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file error unknown file?
I just bought some footage from istock photo.com and i downloaded as a .mov. In fact I have downloaded 4 of them. For some reason one of them will not work, one will not import showing that error message. Help?
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open it in Quicktime, show the movie inspector (CMND-I) depending on what format it is will depend on if you can open it in FCP.
.mov does not mean FCP friendly. Any Mpeg-2 or Mpeg-4 format should be converted before going into your project. In many cases Mpeg files (2&4) will go in FCP, but will almost always cause you headaches, nightmares and unpleasantness when you can least afford it.
Mpeg Streamclip is a great tool for format conversion, that paired with Perian will conquer most any format. But you can use Quicktime also, whichever you prefer.
Most anything from iStock will be an Mpeg format, the one giving you problems may be something strange like motion jpeg A or something.
Good luck.
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