Yes thanks. I assumed it was Media 100... we are talking 3 or 4 years ago it's just to mess around with... the original is long gone I'm sure ... is there an OSX/QT 6 version of these compressors that anyone knows of? Or is this totally obsolete these days? Tanks M On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 11:49 AM, Mark M. Florida wrote: >> I've got a clip that someone gave me that I cannot get to play via QT, >> although it shows up as a QT file. I think it was originally captured >> via Premier... QT says it cannot play it because the compressor is >> missing... thoughts? > > This will happen if the capture system used a proprietary MJPEG card > like > Media100, Targa2000 (old school?), etc. If possible, you should have > the > person who captured the video convert it into a non-proprietary CODEC > like > Photo-JPEG (highest quality) or *Apple* MJPEGA or B. > > Otherwise, if you can just find out what system was used to capture the > clip, you may be able to download a control panel or extension (for > Mac OS > 9) that will allow you to work with the clip you already have. That > used to > be the case when I worked with Media100 and Targa2000 systems. > > Hope that helps. > > - Mark > > > > ---------- > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. > Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the > digest version. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only > $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> > > ________________ Matthew Guemple Art Director/03 mo.og at verizon.net 646.734.6601 www.gridd.com http://www.creativehotlist.com/ index.asp?linkTarget=fullProfile.asp&indID=19599