[PD] Which "new component"? was Re: "Invalid public movie atom"

[bigswift at cox.net]

I tired of waiting and have successfully opened movies created with pdp_rec~
on a mac using FFMPEGX

on linux i export to AVI with VLC wizard

your welcome

pp


---- Dudley Brooks <dbrooks at runforyourlife.org> wrote: 
> A recent QT upgrade (7.4.1) now lets QT read the file created by
> pdp_rec~.  However, the video portion comes out blank.
> 
> The first time I tried reading the file I got a message something like
> "QT needs a new component in order to read this file."  Of course, it
> didn't say *which* new component, and the Apple website it directed me
> to was no help.
> 
> Subsequently, plays the file without giving the message -- but still
> with the video blank.
> 
> Does anyone know which new component is needed?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- Dudley
> 
> Dudley Brooks wrote:
> > Dudley Brooks wrote:
> > 
> >> Olivier Heinry wrote:
> >>
> >>> The last time I tried to pix_record on OSX (on a Dual G5 running 
> >>> Panther, 2Go RAM) , I switched to Gem2pdp + pdp_rec because the Mac 
> >>> couldnt handle it in realtime for a 640x480 window and PDP made it 
> >>> (might be related to PDP multithread capability).
> >>
> >> I'm sorry, what is pdp_rec?  It won't create, and I don't find it 
> >> listed.  The only thing I find that seems to be able to write to a 
> >> file is pdp_rawout.
> > 
> > I found it as soon as I added the missing tilde at the end: pdp_rec~.
> > 
> > So I now have pdp_rec~.  But when I try to play the output file in 
> > QuickTime, I get the error message "The movie could not be opened.  An 
> > invalid public movie atom was found in the movie."  The same thing 
> > happens if I try to import into Final Cut or iMovie.
> > 
> > Google reveals that it's because when QT 7.3 came out, they changed the 
> > value of a "null byte" from 0 to -1 -- thereby invalidating many .mov 
> > files and infuriating many people.  The only suggested solution I've 
> > found mentioned is reverting to QT 7.2 (someone recommends 7.1.6), which 
> > apparently involves wiping the HD and re-installing the OS -- *if* you 
> > can find QT 7.2 or 7.1.6.
> > 
> > I searched for the error message on the pd-list archive and didn't find 
> > anything.  Does anyone have experience with this and know a solution? 
> > Olivier, when you use gem2pdp and pdp_rec~ as mentioned in your post, 
> > what do you do with the resulting file?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -- Dudley
> > 
> 
> 
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Patrick Pagano
Sound and Light Technologist
School of Theatre and Dance
University of Florida