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  • export error (quicktime movie) “export format may require audio or video tracks”

    Posted by Jana on October 30, 2005 at 10:56 pm

    I have to export as a quicktime movie , not reference (its a long story), when i go to export i get this error:

    Exception! Parameter error: This export format may require audio or video tracks

    I have all my tracks highlighted, i have in and out marks, in the export settings i have use same as source, i have tried switching all the settings and nothing seems to work…I am able to export as a quicktime ref, but not just as a quicktime movie.

    Please please any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!!

    Jana

    Tamara Luciano replied 17 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Dave Schweitzer

    October 31, 2005 at 9:26 pm

    What version of Avid are you running? There was a lot of buzz about this error when QuickTime 7 came out and people were updating to QT7 with older Avid versions. It may be as simple as reinstalling the previous version of QT. On my AXP 4.3.1 I am sticking with QT 6.5.2. From what I can barely remember if you’re not on Tiger you won’t want QT7.

  • Dave Schweitzer

    November 2, 2005 at 6:31 am

    To confirm – QT 6.5.3 is the highest you should use if your on an XP machine, 7.0.2 is the highest if you’re running Tiger.

  • Tamara Luciano

    May 5, 2009 at 12:28 am

    I’m getting the same error message. Been exporting qt’s on the same machine using the same settings every 2 weeks for the past 8 months and all of a sudden: “Parameter error! Export may require audio or video tracks”.

    I’m running Avid MC 3.0.5 on Leopard and Quicktime version 7.5.5

    Trying to export again after restarting Avid – hoping it’ll work, but if anyone has suggestions or might know the answer to why I’m getting this error I’d appreciate it!

    Thanks,

    Tam

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