I could use some clarification on how to convert video files to work
with Cell DNA. I have been unable to get anything to work, despite my
files playing fine in Quicktime (which is on my PC).
My
process so far to make files work is: I use Avidemux
(a powerful free converter) to convert videos to .mp4 files.
These files do not play in Quicktime, and do not show thumbnails in
Windows Explorer. Then, I convert these files into Quicktime .mov
files using WinFF (a front-end to ffmpeg). These
converted files look and play perfectly in video players on my PC
(Quicktime, Media Player Classic, Windows Media Player, etc) , but do
not play within Cell DNA (where they just show a black preview window).
Any idea what is wrong? The Media Info on these files is here: http://pastebin.com/9TYkZaGw Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!
P.S.
I understand that MPEG4 is not the preferred video format for Cell
DNA... but I cannot figure out how to convert to PhotoJpeg (Avidemux
can't do it; it has an option for MJPEG, but that just gives me a "bit
rate too low" error). Also, I've tried MPEGstreamclip, but it doesn't
recognize my source file - which is MPEG-4v2. I also have installed the
K-Lite codec pack (Mega) - no difference.
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Whoops... here's the link to the Media Info on my video files that work in Quicktime (but not in Cell DNA):
http://pastebin.com/9TYkZaGw
http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/Cell_DNA#Preparing_Content
Thanks Jay... actually, I have read through the Preparing Content wiki section many times. Still can't figure this out. The videos I'm converting are simple clips downloaded from Vimeo's Creative Commons section.
Is there a step-by-step process you'd recommend for conversion of these into a Cell DNA-readable format? I think I've tried every combination of encoding/conversion possible using both Avidemux and WinFF (FFmpeg).