Really, nobody has ever had an issue with this? Damn, I must be unlucky!!
:�(

... Alex ...

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> Alexandre Cop
> Sent: 08 October 2003 13:07
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Subject: <lingo-l> [X-Post] QuickTime and path length on Windows rant!
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> This one has been driving us crazy for a long time, and I 
> can't seem to find any reference to it on the web... Here it goes!!
> 
> Machine: Win 2000 & XP, QT 6.3, Dir 8.5.1 & MX
> Problem: If a QuickTime movie (regardless of the codec) has 
> an overall path length greater than 128 characters then it 
> won't play from Director. It will play with QuickTime Player though.
> 
> By overall path length I mean e.g. ("C:\Program 
> Files\<Company>\<Product>\<Course>\Content\QuickTimeMovie.mov"
> ).chars.count
> > 128
> 
> Whilst experimenting, I exported the movie with the MPEG4 
> codec - no avail. Then I change the file extension from *.mov 
> to *.mp4, and D8.5.1 wouldn't import it. DMX however WOULD, 
> and played it with QuickTime!!!
> 
> I also tried feeding Director with the shortfilename (which 
> is less than 128 chars), but that didn't work either :(
> 
> This is really a pain for us, sometimes you'll get a client 
> calling saying that they created a course and it wouldn't 
> work, and eventually you figure out that it's the issue 
> mentioned above... Grrr!
> 
> If anybody has got a suggestion, it would be greatly appreciated!!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alexandre Cop.
> 
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