http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Movie-Corruption-Issue-tp591691p591693.html
plan to convert old movies to more recent codec. "Codec Packs" can
legality / security risks attached to them. They can introduce new
Picking a codec is a complex issue and there is no easy choice. It is
> Search the CONFOCAL archive at
>
http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal>
> In follow up to my own post on the failure of old movies exported using the
> 'Apple Animation' codec:
>
> The defect is in Apple's new versions of Quicktime. Both Quicktime 7.3 and
> 7.4 fail to play these movies. After reinstalling my entire OS, with
> Quicktime 7.1.3 and OSX version 10.4.11, all of these movies now play
> perfectly. I've not tested Quicktime 7.2.
>
> As to a solution... I've heard nothing at all from Apple. I'm not going to
> upgrade Quicktime again for at least a year. My advice is to be very wary up
> performing any Quicktime upgrades before a presentation! The new versions
> (7.3 and 7.4 for the Mac) appear to have _many_ bugs, judging from the
> online discussions.
>
> Every other Mac-based player I tried failed in exactly the same way, despite
> many good suggestions from the list. Ultimately, I will need a Mac fix for
> Quicktime, or else I will have to re-export thousands of movies...
>
> -Thanks for all your advice.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 1/18/08 2:43 PM, "Stephen C. Bunnell" <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Search the CONFOCAL archive at
> >
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> > This is not technically a microscopy question, but I'm desperate:
> >
> > I use a mac. I have hundreds, if not thousands, of videos exported into .mpg
> > and .mov formats over many years of imaging.
> >
> > Of late, I have noticed that _many_ of my older .mov files are seriously
> > corrupted on the Mac. It's not the data. Archived movies are the same. It's
> > the player- Quicktime. It no longer can play the old movies. However, 2-3
> > years ago, before this problem was widespread, we exported several .mov
> > files to .avi. These .avi movies (fortunately) play just fine. However,
> > attempt to export the corrupted .mov files now yield .avi files that look
> > just like the .mov files- that is to say, they look like garbage.
> >
> > I have attempted to revert to older versions of quicktime- all the way to
> > v7.3. No luck. They're still corrupted.
> >
> > The corruption is not a computer issue. The same movies are corrupted on
> > many others Macs with current system installations.
> >
> > As you might expect, this makes for less than stellar presentations, when
> > half of your movies crash.
> >
> > Oddly, some movies exported on the same day, using the same software, will
> > play, and others will not.
> >
> > Has anyone else encountered this problem on the Mac? Any thoughts?
> >
> > --Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > ****************************************************************************
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> > Tufts University Medical School
> > Department of Pathology
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> ****************************************************************************
> Stephen C. Bunnell, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Tufts University Medical School
> Department of Pathology
> Jaharis Bldg., Room 512
> 150 Harrison Ave.
> Boston, MA 02111
>
> Phone: (617) 636-2174
> Fax: (617) 636-2990
> Email:
[hidden email]
>
> SHIPPING ADDRESS (for packages):
> Tufts University Receiving
> 37 Tyler St.
> Attn: Bunnell/Pathology/Jaharis 524
> Boston, MA 02111
>