geez i should've read that first, but i give my 2 cents like charity...anyway i don't know if this would change things but if you take a look at the prem60.ini file there are a couple of lines that say exclude codec and one of the ones listed is mjpeg. would removing it from that list enable it's playback and editability(is that a word?)
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Knuckle Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. > > A relative of mine sends me videos captured with a still camera. > His camera is a Kodak, but this problem exists with most of these > consumer-level still cameras (that can capture video). > > NOTE: > For anyone that's not familiar, some still cameras can capture > short videos as well. They typically use some proprietary form > of the mjpg (motion jpg) codec. I'm guessing that they use these > types of codec since they're already set up to capture still images > in the .jpg format. > > The problem that I've experienced, is that these cameras frequently > use an odd (proprietary) codec. The videos play on a computer fine, > so long as you have their codec installed. The problem surfaces > when you try to import these videos into a program like Premiere. > You would think that, if you have the codec installed on your system > for viewing the footage, that video editing apps (should) be able to use > that same codec when importing these videos into an editing app like > Premiere. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. > > These cameras are really designed to create small videos for sharing > with friends and families. They're not really designed for use as a > video camera which would create videos for editing and universal > distribution (VCD, SVCD, DVD). > > In my case, I had to give up on the ides of using these videos to > use for burning to VCD and DVD. I have numerous video editing > programs. None of these programs can properly import these videos. > > Sorry the I couldn't give better advice. > > > Knuck > > --- "Jeffery J. Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "taken with a Nikon Coolpix 4300" says it all. > > Video taken with a still camera is usually problematic in Adobe. > > Try using something else to edit. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
