Dave, Thanks so much for your help. The codec link you suggested worked... but now I have the name of the codec written over every AVI. Do you know of another mjpeg codec that wouldn't do that?
Thank you again for a positively thorough response! Much appreciated. joanna --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The good news is, I don't think this is a problem with Premiere .... The > bad news is, I think its a problem with your codecs. > > That canon camera (the same one I use) stores its AVIs in MJPEG format. It > sounds like one of your installs/updates changed (or perhaps even removed) > the MJPEG video codec from your system. > > If you fix that, the rest will fall into place (I think). > > Do you have QuickTime Player installed? Will the clips play in QuickTime > Player? (Right click your clip and use "open with" to try and open them in > Quicktime Player.) I believe QT uses an apple codec for these other than > the one Windows probablly was using. > > I'm not 100% sure, but I think windows uses the cinepak codecs for MJPEG > AVIs by default. This comes with DirectX I believe ... you might try > updating/reinstalling directX and see if that fixes it. You can also run > dxdiag (from the start-> run) to see if Windows can find any problems with > your DirectX install (look especially on the "DirectX Files" Tab). > > Alternatively, I found a place where you can download a free MJPG codec > which might work (I haven't tested with this codec myself): > *http://tinyurl.com/39em64* > > You can use the below steps, btw, to find out what video codecs you have on > your system (Although they aren't always named in such a way that you can > tell which one handles what). > > # Go to the START MENU > # Select CONTROL PANEL > # Select SOUNDS AUDIO DEVICES > ... (I know its strange, but this is actually where you'll find the > video codecs =P) > # Select the Hardware Tab > # Hightlight Video Codecs > # Hit properties > > - Dave >
