Trouble with old .mov file
Posted: 13 Sep 2020 05:57
The file works fine in QuickTime 7 (on Mac OS X 10.13.6), and mpv. It's using the "Apple Graphics" codec "smc ", and PCM sound "twos". In VLC, there is no video at all, and the sound is all messed up.
(It does not work in QuickTime X on Mac OS X 11 Beta, due to the removed "legacy" codec. That Apple invented.)
VLC was tested on both Mac OS X 10.13.6 and 11 Beta.
At least the sound should work? Standard PCM type codec.
https://mikerichardson.name/tidbits/SampleMovie.mov
https://mikerichardson.name/tidbits/Sam ... esaved.mov (I resaved it using QuickTime 7. This version, the sound is still wrong, but differently wrong.)
I assume it also fails to play on other OSes, but if this is actually just a Mac only issue (which would be weird), then move to the Mac forum.
I can file a full bug report if that would help.
(It does not work in QuickTime X on Mac OS X 11 Beta, due to the removed "legacy" codec. That Apple invented.)
VLC was tested on both Mac OS X 10.13.6 and 11 Beta.
At least the sound should work? Standard PCM type codec.
https://mikerichardson.name/tidbits/SampleMovie.mov
https://mikerichardson.name/tidbits/Sam ... esaved.mov (I resaved it using QuickTime 7. This version, the sound is still wrong, but differently wrong.)
I assume it also fails to play on other OSes, but if this is actually just a Mac only issue (which would be weird), then move to the Mac forum.
I can file a full bug report if that would help.
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QuadQuinn:Downloads mike$ mediainfo SampleMovie.mov
General
Complete name : SampleMovie.mov
Format : QuickTime
Format/Info : Original Apple specifications
Format settings : Compressed header
File size : 146 KiB
Duration : 6 s 232 ms
Overall bit rate : 192 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 1998-03-25 11:41:11
Tagged date : UTC 1998-03-25 11:41:11
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Copyright : ©Apple Computer, Inc. 1994-1998
Video
ID : 2
Format : smc
Codec ID : smc
Duration : 6 s 232 ms
Source duration : 5 s 900 ms
Source_Duration_FirstFrame : 900 ms
Source_Duration_LastFrame : 900 ms
Bit rate : 87.3 kb/s
Width : 206 pixels
Height : 243 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 0.848
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 10.000 FPS
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.174
Stream size : 66.0 KiB (45%)
Source stream size : 76.7 KiB (53%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 1998-03-23 12:33:11
Tagged date : UTC 1998-03-25 11:41:11
Audio
ID : 5
Format : PCM
Format settings : Big / Signed
Codec ID : twos
Duration : 6 s 200 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 88.2 kb/s
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 11.025 kHz
Bit depth : 8 bits
Stream size : 66.8 KiB (46%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 1998-03-25 01:14:09
Tagged date : UTC 1998-03-25 11:41:11