Question about video created

[ngutman]

I have created a video using Panasonic Lumix FZ50 camera. The camera created a MOV file of 38,808kb.The video does not display smoothly. I have no clue what the problem is and how to fix it. I have Adobe Premiere Elements 3.
Could I upload it somewhere so someone could perhaps look at it, identify the problem and suggest a fix?
Thank you in advance,
Nathan

[jagabo]

I'm pretty sure that camera produces MJPEG video and PCM audio in a MOV container. A 2.8 GHz P4 should be able to play that smoothly. Try a player like VLC which has built in codecs and decent performance. Quicktime Player is the pits -- on Windows, at least.

[ngutman]

I am using the VLC player. Also want to include it in a show made with Photodex Proshow Gold.
Nathan

[jagabo]

If you want others to look at it you can upload to any of the file transfer sites like:

http://www.mediafire.com/
http://rapidshare.com/
http://www.sendspace.com/

You can examine the file properties with MediaInfo.

[ngutman]

I just uploaded file P1050403.MOV to media fire. If I got it right this link should work
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=204fe56e29d0ca2b1f8e0fff488e27e050685139142b95f35be6ba49b5870170
Thank you for helping me out like this.
Nathan

[jagabo]

It's 320x240 MJPEG, 30 fps. My computer is much faster than a 2.8 GHz P4 (quad core Q6600) but I get less than 1 percent CPU usage while playing it with VLC. Can you convert it to something else with Premiere Elements?

[ngutman]

I have Premiere Elements 3 and Movie Maker 2. I haven't done anything with videos so I am still learning. What is the problem with this video? Is it the resolution or something else? What should I look to convert it to?
Thank you again for being so patient with me.
Nathan

[jagabo]

Just because a video can't be played smoothly doesn't mean it can't be converted to produce something that does. Try converting to MPEG 2 for DVD.

[ngutman]

I found that I can do MPEG 2 for DVD using Premiere Elements 3.
When I tried to play back this file with VLC it was supposedly playing it but the screen stayed black, no image.
So what am I doing wrong now?
Thanks again for staying with me on this.
Nathan

[jagabo]

That's a bit hard to diagnose. Could you see the video in PE3 when you opened the MOV file? Can you post the MPEG 2 file, or a short segment?

[ngutman]

I think that I simply don't know what I am doing in PE3 and will need a few days to better understand it.
Nathan