[MacDV] RE: Quicktime .mov files - cannot transfer

[Derek Roff]

Having just read in a later posting that this is a problem with 50 files, 
rather than one or two, two possibilities stand out for me.  One, the DVD 
ripping software is producing file glitches every time.  Two, this is a 
disk/OS glitch, in which case, Disk Warrior and repairing permissions with 
Disk Utility might help.

Repairing permissions can solve a bizarre range of problems.  Last week, a 
student brought in her PowerBook.  When she tried to play clips in iMovie, 
she would lose sync between sound and picture.  After a few seconds, the 
video would freeze.  We reloaded the clips, reinstalled iMovie, tried a 
different version of iMovie.  Nothing helped.  We repaired permissions, and 
all the problems disappeared.  It seems odd to me, but I have seen it solve 
many different problems.

Derek

On Feb 15, 2005, at 4:26 PM, KathyMac! wrote:

> I have several .mov files on my hard drive as well as my firewire
> drives. These files are about 6gb.
> I cannot copy them from one drive to another. Every single time it
> stops at the 4gb mark with the error code of -36 and the message "The
> finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'clip.mov'
> could not be read or written".


Derek Roff
Language Learning Center
Ortega Hall 129, MSC03-2100
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
Internet: derek at unm.edu