Importing .mov "Unsupported File Type : Unknown format" error

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Importing .mov "Unsupported File Type : Unknown format" error

I have a .avi video from a camera and wanted to burn to a dvd to watch on dvd player. I converted the video to .mov but when I dragged into iDVD I received an error stating "Unsupported File Type : Unknown format". I converted to a .mp4 hoping that might work and had the same error. As far as I remembered .mov and .mp4 should work in iDVD and iMovie but I had the same error in both programs.

Converted to .mov with iSquint, and to .mp4 with Quicktime.

Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5), iLife 09

Posted on Dec 10, 2010 7:50 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 14, 2011 5:26 AM in response to parylime

I have this problem too. iDVD has worked fine for years and now everytime I try to import clip the same message as you get keeps coming up.

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F Shippey

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Jan 14, 2011 7:34 AM in response to parylime

.avi is really a Windows based format and some of the possible CODECs used aren't Mac playable. There is also the possibility your file may have multiplexed audio which won't work.

If you do a FILE>GET INFO on your movies, what video and audio format information do you see?

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Answer 3

Jan 27, 2014 3:26 AM in response to F Shippey

when i open that info window, it only says it's a quicktime movie... how do i determine video and audio information?

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Jan 27, 2014 9:40 AM in response to macminiTJ

Hi

.mov or .mp4 etc - ARE NO Video-Codec - they are type of contaiiners - sort of folders - and can contain Codecs that works or not. Both iMovie and iDVD are very picky in what they can use.

To determin the Video Codec do:

Open the movie file with QuickTime-player (as it can open so many more)

Then press [cmd-key + I-key] (opens Inspector) and here You can read.

Video format (codec): nnnnnnnnn

Frame rate : YY.yy frames per second

Audio format: nnn

Read and tell - and we will be so much better in answering.

Yours Bengt W

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Answer 5

Jan 27, 2014 3:49 PM in response to Bengt Wärleby

hi,

thank you for responding... i followed your instructions and this is what comes up when i try to open the movie:

QuickTime Player can't open_______.mov

To see if additional software is available that will enable QuickTime Player to open the movie, click Tell Me More.

i've done nothing different with this movie. it's the 2nd part of a longer project that i had to break into two parts. the first part was successfully burned to disk. i'm at a loss as to why this one is 'different' and why anything else might be required to make it work properly.

btw, here's the info from the entire project:

format: DV/DVCPRO - NTSC, 720 x 480 (853 x 480)

Linear PCM, 16 bit little-endian signed integer, 2 channels, 48000 Hz

fps: 29.97

data size: 42 GB

data rate: 30.31 Mbit/s

current size: 853 × 480

rsvp...

~ tj

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