.mov on Windows

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Stephen Van Esch wrote:

> I'm testing a stack that includes a single .mov file.
> The movie displays fine on a Mac but doesn't appear on
> Windows.
> 
> If I try to open the movie on the disc rather than
> through the app I receive a message that states that I
> "may have problems playing the video track because the
> required compressor could not be found."
> 
> Quicktime 6 is installed on the target machine.
> 
> Is there something I'm doing wrong when encoding the
> video that Rev won't accept? I'm currently using
> SnapzProX to capture video.
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't test extensively on Windows
> because I don't have ready access to a Windows box.

SnapzPro may be set to use a compression codec (ie Cinepak, Sorenson, etc)
that is not present on the target machine.  It would be best to find out
what is actually available on your target machine.

Also, you may need to "flatten" the movie, which means move any Mac-specific
info into the MOV's data fork.  There used to be a specific option in QT Pro
to do this but I'm not sure what Apple calls it now (might be Optimize Hints
for Server but not sure).

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Development & Design
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