Cant import to after effects and playing this file... Why?

[paradox1234]

This video is only playable via using VLC media player. I cant play it via WMP or Sony Vegas but there are only background sounds and via the After Effects I cannot play it at all.

[poisondeathray]

Because AE uses quicktime to decode anything in MOV (same with vegas, and WMP) . So you would require the MPEG2 decoder component for quicktime (not free)

This is an HDV in MOV stream, AE can decode it natively if it was in a transport stream (ts, m2t) or program stream (mpeg). You could re-wrap it with something like ffmpeg or ffmbc and it should import

[aedipuss]

it's NOT hdv. that pcm audio is not allowed in hdv. wrong size and it says something about a "custom matrix". it's some sort of made up video format, not sure anything would open it.

[poisondeathray]

it's NOT hdv. that pcm audio is not allowed in hdv. wrong size and it says something about a "custom matrix". it's some sort of made up video format, not sure anything would open it.

Yes you're right, the specs are not exactly HDV, but it's MPEG2 video, and it should open in after effects when rewrapped. Since VLC can open and play it, it should work

Note the dimensions are misread by mediainfo often for HDV/QT

[aedipuss]

it shouldn't be in a mov/mp4 container. he's on a pc not mac. it should be a .m2t, i'm guessing it's a downloaded pos video file.

[poisondeathray]

Maybe he got some footage from a mac or FCP editor. No, it's not ideal for PC users...

FCP often exports like this, and mediainfo often reads it incorrectly (look at the dimensions and matrix)

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Commercial name : HDV 1080i
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High 1440
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Codec ID : hdv3
Duration : 8s 40ms
Bit rate : 25.4 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 25.0 Mbps
Width : 1 416 pixels
Original width : 1 440 pixels
Height : 1 062 pixels
Original height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : Component
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.676
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 24.3 MiB (94%)
Title : Module de gestion vidŽo / Gestionnaire dÕalias Apple
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2006-02-14 15:38:54
Tagged date : UTC 2006-02-14 15:39:16
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

[smrpix]

These are HDV files wrapped into a mov container by fcp. (I think that's been established earlier in the thread.)

They will open in Premiere Pro CC (and I'm betting CS6 -- but can't confirm.) They will also open in Avid Media Composer, but only via AMA link. Nothing else I've thrown at it so far works (I have some similar files from a year or so ago.)

[smrpix]

Looks like it can be broken down in ffmpeg. Demux and combine in your favorite nle.