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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PD-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list -- Patrick Pagano Sound and Light Technologist School of Theatre and Dance University of Florida _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list