On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 5:24 PM Adam Rosenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am borrowing an iMac G3 with Mac OS 9.1 as a prop for a film. I need to > play a video file in the computer for the film, but I am having the hardest > time getting a video file onto the computer. When I open a CD that I burned > it will show some files like JPEG images, but the video files that I burned > onto the CD don't appear. I've tried several different codecs/formats > including h264, MP4, MOV, and AVI, all with simple file names and no > special characters, but none of them show up on the CD when loaded in the > old iMac, even though they are definitely on the CD. > > I've also tried other methods of transferring the video file including > flash drive (doesn't show up or mount when I format it to various formats). > I can't figure out how to connect the iMac to the internet to > email/download the file. And I can't figure out how to transfer it directly > via an ethernet cable connected to my modern iMac. So burning a CD is the > closest I've come, but the video files just won't show up. > > Help? > > Thanks, > Adam > Format the flash drive on the iMac, then copy onto it from something else (not windows) The filename is irrelevant, the file format is vitally important, the version of quicktime on the iMac is the most important part. I would suggest a quicktime .mov of the same version as on the iMac. Cheers Arne -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
