfunctioning Quicktime Files in Vegas Pro 8.0

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 11:06 AM

That won't be necessary. I've got hosting. Give me a few minutes and I'll post a link.

I'm really interested to learn how this started happening. It's universal throughout ALL my QT files spread out over 4 drives, so I have a tough time believing that the files themselves would all simultaneously become corrupt.

Back in a bit.

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Here's my logo. If you play in Quicktime, you'll notice a slight stutter. But if you put it in the timeline of either Vegas OR Premiere, once again, you'll see a bad flicker and red frames in the timeline.

http://www.spiralphoto.com/video/spirallogo.mov

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 11:14 AM

I KNEW IT WASN'T A CORRUPT FILE!!!

I just played the file back on my Firefox-based quicktime and it plays FLAWLESSLY!!

I don't get it!!!????

Perrone Ford · February 27th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Codec is Motion JPEG B. Of all the formats that could have been selected...

Your files aren't corrupted. They are in a crappy codec. One without a firm standard, and in the case of the "B" variant, one that doesn't keep discrete frames. Probably why the editor is having issues with them.

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 12:00 PM

Would Motion JPEG A be a better choice? And would you suggest a way to correct the issue? Or perhaps a quick fix I can use to get the files rendered to another file type (probably AVI)?

Perrone Ford · February 27th, 2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kent Frost

Would Motion JPEG A be a better choice? And would you suggest a way to correct the issue? Or perhaps a quick fix I can use to get the files rendered to another file type (probably AVI)?

Yes, MJpegA would have at least preserved the frames. Unfortunately, once you've thrown the frames away, you can't get them back by re-rendering. If the files play properly in Quicktime, then perhaps purchasing quicktime pro is the answer. That's probably the route I'd follow. QTPro will let you encode to another format from right inside quicktime. Chance of success will probably be best doing that. And it's $30 I think, so pretty cheap.

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 12:38 PM

Well, that's the thing. The files DON'T play properly in the actual quicktime player (It doesn't flicker, but it does stutter as if it were repeating frames), but they play fine when streamed on the Mozilla Firefox QT plugin....which I don't understand.

I'll look at QTPro and see if I can't save these.

Thanks for all the help!

Kent Frost · February 27th, 2009, 01:28 PM

Mr. Ford, you, sir, are a man among men. You just fixed my problem, and I am back in business!

THANK YOU!!!!

Perrone Ford · February 27th, 2009, 01:41 PM

Glad to hear that worked for you. So QTPro was the solution?

Kent Frost · February 28th, 2009, 02:26 PM

Yessir it was. :)

February 27th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#16
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	That won't be necessary. I've got hosting. Give me a few minutes and I'll post a link. I'm really interested to learn how this started happening. It's universal throughout ALL my QT files spread out over 4 drives, so I have a tough time believing that the files themselves would all simultaneously become corrupt. Back in a bit. __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 11:13 AM	#17
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Here's my logo. If you play in Quicktime, you'll notice a slight stutter. But if you put it in the timeline of either Vegas OR Premiere, once again, you'll see a bad flicker and red frames in the timeline. http://www.spiralphoto.com/video/spirallogo.mov __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 11:14 AM	#18
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	I KNEW IT WASN'T A CORRUPT FILE!!! I just played the file back on my Firefox-based quicktime and it plays FLAWLESSLY!! I don't get it!!!???? __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 11:56 AM	#19
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Codec is Motion JPEG B. Of all the formats that could have been selected... Your files aren't corrupted. They are in a crappy codec. One without a firm standard, and in the case of the "B" variant, one that doesn't keep discrete frames. Probably why the editor is having issues with them. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

February 27th, 2009, 12:00 PM	#20
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Would Motion JPEG A be a better choice? And would you suggest a way to correct the issue? Or perhaps a quick fix I can use to get the files rendered to another file type (probably AVI)? __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 12:38 PM	#22
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Well, that's the thing. The files DON'T play properly in the actual quicktime player (It doesn't flicker, but it does stutter as if it were repeating frames), but they play fine when streamed on the Mozilla Firefox QT plugin....which I don't understand. I'll look at QTPro and see if I can't save these. Thanks for all the help! __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 01:28 PM	#23
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Mr. Ford, you, sir, are a man among men. You just fixed my problem, and I am back in business! THANK YOU!!!! __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."

February 27th, 2009, 01:41 PM	#24
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Glad to hear that worked for you. So QTPro was the solution? __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

February 28th, 2009, 02:26 PM	#25
Kent Frost Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Posts: 117	Yessir it was. :) __________________ "Your world is all these elements; of light and sound, of taste, smell, and touch. Woven together in many dimensions on the fabulous loom of your brain. Your brain; the most complicated thing in the world, which you yourself grew...without even thinking about it."