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    Importing problem

    Posted by Cyprusx on August 3, 2007 at 6:32 am

    Hi
    every time i try and import my video i get this error

    “After Effects error: retrieving fram from video stream. (3) (53::34)”

    This video was extracted from tape to dvd (dvd recorder), then to an avi file. the spec on the video file is

    720×576(1.07).Separating(Lower
    0:31:31:11, 25 fps
    millions of colors
    Xvid MPEG-4 Codec
    44.100 kHz/ 16 bit? stereo

    Please help, thanks

    Cyprusx replied 18 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
  • 3 Replies

  • Steve Roberts

    August 3, 2007 at 12:43 pm

    Xvid is bad.

    Use another app to convert it to uncompressed AVI or a Quicktime format such as Photo=JPEG before importing into AE.

  • Cyprusx

    August 3, 2007 at 9:44 pm

    will i loose quality converting it to an uncompressed AVI

  • Cyprusx

    August 3, 2007 at 9:49 pm

    what program should i use

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