this file is not a movie file mp4
I am trying to open a 10Gb mp4 file.
I can't open it in QTX, QT7, VLC nor MPEG Streamclip.
In Quicktime it tells me "this file is not a movie file".
In VLC it just doesn't show anything.
In MPEG Streamclip: "FIle Error: Unrecognised file type."
I have also tried FCP 6.0.6 and Compressor 3.0.5.
In FCP : "File Error: Wrong Type."
In Compressor: "Error trying to open movie file."
I am running an iMac on OS Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
The footage also appears to have no duration. (??) Even though the size always shows up.
What I was wanting and expecting to see was a full HD version of 90 minutes of N8 converted films from the 1960s. The conversion company however has given me an MP4 which I am sure has some sort of compression on it (when I wanted it uncompressed, e.g. as a QT uncompressed). If someone could please point me in a good direction on mp4s and their handling, and show me where I can find out a bit more about the codec I would be quite grateful too. Wikipedia gets really technical straight away.
So I am wondering... can I download something to help me open mp4s? I thought I could open mp4s on a Mac...
Is it over some sort of duration or size limit?
Or is the file possibly corrupted? Having no duration an not being able to import or open it in any way seems to tell me something screwed up in a file conversion process.
Thanks for any help
Carla
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)