GSpot error 0x80040265 / Missing Codec

[berlinmassive]

Hey all,

I have two MOV files that I need to edit with Magix Video Deluxe 2013 Plus. I cannot get them to open, though. I have tried VLC and Quicktime (both up to date). Quicktime, VLC, WMP and Magix do get audio, but no video.
So I googled and figured I dont have the apropriate codec for the files, but even GSpot cant tell me what they are. I get

"Rendering failed Following is the error reported by DirectShow. 0x80040265 [unknown]"

as an error message, for both files.
Handbrake as well as XMediaRecode can't handle the file. (Handbrake informs me I am lacking the right codec, XMediaRecode just kinda shuts down right after I try to recode.)

I know that the files themselves arent corupt. I tested them on the Mac that I copied them from onto my external HD. They played with Quicktime just fine, from the original location as well as from my HD. Also, I have never had any problems with missing codecs so far. Like, seriously, I have not have a video NOT playing in, like, forever. Quicktime and VLC are up-to-date. I am using a Windows computer, however, so my guess is that that's somehow the root of the problem - switching between Mac and Windows.

If anyone has any other ideas how to transform the videos into a format Magix can recognize or how to teach Magix how to deal with whatever current codec the files are in, I would be eternally grateful!

Thanks in advance!!!

[Ai Haibara]

Use MediaInfo to get more information about the video. GSpot hasn't been updated in a while, and its support for video containers other than AVI and MPEG is rather limited. (On the OS X side, I recommend either VideoSpec or iMediaHUD to get information on a video file.)

It's possible the videos were created using a Mac-only codec.

[berlinmassive]

Hey, thanks for the input. MediaInfo gave me this report:

General
Complete name : M:\clip-2013-05-16 19;01;39.mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 16.5 GiB
Duration : 1h 58mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 20.0 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:44
Tagged date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:48
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
com.apple.proapps.originalFormat : AVCHD 1080i50
com.apple.proapps.reel : CANON
com.apple.proapps.clipID : 0000000079cf3800e39b67aa1b744ea796852ffb4798d43646 ac1c08f1e952b5628e6e3b367e3080eabe07aadab2814e1011 30472743d00b1b4a8828ae166b6831d0db77c041a7df14b237 d1456405b5c75cc153661c49a5
com.apple.quicktime.creationdate : 2013-05-16T19:01:39+0200

Video
ID : 1
Format : AIC
Codec ID : icod
Codec ID/Info : Apple Intermediate Codec
Duration : 1h 58mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 18.5 Mbps
Width : 960 pixels
Height : 540 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 1.424
Stream size : 15.2 GiB (92%)
Title : Apple Video Mediensteuerung / Apple Alias-Datensteuerung
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:44
Tagged date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:48
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 2
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Little
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Codec ID : sowt
Duration : 1h 58mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 1.27 GiB (8%)
Title : Apple Ton Mediensteuerung / Apple Alias-Datensteuerung
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:46
Tagged date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:48

Other
ID : 3
Type : Time code
Format : QuickTime TC
Duration : 1h 58mn
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code settings : Striped
Title : Zeitmarken-Mediensteuerung / Apple Alias-Datensteuerung
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:47
Tagged date : UTC 2013-06-17 10:28:48

When I click on the "Go to the web site of...." buttons, nothing happens.
What next?

[jagabo]

GSpot is useless for MOV/MP4 files. Use MediaInfo instead. Oops, too late!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Intermediate_Codec

The Apple Intermediate Codec is available only on the Mac OS X platform and cannot be read on other platforms to date such as Windows or Linux.

[berlinmassive]

Gnahhh.... rawwwwrrrrr.... MEH!!!

so what, no solution then? Could I recode it using the Mac that I got the files from?
Surely, there has to be some kind of workaround... there always is.... right?

[Ai Haibara]

Yes, try to re-encode it using that Mac.

(The Apple Intermediate Codec is, in fact, what I meant by "Mac-only codec." I just couldn't remember the name off the top of my head, this morning. )

[berlinmassive]

Alright, so it might not be so utterly hopeless afterall! Thanks, anyways, but I need to bother you again, as I my knowledge of Mac systems and software is very limited. What program would you suggest to recode from Mac? Also, should I recode into any specific format? I usually go with mpeg4, since the video is intended to be put on to a web site...

(btw, dont you all just love Apple for making everything so easy and compatible? *gnarrr*)

[Ai Haibara]

Quicktime, perhaps. Or maybe even iMovie.

I'm afraid I won't be of much help in that regard, since I don't do that much video work on my Mac. You might try asking this question in the Mac subforum here on VideoHelp.

Just don't use the Apple Intermediate Codec, and you should be fine, for the most part, in going between Windows and OS X.