DV error

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DV error

I have a large movie file in mp4 format, and I used MPEG Streamclip to convert it to DV. But when I tried to import it into iMovie HD, it gave me this error:

The file could not be imported: The file “Macintosh HD/Users/ethanwright/Shared/A&Mtu2007 - 2nd Half.dv” can’t be imported; QuickTime couldn’t parse it: -39

I've seen other parsing errors but not this one. Please help.

Also, does it usually take 40-50 minutes to import a 10 sec MOV into iMovie?

IBookPro, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Dec 11, 2007 7:39 PM

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catspaw

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Dec 11, 2007 8:57 PM in response to EthanCW

Hi EthanCW - welcome to the forum!
Have you tried simply dragging the mp4 file directly into the iMovie Clips Pane? That format is compatible with iMovie, although it will be converted during the import.

Of course it shouldn't take that long to import 10 seconds of video - but what format is it? .MOV is not a format - open it in QT, and go Window>Show Movie Inspector, and you will see what format it was recorded in.
Error -39 says 'no additional data in the format' - so perhaps your conversion did not work at all.

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EthanCW Author

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Dec 12, 2007 3:17 AM in response to catspaw

I did try to import the mp4 file, but when complete it had only audio and no picture. Does it matter that the file is widescreen? When I looked at the inspector for the files that I am able to import this is what I get.

H.264 Decoder, 1280 x 720, Millions
AAC, Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz

Don't know what format that is.

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catspaw

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Dec 12, 2007 12:45 PM in response to EthanCW

Well the format is mp4, but I have no idea why it is not importing correctly. Widescreen should make no difference. Hopefully someone else may have a clue as to what the problem is.

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EthanCW Author

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Dec 12, 2007 2:49 PM in response to catspaw

Can someone else help? I am currently importing a 18.2MB file into iMovie HD, and it says 30+ minutes. Only running safari and iTunes in the background.

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Klaus1

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Dec 12, 2007 3:27 PM in response to EthanCW

This is the iMovie 5 forum. You say you are running Leopard. Except for very few people, iMovie 5 does not work with Leopard.

You really need to update to iLife 8 and then download the Leopard-compatible version of iMovie 6.0.4.

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EthanCW Author

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Dec 12, 2007 8:41 PM in response to Klaus1

Sorry, didn't check before I filled that part in. It's updated now.

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