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error -208

Hello ! All...


I am having this error message : OSStatus error -208 trying to play a wav file with QT 7.7


Any tips !?


It is OK with QT 8 and + but I am troubleshooting why it does'nt work with Final cut HD


Thanks

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Pro-Tools 10.3.7

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 11:20 AM

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Sep 20, 2013 12:32 PM in response to Michel Lambert

I am having this error message : OSStatus error -208 trying to play a wav file with QT 7.7


Any tips !?


It is OK with QT 8 and + but I am troubleshooting why it does'nt work with Final cut HD

SOUND MANAGER ERROR

Error -208 (BadFileFormat) indicates the file is corrupt or unusable, or not AIFF or AIFF-C


Sounds like the sound manager wants to handle the file as an AIFF but, as you already indicated, it is really a WAV file.


Not sure what you are referring to by "QT 8" here. If referring to QT X or Mac OS X v10.8, then the problem could also be related to the core audio changes started in Lion and completed in Mountain Lion.


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Sep 22, 2013 8:32 AM in response to Jon Walker

Thanks for your answer, Jon,


I was reff to QT ver 8.0.


The wav file would play in QT 8 and up to QT 10, but show as corrupted ou damage file in QT 7.7.


I am actually troubleshooting why my wav file would show as unuseable file when I try to import it in Final Cut HD.


I am printing this wav file with Pro-Tools 10.3.6. on a separate internal drive.


Could this have to do with drive format ? Or drive authorization problem ?


I will try other things next week, and check for core audio changes....thanks again ! I will keep you posted.

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