Video files not showing on my PC (LiveCode 5.5)

[Kenji Kojima]

Hi Francis,

I am using LiveCode 5.5 (Mac, Sierra 10.12.6) mainly. But it cannot play some mp4 files. The video files do not show video frames. QuickTime 7 player cannot play the problem files, but QuickTime 10 player can. I think some new video files (mp4) are not a same old format of video. I have to convert the problem mp4 file to a new mp4 file. I use a screen recording & editing application “ScreenFlow (Mac)” for the video conversion. I like ScreenFlow, but you may find other conversion applications. 

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Kenji Kojima / 小島健治
http://kenjikojima.com



> On Aug 26, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Francis Nugent Dixon via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi from Beautiful Brittany,
> 
> LiveCode 5.5 (I know, I can't afford the updates - Am I the only one ?)
> Sierra 10.12.3
> 
> On my Mac, I have successfully run Audio and Video functions
> (Quicktime)  MP3 for Audio, MP4/Mov for Video, for some years.
> 
> Recently moving the app to PC (Windows 7, with Quicktime loaded),
> all my Audio files work fine, and MOST of the videos work fine also.
> But a few Video files play the audio but DO NOT SHOW the Video
> (screen is blank).
> 
> I notice that the files which do not run correctly are quite big, sometimes
> MP4, sometimes Mov (no obvious reasons). Otherwise - Mystery !!
> 
> My scripts have run a thousand times on Mac, but just the strange
> glitches (with larger Video files MP4/Mov PERHAPS ?) on the PC.
> 
> I can send scripts if necessary.
> 
> Any ideas ? - Any 5.5 users still out there, somewhere ...... ?
> 
> -Francis
> 
> Subsiduary question : I bought 5.5 Mac (years ago) and I am happy with it.
> Am I authorised to load the 5.5 PC version with the same Password ? It
> could help me to isolate this problem ………
> 
> Long Live LiveCode
> 
> -Francis
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